"Aujourd'hui, rien ne ressemble à ce mystère du premier jour, à cette violence tendre qui pousse à arracher au spectacle des êtres une personne, une seule, et partir avec elle à l'assaut des rues et des étoiles, se jeter dans son rêve, arpenter sa peau et son histoire et croire que l'on devient invincible." (Yves Simon, la dérive des sentiments)
Where will I find you on the other side of the tightrope writing about your fear, as a visit with the exiled writers. You survived all the burning fields of dissidents in the East and arrived as the beauty, into the gap with me.
Another brick is falling from the isle of you, another brick is falling down, from the isle of you.
Stay under the lama in our grand parade, it's not like Mardi Gras more like a passion, not a revolution in your sign. In the ashes of a knight the part was played, a drama gripped in fright behind the curtain. About those who stayed too long.
Another brick is falling from the isle of you, another brick is falling down, from the isle of you.
Can you imagine, a flower, with petals of steel and you as it's pistil, surrounded. Kannst du dir vorstellen
In 1965, Vietnam seemed like
Just another foreign war
But it wasn't, it was
Different in many ways
As so were those
Who did the fighting
In World War II
The average age of the
Combat soldier was twenty-six
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen
The heaviest fighting
Of the past two weeks
Continued today twenty-five
Miles northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't sure
What was going on
N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen
N-nineteen, nineteen
In Vietnam, the combat soldier
Typically served a twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
N-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen
In Saigon, a US miltary spokesman
Said today, more than 720 troops
Were killed last week in
That sensitive border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of
2,689 soldiers
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average age was nineteen
D-d-d-d-d-destruction
D-d-d-d-d-destruction
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From what psychiatrists call
Post traumatic stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost eight-hundred-thousand men
Are still fighting the Vietnam War
None of them received
A hero's welcome
Saigon, Saigon
S-s-s-s-s-Saigon
S-s-s-s-s-Saigon
Nineteen, s-s-s-s-Saigon
N-n-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-n-nineteen
N-n-n-n-n-nineteen
Vietnam, S-s-saigon
Vietnam, S-s-saigon
Vietnam, S-s-saigon
Vietnam, S-s-saigon
I can take the rain on the roof
Of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then
And just let 'em out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in a while
Even though goin' on with you gone
Still upsets me
There are days every now and again
I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me
What hurts the most is being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin' what could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was trying to do
It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you
Everywhere I go
But I'm doing it
It's hard to force that smile
When I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still harder gettin' up, gettin' dressed
Livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away
All the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
What hurts the most is being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin' what could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was trying to do, ooh
Hey, yeah
What hurts the most was being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin' what could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was trying to do
Not seein' that lovin' you
And that's what I was trying to do, oh-oh
Born to push you around
Better just stay down
You pull away
He hits the flesh
You hit the ground
Mouth so full of lies
Tend to black your eyes
Just keep them closed
Keep praying
Just keep waiting
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel the warmth
But the sunshine never comes, no
No, the sunshine never comes
Push you cross that line
Just stay down this time
Hide in yourself
Crawl in yourself
You'll have your time
God I'll make them pay
Take it back one day
I'll end this day
I'll splatter color on this gray
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel the warmth
But the sunshine never comes
Love is a four letter word
And never spoken here
Love is a four letter word
Here in this prison
I suffer this no longer
I'll put an end to this, I swear
This, I swear
The sun will shine
This, I swear
This, I swear
This, I swear!
Mama told me when I was young
"Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day"
"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above"
"And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"
"Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied"
"And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"
Oh, yes, I will
"Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied"
"And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?"
"Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of simple man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?"
We all fall apart
Buried deep behind the smile
We all have scars
There is truth in our lies
'Cause the shadow's never
Hiding who we are
We're stuck in a game
Of playing pretend
We're left in the ashes
Again and again
After all the smoke and mirrors
We are only saint and sinners
Waiting for Afterglow
Did we take a perfect heaven
Turn it into Armageddon
Waiting for Afterglow
Wide awake
But caught in the blind
It's like we don't see what's right in front of our eyes
We're stuck in a game
Of playing pretend
We're left in the ashes
Again and again
After all the smoke and mirrors
We are only saint and sinners
Waiting for Afterglow
Did we take a perfect heaven
Turn it into Armageddon
Waiting for Afterglow
In the Afterglow
In the Afterglow
Are we hoping for a miracle
Starting fires 'til we're burning out
Are we headed for the free fall
Are we hoping for a miracle
Starting fires 'til we're burning out
Are we headed for the free fall
After all the smoke and mirrors
We are only saint and sinners
Waiting for Afterglow
Did we take a perfect heaven
Turn it into Armageddon
Waiting for Afterglow
In the Afterglow
In the Afterglow
In the Afterglow
Waiting for Afterglow
You got a face not spoiled by beauty I have some scars from where I've been You've got eyes that can see right through me You're not afraid of anything they've seen
I was told that I would feel Nothing the first time I don't know how these cuts heal But in you I found a rhyme
If there is a light You can't always see And there is a world We can't always be If there is a dark That we shouldn't doubt And there is a light Don't let it go out
And this is a song A song for someone This is a song A song for someone
You let me in to a conversation A conversation only we could make You break and enter my imagination Whatever's in there it's yours to take
I was told I'd feel Nothing the first time You were slow to heal But this could be the night
If there is a light You can't always see And there is a world We can't always be If there is a dark Within and without And there is a light Don't let it go out
And this is a song A song for someone This is a song A song for someone
And I'm a long way From your hill of Calvary And I'm a long way From where I was, where I need to be
If there is a light You can't always see And there is a world We can't always be If there is a kiss I stole from your mouth And there is a light Don't let it go out
I found God
On the corner of First and Amistad
Where the west
Was all but won
All alone
Smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?"
He said, "Ask anything"
Where were you
When everything was falling apart?
All my days
Were spent by a telephone
That never rang
And all I needed was a call
That never came
To the corner of First and Amistad
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
In the end
Everyone ends up alone
Losing her
The only one who's ever known
Who I am
Who I'm not, and who I wanna be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
For early morning
The city breaks
And I've been calling
For years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never send me no letters
You got some kind of nerve
Taking all I want
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Where were you? Where were you?
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Why'd you have to wait
To find me? To find me?
My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride
(What if, what if?)
If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday? (What if, what if?)
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you have?
(What if, what if?)
If today was your last day
(What if, what if?)
(If today was your last day)
Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the prize is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you'll never live it twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life
(What if, what if?)
If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday? (What if, what if?)
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you have? (What if, what if?)
And would you call old friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies? (What if, what if?)
Would you find that one you're dreamin' of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you finally fall in love? (That you finally fall in love)
If today was your last day
If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are
So do whatever it takes (Takes)
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothin' stand in your way (Way)
'Cause the hands of time are never on your side
If today was your last day
And tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you have? (What if, what if?)
And would you call old friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies? (What if, what if?)
Would you find that one you're dreamin' of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you finally fall in love? (What if, what if?)
If today was your last day
City lights fade into black I watch them go Out of my life, deep inside I knew it from the start, I was always alone By your side
Ooh, I heard that you, ooh Once said, "Here's my heart Put a bomb inside it"
On-on-on-only love Only love can do this to you On-on-on-only love Only love can do this to you
Let it all go, it's for the best There is nothing to say Nothing except, "We were too young And our hearts nearly burst" But to find real love, you gotta lose it first
Ooh, I heard that you Once said, "Here's my heart Put a bomb inside it"
On-on-on-only love Only love can do this to you On-on-on-only love Only love can do this to you
City lights, watch them go back Like a video show in slow motion If you see me cry, I know you know why I never lie to say goodbye
If you see me cry, I know you know why I never lie to say goodbye
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa ya matilo ni mate
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa yo mbilo yango
There's a fire on the horizon
I can't put it out
Do I walk away or fight it
I can't turn around
I've been seeking higher healing from above
Do I need to hide this feeling I don't know
Khanina mino wo sela
Khauna weno yako tsandza mbilo
Khauna weno wo sela
Yako tsana ye wene
I'm waiting up for the rain tonight
To wash away my sorrow
Hear a voice from the other side
What great mother has to tell
I'll give myself to the rain tonight
'Cause we just can't always blossom
Waking up in peace I'll find
That summer turns to fall
Great mother knows it all
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa ya matilo ni mate
(Great mother knows it all)
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa yo mbilo yango
I can't hear you in the silence
Are you with me now?
In a sea of broken diamonds
Can you get me out?
Khanina mino wo sela
Khauna weno yako tsandza mbilo
Khauna weno wo sela
Yako tsana ye wene
I'm waiting up for the rain tonight
To wash away my sorrow
Hear a voice from the other side
What great mother has to tell
I'll give myself to the rain tonight
'Cause we just can't always blossom
Waking up in peace I'll find
That summer turns to fall
Great mother knows it all
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa ya matilo ni mate
(Great mother knows it all)
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa yo mbilo yango
(Great mother knows it all)
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa yo mbilo yango
Hiye yana mphula ya bassissa yo mbilo...
I'm waiting up for the rain tonight
To wash away my sorrow
Hear a voice from the other side
What great mother has to tell
Great mother knows it all
Anyone who ever loved could look at me
And know that I loved you
What a heart and what a beat, remembering
How much I loved you
I hope that you'll always know
Life with you made me whole
I saw you stand
I saw you standing
When you took my hand
I saw you standing
In the end, I hope you know that I chose you
Because I loved you
And after all is said and done, the war is won
Because I loved you
I hope that you'll always know
Life with you made me whole
I saw you stand
I saw you standing
When you took my hand
I saw you standing
I hope that you'll always know
Your light made the darkness glow
I pray you'll forever know
Loving you made me whole
I hope that you'll always know
Life with you made me whole
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you
That I almost believe that they're real
I've been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures
Are all I can feel
Remembering you standing quiet in the rain
As I ran to your heart to be near
And we kissed as the sky fell in
Holding you close
How I always held close in your fear
Remembering you running soft through the night
You were bigger and brighter and whiter than snow
And screamed at the make-believe
Screamed at the sky
And you finally found all your courage to let it all go
Remembering you fallen into my arms
Crying for the death of your heart
You were stone white, so delicate
Lost in the cold
You were always so lost in the dark
Remembering you, how you used to be
Slow drowned, you were angels
So much more than everything
Hold for the last time then slip away quietly
Open my eyes, but I never see anything
If only I'd thought of the right words
I could have held on to your heart
If only I'd thought of the right words
I wouldn't be breaking apart
All my pictures of you
Looking so long at these pictures of you
But I never hold on to your heart
Looking so long for the words to be true
But always just breaking apart
My pictures of you
There was nothing in the world
That I ever wanted more
Than to feel you deep in my heart
There was nothing in the world
That I ever wanted more
Than to never feel the breaking apart
My pictures of you
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low
And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow
And we're changing our ways, taking different roads
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold turned away on your side?
Is my timing that flawed, our respect run so dry?
Yet there's still this appeal that we've kept through our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep, all my failings exposed?
Get a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold
Is it something so good just can't function no more?
But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
I'll see you on the other side of midnight Where the answer's never quite so clear Even I didn't know that I was leaving But I was gone when my foot hit the floor
And if I flew through the open door It's only 'cause I knew it was time to go The wreckage that remains is just a dream But it still lives inside of me
Yeah, you thought that we had something so good Every morning, you would hold my head Now and then, I think I'm going under When the ghosts come home
Ain't never been much of the church type But I believe in the last days I walk through Hell almost every night But I believe it's a pathway Say boy, what you doin' with your life With those tattoos on your face? Say boy, you know that you'll pay the price Well, I guess I'll see when I head that way
To the father son and holy spirit I hold you nearest My best friend, best friend Let the trumpets blow with your appearance I can almost hear it My best friend, best friend When you wish me Hell upon my soul and spirit Behold these lyrics I got a best friend, best friend Yeah, I got a best friend, best friend, yeah
I don't know much about Holy Bibles But I grew up in the Bible Belt I put my love for a woman on idle Because I got beat with my mama's belt But I learned from my mistakes Try hard to respect people for what they believing in But if you spit on my fucking grave And wish me Hell then I wish you well I'mma send you straight up to my best friend
God, please could you arm me with the armor To calm me when there's drama like Gandhi Could have gone the other way many times Could have turned Dalai with the lama But I squashed my beefs and things seem to be looking decent recently, But don't jinx it It's like Clint Eastwood looking for peace Though maybe not finna enta' the priesthood, But at least should make an attempt to show some remorse And to be some sorta repenter For the people I've been a menace ta' Not a preacher, but a shit starter and finisher Enta' the mind of a thick skinned, but a short temper This patience of mine is thinner Than twine is when I get attacked So I might say something back that might offend you So if you don't like when I rap Or what I have to say on the mic then you Might wanna act just like quarterbacks And take a fuckin' hike when I snap cause I'm a sinner (I got a best friend, best friend) Plus balls and intestines And they never been yes men They gon' tell me when I'm fuckin' up The minute I'm ever giving it less than I'm about to vomit and I can feel it coming Cause failure's something I can barely stomach And I only listen to my guts So unless you're my fuckin' belly button Don't tell me nothin' You ain't my (best friend, best friend) Who you think I'm talking 'bout? Lifts me up when I'm down and out Still look to him without a doubt Still got a (best friend, best friend) Shout it out like there's never been a louder mouth Should have never been allowed a mouth Now that I got a higher power Now when I black out power outage They powerless, but they crowd around They tend to flock like shepherds the black sheep But I'll be the worst thing that these motherfuckers ever herd When I'm counted out You be D.O.A., they'll announce But pronounce you dead when they sound it out So prepare for a rival with your arch enemy Surrounds you now He's all around you Not even the doctor's at the hospital Are gonna shigy-shock you back to life It's in piggy possible to revive you That's word to the digy doc Stigy stopping is not an option Something I'm not gonna do I'm the Iggy Pop of hip-hop when I walk in the booth Dawg, I'm the truth like Biggie rockin' with Tupac in the suit Talking to Proof dropping a deuce Fill up a syllable clip like a re-fillable script, cock it and shoot And who do you think's my Glock that I use That I pull from to get my strength up against these haters And he'll be waiting at the gate When you get sprayed up, sending you hoes straight up To deal with my (best friend, best friend)
No sabes cómo te deseo
No sabes cómo te he soñado
Si tú supieras que me muero
Por tu amor y por tus labios
Si tú supieras que soy sincero
Y yo soy derecho y no te fallo
Si tú supieras lo que te quiero
Podría darte todo hasta mis ojos, hey
Pero tú ya tienes otro
Un tipo frío y aburrido
Un tonto que es un reprimido
Eso no te pega a ti, no te va
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando las almas
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando los cuerpos
Conmigo tú alucinarías (Cómo no)
Conmigo tú hasta el fin del mundo
Contigo yo me perdería
Contigo yo quiero todo y nada a medias
Pero tú ya tienes otro
Un tipo frío y aburrido
Un tonto que es un reprimido
Eso no te pega a ti, no te va
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando las almas
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando los cuerpos
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando las almas
Oye, mi amor, no me digas que no
Y vamos juntando los cuerpos
Yo, yo, yo, yo
Yo, yo, yo, yo