When submarines are anchored in the Grand Canal
and there are rocket launchers in St. Peter's Square in Rome
a carpet of bombs hovers over the Ankara bazaar
and from the hills of Olympus
a Pershing Two rises
Then everything is already too late
then
when nothing works anymore
visit Europe
while it is still standing.
A mushroom cloud rises into the air in front of the old Cologne Cathedral
and the sky is filled with the smell of neutron waffles
when the Eiffel Tower in Paris
leans westward for the final greeting
and nearby from Big Ben a delicate alpenglow appears
then everything is long too late
then
when nothing works anymore
visit Europe
while it is still standing.
/>When haute cuisine becomes a cauldron
where the chef from overseas flambés his old world
there is laughter and applause
because even the waiter gets
what's left us apart from the culture
we wish you bon appetit
then everything is already too late
then
when nothing works anymore
visit Europe
while it lasts still stands
then everything is long too late
then
when nothing works anymore
visit Europe
while it's still standing
as long as it's still standing
As long as it still stands
As long as it still stands
As long as it still stands

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