Down in the harbor they set sail
Go out to sea
Their families wave goodbye
Look after them for a long time
And the water lies like a mirror
As They move in silence through the darkness
Barely fifty miles to the destination
That lies so close in front of them
Tell me that this is just a fairy tale
With a happy ending for everyone
And if they haven't died
Are they still alive today
They come in thousands, but the vast majority
Will never reach the promised land
Because the patrols will pick them up
To deport them on our behalf
And the rest will drown
In the mass grave in the Mediterranean
Because this isn't a fairy tale
No happy ending for all the people
And if they haven't died
Do they die today
Do they die today