Once
There were stars scattered across the sky
There was music filling the night
Laughter echoed off the trees
Flowers between blades of grass
Youth, life and peace
A bird calling
A city, full of spring's life
A city, full of hope -

Now
There are poisonous clouds choking the sky
There are bombs filling the night
Gunshots echo off the husks of dead trees
Burnt, withered grass
Infirmity, death and war
A child weeping
A ruin, full of winter's death
A city, destroyed by despair.