I read the news today, oh boy
It said that 25 years had gone by
And millions still wondering why

A cold December day
And snow just like tears from a sky
As gray as the day you died

But did we know the man?
How could we understand?
The distance from Walrus to John
All we have left
Is song

I saw a film today, oh boy
Just you and those lonely white walls
Singing your plea to us all

And through the chords you played
A cynical gleam in your eye
How deep was the thorn in your side?

The things you loved and hated
Poetically stated
Prophetically sealing your fate
Peace came at last
Through hate.

And now the candles are burning
And tears will be shed in the cold
But all is forgiven

And now the candles are burning
And tears will be shed in the cold
But all is forgiven
Save for the peace that you sold

And now the candles are burning
And tears will be shed in the cold
But all is forgiven
All is forgiven