copyright 2000   		  Johnny is seated before his chessboard, a radio on the table beside him. He puts down Tom's letter and turns up the crackling volume of the radio as music begins under.)

RADIO VOICE

(Brecht doing a BBC accent)
Seventh of May, 1945: Germany surrendered unconditionally at 2:41 this morning. Just seven days ago Hitler committed suicide in Berlin as American and Russian armed forces closed in on him. Today, all across Europe, the guns are falling silent. The European war is over.

JOHNNY

  AND YET IT MOVES
  IN ITS ORBIT
  STILL IT TURNS

  THROUGH IT ALL
  THOUGH IT TREMBLES
  IT DOES NOT FALL

  STILL THE EARTH
  THOUGH IT WHIMPERS
  BLEEDS AND BURNS.

  STILL IT MOVES.
  STILL IT TURNS.

COMPANY

  THOUSAND YEARS REICH - 
  HOUSE OF CARDS.
  THOUSAND YEAR REICH - 
  BUILT O BLOOD-SOAKED ASHES.

  THOUSAND YEAR REICH - 
  BONES AND SHARDS.
  THOUSAND YEAR REICH - 
  NOW IT CRASHES,
  NOW IT BURNS.
  BUT THE WAR-TORN WORLD
  STILL IT TURNS.

  AND YET IT MOVES.
  ON ITS AXIS
  STILL IT SPINS.

  WRETCHED EARTH
  THAT SHOULD SUFFER
  ALL MANKIND'S SINS.

  STILL IT MOVES
  THOUGH SURVIVAL
  IS ALL IT WINS.

  STILL IT MOVES.
  STILL IT SPINS.

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