The Bousbir of Casablanca... The Casbah of Algiers... Even the Barrio Chino of Barcelona Could only boast of second place Next to you... The harbour of the world The secrets of a girl The labours of a friend A place to live the dream To musical machines Never seen again... Saint John, your temples are broken Saint John, your sacraments are unspoken Saint John, your congregation has gone But your testament lives on Saint John So they cleaned you up They tried to break your soul They took away your heart In that winter cold - and now You're just a memory of a broken home From a history book To a field of ashes and stone... To build upon your grave A place without a face A place without a heart But once, you sold your dreams To musical machines Never seen again... (Repeat chorus) Les piano mecaniques Jouent pour les marins Dans le port de Marseille Dans les bars a Putains* Like a thousand souls of young lost girls Disappearing like star-dust Into the clouds On this - the final journey Never to be seen again... (Repeat chorus) Saint John Saint John Saint John.