"Welcome To My Country" by Prāta Vētra (BrainStorm) Music by Renars Kaupers   Lyrics by Renars Kaupers  & Udritis
	I don't recall this song being played during Fabrika, but it is a personal favorite of mine, since it evokes strong emotions of love for Latvia. This is especially true when viewing the Latvian Institute's short film 'Welcome To Latvia' which has this song as its soundtrack.

Beautiful mornings,
beautiful nights,
amazing colours of the twilight
Memories whisper,
memories sigh
You and I together
before you said goodbye

Welcome to my country
here you can't go wrong
Stay with me forever, stay as long as you want
Welcome to my country
but here you're bound to fall
Don't you hear me crying, don't you hear my call

Imagination
Illusory date
I came with flowers
I guess I came too late
Like a prairie fire
you made me see
That the bridges are burnt down
and I got down on my knees

Welcome to my country
here you can't go wrong
Stay with me forever, stay as long as you want
Welcome to my country
but here you're bound to fall
Don't you hear me crying, don't you hear my call

Beautiful mornings,
beautiful nights,
amazing colours of the twilight
Time's kind of passed by
as I remember the past
Where are you now
I cried out at last

Welcome to my country
here you can't go wrong
Stay with me forever, stay as long as you want
Welcome to my country
but here you're bound to fall
Don't you hear me crying, don't you hear my call

        

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