It's the longest day of the year
It's the oddest way to dissolve into a sea of tears
But deep in the cave of that fortress on the island
You'll find me crying

Sad Suomenlinna
They call me Sad Suomenlinna

You wonder why I chose not to dance
To wander childishly through the dawn?
You've got to pay for some of the good times
You've got to cry for every song

Is there really magic in the mist?
Is there something beautifully tragic I have missed?
I feel terrible, my love
I have ruined another party
I feel terrible, my love
I have ruined another year

Sad Suomenlinna
They call me Sad Suomenlinna

You wonder why I chose not to dance
To wander childishly through the dawn?
You've got to pay for some of the good times
You've got to cry for every song

You've got to pay for some of the good times
You've got to cry for every song

Lover, lover
Come sing for me
Lover, lover
I've earned my lullaby inside a cave