Disappeared Lyrics

We were brothers there, we were running away
In a mountain town on the other side of the world
And I remember the night as clear as day
I wanted to leave but you had to stay
You were high on romance and on a one-on-one with fate
You stepped outside just for a moment for a cigarette
And to watch the stars, and that was all you said
And one by one we came outside, shouting for you
Shouting for you, the laughter
Swallowed by the trees, shouting for you

Do the gods take good children?
Do the gods take good children?
That belong to them
That belong to them
Do the gods take fair children?
Do the gods take fair children?
Their mark upon you
Their mark upon you

And the hours turned to days, and the days began to stretch
And the shepherds combed the hills
The way they search for straying sheep
Before they′re taken by the wolves
And I tried to think about who was there
Put pictures of you everywhere
But there were only questions
The local police shrugged their shoulders
Said the files are all still open
Empty pages, nothing more

Do the gods take good children?
Do the gods take good children?
That belong to them
That belong to them
Do the gods take fair children?
Do the gods take fair children?
Their mark upon you
Their mark upon you
Their mark upon you

And for a while in hometown street
There were candles lit in every window
But soon they dwindled just to one
And the frantic phone calls became shorter
No-one speaking English now
Nothing much to tell anyhow
And the wilderness we carry with us
Is like a dream of innocence

And the gods take fair children
And the gods take fair children
Their mark upon you
Their mark upon you
Do the gods take fair children?
Do the gods take fair children?
I miss you
I miss you