Note: A song for Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (2011)

The year is 1910

And where do I begin

The world is changing and I don’t mean spring from winter snow

I wonder how fast it will go

Because I only have 8 years to live from now

All my trials and turbulences seem small some how

Yet even death is insignificant when you figure the sum

and add  the years in the life to come

Oh if anyone knows

Tell me how this life goes

Make it a happy ending, just like at the beginning

And you’ll be amazed at how fast it will go

Because I only have 8 years to live from now

All my trials and turbulences seem small some how

Yet even death is insignificant when you figure the sum

and add  the years in the life to come

I boldly take the charge

The world around seems so large

But there are places out there and people I want to know

I wonder if someday I’ll go

Because I only have 8 years to live from now

All my trials and turbulences seem small some how

Yet even death is insignificant when you figure the sum

and add  the years in the life to come

Life is beautiful says everyone

Happy is my mother she has her son

But take the moon and multiply it by the stars

And you’ll total the mistakes of the Tsars

Oh, Oh, and I worry how fast we will go

Because I only have 8 minutes to live from now

All my trials and turbulences seem small some how

Yet even death is insignificant when you figure the sum

and add  the years in the life to come

It’s been 8 million years since 1910