What lyrics are you listening to now?
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The Bones of an Idol
We're lit by a torch
As we kneel in the court of the king
As we sift through the bones of an idol
We dig for the bones of an idol
When the will is gone
'Cause something keeps turning us on
You hold up the cup
You've been searching for
Since you were young
When you still had the bones of an idol
If you still had the bones of an idol
You'd be long long gone
But something keeps turning you on
We cling to the raft we are missing
By half what we wanted
But we escaped with the bones of an idol
Escaped with the belt and the title
But our land is gone
We're lit by a torch
As we kneel in the court of the king
As we sift through the bones of an idol
We dig for the bones of an idol
When the will is gone
'Cause something keeps turning us on
You hold up the cup
You've been searching for
Since you were young
When you still had the bones of an idol
If you still had the bones of an idol
You'd be long long gone
But something keeps turning you on
We cling to the raft we are missing
By half what we wanted
But we escaped with the bones of an idol
Escaped with the belt and the title
But our land is gone
Juana Molina ~ Sálvese Quién Pueda
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Tengo una idea dando vueltas desde hace tiempo
¿Cómo es posible que el progreso sea tan violento?
Una flor, un árbol, un aroma, los pajaritos
Son valores que se van perdiendo de a poquito.
Hachan, tiran, rompen, sacan, ponen y hacen ruido
indignándonos con sus proyectos sin sentido
Demolieron la manzana de al lado de la plaza
para hacer un centro comercial tan grande y grasa
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Cambian la fachada de la casa, les da vergüenza
no nos enseñaron el valor de nuestra herencia.
La vereda, el almacén, el kiosco, los reconozco
si los quitan yo me siento sapo de otro pozo
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Las frutillas, los tomates, ahora no son tan ricos
porque les pusieron qué sé yo qué gen maldito
¡ah, las rosas! eran espinosas y perfumadas
ahora no te pinchan, pero tienen olor a nada.
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Veo, oigo, huelo, toco, siento, pienso.
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I've no idea whatsoever what the lyrics are all about, although the title shares it's name with a film which apparently translates as Save Themselves Those Who Can.
Anyway, I'm listening to a lovely Four Tet remix of this track at the mo.
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Tengo una idea dando vueltas desde hace tiempo
¿Cómo es posible que el progreso sea tan violento?
Una flor, un árbol, un aroma, los pajaritos
Son valores que se van perdiendo de a poquito.
Hachan, tiran, rompen, sacan, ponen y hacen ruido
indignándonos con sus proyectos sin sentido
Demolieron la manzana de al lado de la plaza
para hacer un centro comercial tan grande y grasa
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Cambian la fachada de la casa, les da vergüenza
no nos enseñaron el valor de nuestra herencia.
La vereda, el almacén, el kiosco, los reconozco
si los quitan yo me siento sapo de otro pozo
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Las frutillas, los tomates, ahora no son tan ricos
porque les pusieron qué sé yo qué gen maldito
¡ah, las rosas! eran espinosas y perfumadas
ahora no te pinchan, pero tienen olor a nada.
Sálvese quien pueda. Quien pueda que se salve.
Veo, oigo, huelo, toco, siento, pienso.
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I've no idea whatsoever what the lyrics are all about, although the title shares it's name with a film which apparently translates as Save Themselves Those Who Can.
Anyway, I'm listening to a lovely Four Tet remix of this track at the mo.
Please allow me to adjust my pants
So that I may dance the good time dance
And put the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance
Give disease so the swine will marry and propagate lies.
Tough luck for elected officials. The beast you see got fifty eyes.
Bring it on home, spread the wealth. Play it cool, the hand's been dealt.
Now, all the odds are in our favor. Save the victory speeches for later.
Streets on fire, the mob goes wild.
21 guns, box made of pine, letter from the government sealed and signed
Delivered Federal Express on your mother's doorstep.
Condoleeza Rice is nice, but I prefer A-Roni.
And that man on the T.V. who speaks to the dead, you know that man's a phony.
Everybody move to Canada and smoke lots of pot.
Everybody move to Canada right now. Here's how we do it:
Bum rush the border guard before he and his dog ever knew it.
Streets on fire, the mob goes wild.
21 guns, box made of pine, letter from the government sealed and signed
Delivered Federal Express on your mother's doorstep.
CLUTCH - THE MOB GOES WILD
So that I may dance the good time dance
And put the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance
Give disease so the swine will marry and propagate lies.
Tough luck for elected officials. The beast you see got fifty eyes.
Bring it on home, spread the wealth. Play it cool, the hand's been dealt.
Now, all the odds are in our favor. Save the victory speeches for later.
Streets on fire, the mob goes wild.
21 guns, box made of pine, letter from the government sealed and signed
Delivered Federal Express on your mother's doorstep.
Condoleeza Rice is nice, but I prefer A-Roni.
And that man on the T.V. who speaks to the dead, you know that man's a phony.
Everybody move to Canada and smoke lots of pot.
Everybody move to Canada right now. Here's how we do it:
Bum rush the border guard before he and his dog ever knew it.
Streets on fire, the mob goes wild.
21 guns, box made of pine, letter from the government sealed and signed
Delivered Federal Express on your mother's doorstep.
CLUTCH - THE MOB GOES WILD
Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
[break]
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
You'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
And wondering why
[extended break]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Oh, no
No, no
Oh no!!
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
[break]
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
You'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
And wondering why
[extended break]
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Oh, no
No, no
Oh no!!
Reckless - Tilly and the Wall
Oh reckless, a boy wonder, so quiet, nose broken
Oh, you're standing there, look tired as you're singing
And you're on fire, they're throwing punches
So backwards the landscape you thought you knew, it starts unwinding
Now you're jumping through their hoops
You're just trying to dodge all their questions
They're shooting bullets
Cause we all want to hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't, you don't
You are amazing
Oh the horses, suits and ties, they will not hesitate to trample
You keep moving, stop moving, it's the same
You know that if it is broken they'll try to fix it
It's a shame that, did they get you? they got you
Yeah they might have
Oh you're covering their mouths, they keep on talking
The parade it is coming, I hear them marching
Cause we all want to hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't, you don't
You are amazing
And we all think we're right but we're wrong, we're wrong
And we all want to talk and we do, we do
They have convinced you
And it's so shocking shocking shocking shocking
You cheated your fate, now we can't read your face
You are gone
Cause we all want hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't you don't
You are amazing
Cause we all want hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't you don't
They have convinced you
(Listening to the album before seeing them tonight at The Cockpit in Leeds)
Oh reckless, a boy wonder, so quiet, nose broken
Oh, you're standing there, look tired as you're singing
And you're on fire, they're throwing punches
So backwards the landscape you thought you knew, it starts unwinding
Now you're jumping through their hoops
You're just trying to dodge all their questions
They're shooting bullets
Cause we all want to hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't, you don't
You are amazing
Oh the horses, suits and ties, they will not hesitate to trample
You keep moving, stop moving, it's the same
You know that if it is broken they'll try to fix it
It's a shame that, did they get you? they got you
Yeah they might have
Oh you're covering their mouths, they keep on talking
The parade it is coming, I hear them marching
Cause we all want to hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't, you don't
You are amazing
And we all think we're right but we're wrong, we're wrong
And we all want to talk and we do, we do
They have convinced you
And it's so shocking shocking shocking shocking
You cheated your fate, now we can't read your face
You are gone
Cause we all want hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't you don't
You are amazing
Cause we all want hear but you can't, you can't
And we all want to see but you don't you don't
They have convinced you
(Listening to the album before seeing them tonight at The Cockpit in Leeds)
Oxygen - Willie Mason
I wanna be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're drowning and weak in the knees
I wanna speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think that they've got a disease
I wanna be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering what they are going to be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you know that you really believe
We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's things that we don't really need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew.
I wanna see through all the lies of society
To the reality, happiness is at stake
I wanna hold up my head with dignity
Proud of a life where to give means more than to take
I wan't to live beyond the modern mentality
Where paper is all that you're really taught to create
Do you remember the forgotten America?
Justice, equality, freedom to every race?
Just need to get past all the lies and hypocrisy
Make up and hair to the truth behind every face
That look around to all the people you see,
How many of them are happy and free?
I know it sounds like a dream
But it's the only thing that can get me to sleep at night
I know it's hard to believe
But it's easy to see that something here isn't right
I know the future looks dark
But it's there that the kids of today must carry the light.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew.
If i'm afraid to catch a dream
I weave your baskets and i'll float them down the river stream
Each one i weave with words i speak to carry love to your relief.
I wanna be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're drowning and weak in the knees
I wanna speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think that they've got a disease
I wanna be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering what they are going to be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you know that you really believe
We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's things that we don't really need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew
I wanna be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're drowning and weak in the knees
I wanna speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think that they've got a disease
I wanna be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering what they are going to be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you know that you really believe
We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's things that we don't really need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew.
I wanna see through all the lies of society
To the reality, happiness is at stake
I wanna hold up my head with dignity
Proud of a life where to give means more than to take
I wan't to live beyond the modern mentality
Where paper is all that you're really taught to create
Do you remember the forgotten America?
Justice, equality, freedom to every race?
Just need to get past all the lies and hypocrisy
Make up and hair to the truth behind every face
That look around to all the people you see,
How many of them are happy and free?
I know it sounds like a dream
But it's the only thing that can get me to sleep at night
I know it's hard to believe
But it's easy to see that something here isn't right
I know the future looks dark
But it's there that the kids of today must carry the light.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew.
If i'm afraid to catch a dream
I weave your baskets and i'll float them down the river stream
Each one i weave with words i speak to carry love to your relief.
I wanna be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're drowning and weak in the knees
I wanna speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think that they've got a disease
I wanna be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering what they are going to be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you know that you really believe
We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's things that we don't really need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet.
On and on, and on, and on it goes
The world it just keeps spinning
Until i'm dizzy, time to breathe
So close my eyes and start again anew
This Heaven - David Gilmour
All the pieces fall into place
When we walk these fields
And I reach out to touch your face
This earthly heaven is enough for me
So break the bread and pour the wine
I need no blessings but I'm counting mine
Life is much more than money buys
When I see the faith in my children's eyes
I've felt the power in a holy place
And wished for comfort when in need
Now I'm here in a state of grace
This earthly heaven is enough for me
So break the bread and pour the wine
I need no blessings but I'm counting mine
Life is much more than money buys
When I see the faith in my children's eyes
All the pieces fall into place
When we walk these fields
And I reach out to touch your face
This earthly heaven is enough for me
So break the bread and pour the wine
I need no blessings but I'm counting mine
Life is much more than money buys
When I see the faith in my children's eyes
I've felt the power in a holy place
And wished for comfort when in need
Now I'm here in a state of grace
This earthly heaven is enough for me
So break the bread and pour the wine
I need no blessings but I'm counting mine
Life is much more than money buys
When I see the faith in my children's eyes
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Just to be unpredictable:
You live in a world of excess
where more is more
and less is much less
A day without fame
is a waste
and a question of need
is a question of taste
You're so flamboyant
the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so flamboyant
the way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
is always there
It’s what you do for enjoyment
You live in a time of decay
when the worth of a man
is how much he can play
Every day
all the public must know
where you are, what you do
'cause your life is a show and
You're so flamboyant
the way you live
and it's not even demeaning
You're so flamboyant
It's like a drug
you use to give your life meaning
You're so flamboyant
The way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
Is getting more
You want police intervention
Every actor needs
an audience
Every action is
a performance
It all takes courage
You know it
Just crossing the street
well, it's almost heroic
You're so flamboyant
There you are
at another preview
In a pose
the artist and you
To look so loud
may be considered tacky
Collectors wear black clothes
by Issey Miyake
You're so flamboyant
the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
is getting more
You want police intervention
You’re so flamboyant
The way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
is always there
It’s what you do for enjoyment
You're so flamboyant
You're so flamboyant
You live in a world of excess
where more is more
and less is much less
A day without fame
is a waste
and a question of need
is a question of taste
You're so flamboyant
the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
is getting more
You want police intervention
You're so flamboyant
the way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
is always there
It’s what you do for enjoyment
You live in a time of decay
when the worth of a man
is how much he can play
Every day
all the public must know
where you are, what you do
'cause your life is a show and
You're so flamboyant
the way you live
and it's not even demeaning
You're so flamboyant
It's like a drug
you use to give your life meaning
You're so flamboyant
The way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
Is getting more
You want police intervention
Every actor needs
an audience
Every action is
a performance
It all takes courage
You know it
Just crossing the street
well, it's almost heroic
You're so flamboyant
There you are
at another preview
In a pose
the artist and you
To look so loud
may be considered tacky
Collectors wear black clothes
by Issey Miyake
You're so flamboyant
the way you look
It gets you so much attention
Your sole employment
is getting more
You want police intervention
You’re so flamboyant
The way you live
You really care that they stare
And the press deployment
is always there
It’s what you do for enjoyment
You're so flamboyant
You're so flamboyant
Bengali, bengali
Bengali, bengali
No no no
He does not want to depress you
Oh no no no no no
He only wants to impress you
Oh..
Bengali in platforms
He only wants to embrace your culture
And to be your friend forever
Forever
Bengali, bengali
Bengali, bengali
Oh, shelve your western plans
And understand
That life is hard enough when you belong here
A silver-studded rim that glistens
And an ankle-star that ... blinds me
A lemon sole so very high
Which only reminds me; to tell you
Break the news gently
Break the news to him gently
Shelve your plans; shelve your plans, shelve them
Bengali, bengali
Its the touchy march of time that binds you
Dont blame me
Dont hate me
Just because Im the one to tell you
That life is hard enough when you belong here
That life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
cause life is hard enough when you belong
Life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your best friends
cause life is hard when you belong here
Oh...
Life is hard enough when you belong
Bengali, bengali
No no no
He does not want to depress you
Oh no no no no no
He only wants to impress you
Oh..
Bengali in platforms
He only wants to embrace your culture
And to be your friend forever
Forever
Bengali, bengali
Bengali, bengali
Oh, shelve your western plans
And understand
That life is hard enough when you belong here
A silver-studded rim that glistens
And an ankle-star that ... blinds me
A lemon sole so very high
Which only reminds me; to tell you
Break the news gently
Break the news to him gently
Shelve your plans; shelve your plans, shelve them
Bengali, bengali
Its the touchy march of time that binds you
Dont blame me
Dont hate me
Just because Im the one to tell you
That life is hard enough when you belong here
That life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
cause life is hard enough when you belong
Life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your best friends
cause life is hard when you belong here
Oh...
Life is hard enough when you belong
the songs changed now...
Even on the darkest night when empty promise means empty hand
And soldiers coming home like shadows turning red
When the lights of hope are fading quickly then look to me
Ill be your homing angel,Ill be in your head.
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
And theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
I see the delta traces living lonely out on the limb.
And a passing glimmer warm beneath your skin
Please tread gently on the ground when all around you earth
Turns to fire
Only get a second chance when dangers on the wind.
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
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Must be lucky weather when you find the kind of wind that you need
Cmon show me all the light and shade that made your name
I know youve got it in your head, Ive seen that look before
Youve built your refuge turns you captive all the same
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
And its barren in your garden let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in..
Because youre so lonely in your nightmare let me in..
And its cold out on your stone range let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
Even on the darkest night when empty promise means empty hand
And soldiers coming home like shadows turning red
When the lights of hope are fading quickly then look to me
Ill be your homing angel,Ill be in your head.
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
And theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
I see the delta traces living lonely out on the limb.
And a passing glimmer warm beneath your skin
Please tread gently on the ground when all around you earth
Turns to fire
Only get a second chance when dangers on the wind.
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
-
Must be lucky weather when you find the kind of wind that you need
Cmon show me all the light and shade that made your name
I know youve got it in your head, Ive seen that look before
Youve built your refuge turns you captive all the same
Because youre lonely in your nightmare let me in...
And its barren in your garden let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in..
Because youre so lonely in your nightmare let me in..
And its cold out on your stone range let me in...
Because theres heat beneath your winter let me in...
maya
timewasting fool (in every universe)
All lyrics copyright Paavoharju 2005
English translation Sami Sänpäkkilä
Light trickles through everything
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Like the wind of streaming air
Travels the spirit upon the open water
Arousing within me
A yearning for longing
The branch bows
Skims the surface of the water
Breaking my reflection
Your image it reveals
Wave washes
The surface of the mirror of the soul
Calling forth
A brighter image
The moon comforts the troubled
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In the infinitenoise of the innermost
A whisper of deep-sea sleep
The deep
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In to the mysterious veil of the opaque
To be heard only as a whisper to the gardens of earth
When I was listening to the earths song and travelling further
Too much dusty earth
I could not help but scream
silent
secret son
The gust
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Outside the black snow as a figure on the ice
The crows shattered the sky with their song
Children tearing tree lichen – forgetting what was told
After the gale that screamed while dying – silence
That conjures a fire on its arrival
Felt like the morning sun
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The buttercups of the rays of the sun straighten their stems in to the morning
Drooping above the horizon as if bending their arched scrags
Wildswan white water-lily's with their petalwings
Glide the conductor trail of the bridge of lucidity in to the crèche of their reveries
From the stream of the shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
On the flickering vast of the twinkle-bridge break out in to a sad song
lotusbirds drops trundling while wishing the twilight farewell
when at last quietly trickle
as dawnechoes in to childrens dreams
From the stream of shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
Awake
From the stream of the shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
Mooching around like saltgrainspark on a shattered glass of the water
The joiku* of the languors of the northern wind
Pierces its way through the heated air in to the
Heart
*Joiku is a monotone chant sung by the Lapps in Northern Finland
I travelled far
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I travelled far with the cold wind of the words
Elsewhere the snowflakes had already spread
I looked at the moon crying in the sky
And all the owls of the neighbourhood had flown away
Shall I tell the others, that you smiled at me
Tell that I am tired and I want to rest for a while
I travelled far I saw the quickly fading earth
Eternal seas them all – ripped to pieces
There the moon wept alone in the sky
And all the owls from the neighbourhood flew to where it is spring now
Shall I tell the others, that you smiled at me
Tell that I am tired and I will go where I can rest
Black street
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He walks up the black street
In to that old inn
Gathers all the words
Even picks up the ones fallen on the ground
Sing it away
Sing those landscapes away
And our tears
Gather them
Who would look at us
Us poor - in the face
When all walk the black street
In to that old inn
Sing it away
Sing those landscapes away
And our tears
Gather them
All lyrics copyright Paavoharju 2005
English translation Sami Sänpäkkilä
English translation Sami Sänpäkkilä
Light trickles through everything
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Like the wind of streaming air
Travels the spirit upon the open water
Arousing within me
A yearning for longing
The branch bows
Skims the surface of the water
Breaking my reflection
Your image it reveals
Wave washes
The surface of the mirror of the soul
Calling forth
A brighter image
The moon comforts the troubled
--------------------------------
In the infinitenoise of the innermost
A whisper of deep-sea sleep
The deep
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In to the mysterious veil of the opaque
To be heard only as a whisper to the gardens of earth
When I was listening to the earths song and travelling further
Too much dusty earth
I could not help but scream
silent
secret son
The gust
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Outside the black snow as a figure on the ice
The crows shattered the sky with their song
Children tearing tree lichen – forgetting what was told
After the gale that screamed while dying – silence
That conjures a fire on its arrival
Felt like the morning sun
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The buttercups of the rays of the sun straighten their stems in to the morning
Drooping above the horizon as if bending their arched scrags
Wildswan white water-lily's with their petalwings
Glide the conductor trail of the bridge of lucidity in to the crèche of their reveries
From the stream of the shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
On the flickering vast of the twinkle-bridge break out in to a sad song
lotusbirds drops trundling while wishing the twilight farewell
when at last quietly trickle
as dawnechoes in to childrens dreams
From the stream of shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
Awake
From the stream of the shadows
Birds tuned to the light
Already stand out in their brightness
Delivering the day in their feathers
Mooching around like saltgrainspark on a shattered glass of the water
The joiku* of the languors of the northern wind
Pierces its way through the heated air in to the
Heart
*Joiku is a monotone chant sung by the Lapps in Northern Finland
I travelled far
------------------
I travelled far with the cold wind of the words
Elsewhere the snowflakes had already spread
I looked at the moon crying in the sky
And all the owls of the neighbourhood had flown away
Shall I tell the others, that you smiled at me
Tell that I am tired and I want to rest for a while
I travelled far I saw the quickly fading earth
Eternal seas them all – ripped to pieces
There the moon wept alone in the sky
And all the owls from the neighbourhood flew to where it is spring now
Shall I tell the others, that you smiled at me
Tell that I am tired and I will go where I can rest
Black street
--------------
He walks up the black street
In to that old inn
Gathers all the words
Even picks up the ones fallen on the ground
Sing it away
Sing those landscapes away
And our tears
Gather them
Who would look at us
Us poor - in the face
When all walk the black street
In to that old inn
Sing it away
Sing those landscapes away
And our tears
Gather them
All lyrics copyright Paavoharju 2005
English translation Sami Sänpäkkilä
Well I've walked alone, I've walked down this long road
Some walk alongside for awhile and then go
I think back on them as the days go by
The roads we took were different in this life
We once drank from the wine of youth
Then it was gone
And when a woman takes your heart
The only thing left is a song
There are plenty of the bad times that i've had
Seemed to last so long while the good ones when so fast
But the best times i remember them most of all
They'll stay with me forever
There are some friends who've walked along with me
They'll be there till the end of the road
But in the middle of the night
When you're alone with the pain-
Sometimes it's not enough and you're on your own
Some of these moments
There's just one thing that saved my life
And as the sweet muse sent the music
I held on to my guitar all night
I've seen the morning break in Tokyo
The winter stars above the Wyoming snow
Everything in between, well it's been a long ride
Wouldn't trade anything under the sky
Some walk alongside for awhile and then go
I think back on them as the days go by
The roads we took were different in this life
We once drank from the wine of youth
Then it was gone
And when a woman takes your heart
The only thing left is a song
There are plenty of the bad times that i've had
Seemed to last so long while the good ones when so fast
But the best times i remember them most of all
They'll stay with me forever
There are some friends who've walked along with me
They'll be there till the end of the road
But in the middle of the night
When you're alone with the pain-
Sometimes it's not enough and you're on your own
Some of these moments
There's just one thing that saved my life
And as the sweet muse sent the music
I held on to my guitar all night
I've seen the morning break in Tokyo
The winter stars above the Wyoming snow
Everything in between, well it's been a long ride
Wouldn't trade anything under the sky
Once upon a time, not too long ago, we took a day out in Manchester
We all fall down, there's not enough hours in the day
Played a bit of football, fell into the union
Barged our way into the toilet with the kung fu king
There's not enough hours in the day
I remember seeing someone dressed in a suit, looking like a lunatic
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in a trip
Well, academy cogwheels breaking your hand
But we got lovely posters for sale
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in a day
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
Finally made our way back to the train, rolling into Sheffield tonight
And it all falls down, there's not enough hours in a life
So try and guess my weight, waiting at the station
Whippin' Piccadilly tonight, and it all falls down
There's not enough hours in a life
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
We all fall down, there's not enough hours in the day
Played a bit of football, fell into the union
Barged our way into the toilet with the kung fu king
There's not enough hours in the day
I remember seeing someone dressed in a suit, looking like a lunatic
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in a trip
Well, academy cogwheels breaking your hand
But we got lovely posters for sale
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in a day
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
Finally made our way back to the train, rolling into Sheffield tonight
And it all falls down, there's not enough hours in a life
So try and guess my weight, waiting at the station
Whippin' Piccadilly tonight, and it all falls down
There's not enough hours in a life
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
We like loving, yeah, and the wine we share
I dont mind
I dont mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone
So now you send me your hardened regards
When once youd send me love
Sincerely I must tell you
Your mild best wishes
They make me suspicious
I dont mind
I dont mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone
The pressure to change, to move on
Was strange
And very strong
So this is why I tell you
I really do understand
Bye bye
I dont mind if you forget me
No no no no no no no
You can only be strong for so long
It may not eat you but it will beat you
So this is why I tell you
I really dont understand
This time
Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
And I dont mind if you forget me
I dont mind if you forget me
I dont mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone
So now you send me your hardened regards
When once youd send me love
Sincerely I must tell you
Your mild best wishes
They make me suspicious
I dont mind
I dont mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone
The pressure to change, to move on
Was strange
And very strong
So this is why I tell you
I really do understand
Bye bye
I dont mind if you forget me
No no no no no no no
You can only be strong for so long
It may not eat you but it will beat you
So this is why I tell you
I really dont understand
This time
Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
And I dont mind if you forget me
I dont mind if you forget me
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
No one likes looking at you
Your lack of ego offends male mentality
They need your innocence
To steal vacant love and to destroy
Your beauty and virginity used like toys
My mind is dead, everybody loves me
Wants a slice of me
Hopelessly passive and compatible
Need to belong, oh the roads are scarey
So hold me in your arms
I wanna be your only possession
Used, used, used by men
All they leave behind is money
Paper made out of broken twisted trees
Your pretty face offends
Because it's something real that I can't touch
Eyes, skin, bone, contour, language as a flower
No god reached me, faded films and loving books
Black and white TV
All the world does not exist for me
And if I'm starving, you can feed me lollipops
Your diet will crush me
My life just an old man's memory
Little baby nothing
Loveless slavery, lips kissing empty
Dress your life in loathing
Breaking your mind with Barbie Doll futility
Little baby nothing
Sexually free, made-up to breakup
Assassinated beauty
Moths broken up, quenched at last
The vermin allowed a thought to pass them by
You are pure, you are snow
We are the useless sluts that they mould
Rock 'n' roll is our epiphany
Culture, alienation, boredom and despair
Your lack of ego offends male mentality
They need your innocence
To steal vacant love and to destroy
Your beauty and virginity used like toys
My mind is dead, everybody loves me
Wants a slice of me
Hopelessly passive and compatible
Need to belong, oh the roads are scarey
So hold me in your arms
I wanna be your only possession
Used, used, used by men
All they leave behind is money
Paper made out of broken twisted trees
Your pretty face offends
Because it's something real that I can't touch
Eyes, skin, bone, contour, language as a flower
No god reached me, faded films and loving books
Black and white TV
All the world does not exist for me
And if I'm starving, you can feed me lollipops
Your diet will crush me
My life just an old man's memory
Little baby nothing
Loveless slavery, lips kissing empty
Dress your life in loathing
Breaking your mind with Barbie Doll futility
Little baby nothing
Sexually free, made-up to breakup
Assassinated beauty
Moths broken up, quenched at last
The vermin allowed a thought to pass them by
You are pure, you are snow
We are the useless sluts that they mould
Rock 'n' roll is our epiphany
Culture, alienation, boredom and despair
Buds and Spawn
...if I can't dance...
One day when the world is set to rights
I'm going to murder all the people I don't like
The people who have left me down and something something
The people who are are cruel to those who don't deserve
The people who talk too much
The people who don't care
The people whose lives are going nowwhere
The people who just give in
The people who don't fight
The people I don't like...
I'm going to murder all the people I don't like
The people who have left me down and something something
The people who are are cruel to those who don't deserve
The people who talk too much
The people who don't care
The people whose lives are going nowwhere
The people who just give in
The people who don't fight
The people I don't like...
You think I'm a lame duck
I don't give a blue fuck
I'm living like crazy
driven to be lazy
I blush like a tomato
pale as a chipped potato
you're a real peach
just out of reach
We're all cooking the same goose
a recipe of fiction
I stew in my own juice
in another kitchen
You think I'm a lame duck
I don't give a blue fuck
I don't give two hoots
you're too big for your bossy boots
I love you you big dummy .. Magazine
Top drawer punk rock with cissy lyrics
I don't give a blue fuck
I'm living like crazy
driven to be lazy
I blush like a tomato
pale as a chipped potato
you're a real peach
just out of reach
We're all cooking the same goose
a recipe of fiction
I stew in my own juice
in another kitchen
You think I'm a lame duck
I don't give a blue fuck
I don't give two hoots
you're too big for your bossy boots
I love you you big dummy .. Magazine
Top drawer punk rock with cissy lyrics
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts
I never said i wasn't gonna tell nobody
no baby
But desperate lover, I can't keep it to myself
oh no
When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire
oh baby
My body's burning so come on heat my desire
come on come on
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
People get jealous cuz we always stay together
yeah baby
I guess they really want a love like yours and mine
together forever
I never thought that I could ever be this happy
yeah baby
My prayers were answered, boy you came in the nick of time
ohhh
I got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
Before I met you I was falling apart
But now at last I really know we're made of
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody
no baby
But desperate lover, I can't keep it to myself
oh no
When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire
oh baby
My body's burning so come on heat my desire
ohhh
I got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
Before I met you I was falling apart
But now at last I really know we're made of
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
I never said i wasn't gonna tell nobody
no baby
But desperate lover, I can't keep it to myself
oh no
When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire
oh baby
My body's burning so come on heat my desire
come on come on
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
People get jealous cuz we always stay together
yeah baby
I guess they really want a love like yours and mine
together forever
I never thought that I could ever be this happy
yeah baby
My prayers were answered, boy you came in the nick of time
ohhh
I got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
Before I met you I was falling apart
But now at last I really know we're made of
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody
no baby
But desperate lover, I can't keep it to myself
oh no
When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire
oh baby
My body's burning so come on heat my desire
ohhh
I got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
Before I met you I was falling apart
But now at last I really know we're made of
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
I need you, I need you
Two of hearts
Two hearts that beat as one
Two of hearts
come on, come on
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Help me
I think I’m falling
In love again
When I get that crazy feeling, I know
I’m in trouble again
I’m in trouble
’cause you’re a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet-taiking-ladies man
And you love your lovin’
But not like you love your freedom
Help me
I think I’m falling
In love too fast
It’s got me hoping for the future
And worrying about the past
’cause I’ve seen some hot hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
We love our lovin’
But not like we love our freedom
Didn’t it feel good
We were sitting there talking
Or lying there not talking
Didn’t it feel good
You dance with the lady
With the hole in her stocking
Didn’t it feel good
Didn’t it feel good
Help me
I think I’m falling
In love with you
Are you going to let me go there by myself
That’s such a lonely thing to do
Both of us flirting around
Flirting and flirting
Hurting too
We love our lovin’
But not like we love our freedom
I think I’m falling
In love again
When I get that crazy feeling, I know
I’m in trouble again
I’m in trouble
’cause you’re a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet-taiking-ladies man
And you love your lovin’
But not like you love your freedom
Help me
I think I’m falling
In love too fast
It’s got me hoping for the future
And worrying about the past
’cause I’ve seen some hot hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
We love our lovin’
But not like we love our freedom
Didn’t it feel good
We were sitting there talking
Or lying there not talking
Didn’t it feel good
You dance with the lady
With the hole in her stocking
Didn’t it feel good
Didn’t it feel good
Help me
I think I’m falling
In love with you
Are you going to let me go there by myself
That’s such a lonely thing to do
Both of us flirting around
Flirting and flirting
Hurting too
We love our lovin’
But not like we love our freedom
Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
Louloubelle
Well-Known Member
Deep like Titanic
Let the gals panic
One-a-penny
Two-a-penny
Bruv you can't manage
etc etc...
I love this song
what I really love about it is that Jakes appreciates that a uniquely English syle of emcing doesn't have to out shout the Americans. In all the movies in the US, English people are more evil more sexy than the Americans and these qualities are conveyed by speaking slowly, not thought shouting.
From Michael Caine in Get Carter through to Alan Rickman in various films, English men have this very sexy way of conveying threats, even if it's just murking your pets, Jakes delivers this in the traditional English way, with a bit of Jamaican flavas thrown in and the effect is awesome. IMO
Let the gals panic
One-a-penny
Two-a-penny
Bruv you can't manage
etc etc...
I love this song
what I really love about it is that Jakes appreciates that a uniquely English syle of emcing doesn't have to out shout the Americans. In all the movies in the US, English people are more evil more sexy than the Americans and these qualities are conveyed by speaking slowly, not thought shouting.
From Michael Caine in Get Carter through to Alan Rickman in various films, English men have this very sexy way of conveying threats, even if it's just murking your pets, Jakes delivers this in the traditional English way, with a bit of Jamaican flavas thrown in and the effect is awesome. IMO
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
People get ready
There's a train a-coming
You don't need no baggage
You just get on board
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
You just thank the Lord
People get ready
For the train to Jordan
Picking up passengers
From coast to coast
Faith is the key
Open the doors and board them
There's room for all
among the loved the most
There ain't no room
for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just
To save his own
Have pity on those
whose chances are thinner
Cause there's no hiding place
From the Kingdom's Throne
So people get ready
for the train a-comin'
You don't need no baggage
you just get on board !
All you need is faith
to hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
you just thank, you just thank the Lord
Yeah
Ooh
Yeah
Ooh
I'm getting ready
I'm getting ready
this time I'm ready
this time I'm ready
There's a train a-coming
You don't need no baggage
You just get on board
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
You just thank the Lord
People get ready
For the train to Jordan
Picking up passengers
From coast to coast
Faith is the key
Open the doors and board them
There's room for all
among the loved the most
There ain't no room
for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just
To save his own
Have pity on those
whose chances are thinner
Cause there's no hiding place
From the Kingdom's Throne
So people get ready
for the train a-comin'
You don't need no baggage
you just get on board !
All you need is faith
to hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
you just thank, you just thank the Lord
Yeah
Ooh
Yeah
Ooh
I'm getting ready
I'm getting ready
this time I'm ready
this time I'm ready
obanite
Kroketten
I can't be with you again
Don't remind me of the good times that we had
I learned a lot from us since then
And I never want these feelings to ever come again
You'll never hear me crying
You'll never see me trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
Please don't tell me that you've changed
(and I) don't want to hear on how, you've lost your evil ways
(you see) the one who's changed this time is me
And I won't go back to feeling helpless and deceived
You never hear me crying
You never see my trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
(YOUR LOVE)
(YOUR LOVE)
To think you had me fooled every now and then
You had me believing that I was the reason that you left
But I won't fall back in love with you again
I don't even want to be, - I don't want to be -
(backgrounds) your friend, no NO NO
You never hear me crying
You never see me trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
[the roc project version is what i've been listening to though!]
Don't remind me of the good times that we had
I learned a lot from us since then
And I never want these feelings to ever come again
You'll never hear me crying
You'll never see me trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
Please don't tell me that you've changed
(and I) don't want to hear on how, you've lost your evil ways
(you see) the one who's changed this time is me
And I won't go back to feeling helpless and deceived
You never hear me crying
You never see my trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
(YOUR LOVE)
(YOUR LOVE)
To think you had me fooled every now and then
You had me believing that I was the reason that you left
But I won't fall back in love with you again
I don't even want to be, - I don't want to be -
(backgrounds) your friend, no NO NO
You never hear me crying
You never see me trying
To love you once again
Your love is so past tense
[the roc project version is what i've been listening to though!]
Well my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
that the feeling's getting stronger.
And it's six in the morning,
gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me,
and the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.
And now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
that the feeling's getting stronger.
And my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
freeway cars and trucks,
freeway cars and trucks...
The tom waits original of course
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
that the feeling's getting stronger.
And it's six in the morning,
gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me,
and the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.
And now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
that the feeling's getting stronger.
And my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
freeway cars and trucks,
freeway cars and trucks...
The tom waits original of course
I lost myself on a cool damp night
I gave myself in that misty light
Was hypnotized by a strange delight
Under a lilac tree
I made wine from the lilac tree
Put my heart in its recipe
It makes me see what I want to see
And be what I want to be
When I think more than I want to think
Do things I never should do
I drink much more that I ought to drink
Because it brings me back you
Lilac wine is sweet and heady,
Like my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady,
Like my love
Listen to me, I cannot see clearly
Isnt that she, coming to me
Nearly here
Lilac wine is sweet and heady,
Wheres my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady,
Wheres my love
Listen to me, why is everything so hazy
Isnt that she, or am I just going crazy, dear
Lilac wine, I feel unready for my love
Feel unready, for my love.
I gave myself in that misty light
Was hypnotized by a strange delight
Under a lilac tree
I made wine from the lilac tree
Put my heart in its recipe
It makes me see what I want to see
And be what I want to be
When I think more than I want to think
Do things I never should do
I drink much more that I ought to drink
Because it brings me back you
Lilac wine is sweet and heady,
Like my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady,
Like my love
Listen to me, I cannot see clearly
Isnt that she, coming to me
Nearly here
Lilac wine is sweet and heady,
Wheres my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady,
Wheres my love
Listen to me, why is everything so hazy
Isnt that she, or am I just going crazy, dear
Lilac wine, I feel unready for my love
Feel unready, for my love.
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