I saw an orange robe burning   I saw youth on fire   I saw metal machine that were turning   On a generation that hadn't yet tired      I heard of two generations being murdered   In a Europe that was shrouded in black   I witnessed the birth pains of new nations   When the chosen people finally went back      North winds blowing   I wish it would blow all away   North winds blowing   I wish they would blow all away   I wish they would blow all away      I saw freedom in the shape of disease   And mainly men had to quench their desire   And while a few could do just as they pleased   I saw kids whose bellies were all on fire      When all is dead and war is over   When hollow victory has been won   Who will joing in the celebration   Or the evil that just can't be undone      North winds blowing   I wish it would blow all away   North winds blowing   I wish they would blow all away   I wish they would blow all away      I used to dream about destruction   But now that I feel it getting near   I spend my time watching the ocean   And waves are all I want to hear      I wish I was a believer   I'd spend less time in being sad   So may laws against disbelieving   Don't know who's good or who's bad      North winds blowing   Let them blow away   Blow all away   Blow all away   Blow all away   Blow all away