Notre Dame

Hear the clamour of Paris filling the air
See the distant reddish fire igniting the skies
Now, ashes dance in the cold of the night
See how centuries vanish forevermore

When the world was lost in the night
We turned our hearts to Notre Dame
Now the sky is set on fire
Your spire has fallen to the ground
A witness of History, forsaken by your own god

Hear the sound of my steps on your forecourt
When I was young and danced to your bell's melodies
I used to greet you each and every day
In those hard times you were standing by my side

When my heart was lost in the night
I used to turn to Notre Dame
Now the sky is set on fire
Your spire has fallen to the ground
Memories of centuries were swept away in a heartbeat

Ave Maria
Gratia plena

O Maria
Ora pro nobis

It sounds unreal for the non-believer I am
To feel you in my heart while I deny your god
But what was built upon the lives and faith of men
Shan't be erased that way from the surface of the earth

When my heart was lost in the night
I used to turn to Notre Dame
Now the sky is set on fire
Your spire has fallen to the ground
Hail Mary full of grace, you're still standing in our hearts

When our hearts were lost in the night
We used to turn to Notre Dame
Now the sky is set on fire
Your spire has fallen to the ground
Hail Mary full of grace, you're still standing in our hearts