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This song is about the story of Admira and Boško, a couple killed in Sarajevo during the Bosnian Civil War in 1994. One was Muslim and one was Christian and they were shot trying to flee the city. My mom comes from a Christian family and my dad is Jewish and I wanted to write a song about the transcendental power of love. -Watsky

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