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Time Makes Us Wiser
03:51
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If you ever need to tell me what's the sadness on your mind.
I'll always be there, so don’t worry. You’ll never be left behind.
I won't stare as a superior. You might have committed a crime.
I'll find the answer and I’d do my best to give you time.
Time makes us wiser, I’d do my best to give you time.
And I’ll take the blame
You came up unexpectedly.
We couldn't guess what would befall
Though I admit it wasn’t easy,
We didn't do so badly after all
You both are the dearest things to me. Nothing else matters anymore
I love you madly; I’ll love you till I’m at death’s door.
Time makes us wiser, I’d do my best to give you time.
We just look the same
I dread the day when our paths will separate. Well we’ll be fine but so lonely.
Soon you’ll be ashamed by your old folks. We’ll just see you from time to time.
I know it always ends like this! Every single day I will miss you then…
Time is running out, you grow so fast. I still see you as a new born.
I cannot be happier and when I see you smile I’m totally enthralled.
Time makes us wiser, I’d do my best to give you time.
Time makes us wiser my friends. Time makes us wiser my friends.
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My Youth
04:10
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In the gloomy desert of my youth,
I spent my precious time looked in my room.
Everything was so cold, so bleak, so dark.
I didn’t know my stuff, I had enough.
And so I used to be a liar to myself.
I did a lot of things as if I was someone else.
I blackened dozen of pages with stupid rhymes it’s true..
I was blind in those times, I couldn’t see the truth?
Oh no, I'd never thought I would be mature.
I'd never thought I would wake up one day with all my dreams drained out from the back of my head.
So tonight let’s face it: I’m not solid, oh no I’m not so solid, though I admit I tried. Believe me I tried, yeah I really tried.
In the wan light of my teenage room,
I cursed the sky for making me so loose.
I thought the world was waiting at my door.
I thought I’d be the one, I thought I’d be adored.
But nothing ever happened and I swallowed my pride.
I’m just a common man who sadly missed his time.
But I’m okay with that in a certain point of view.
My ordinary life is great when I’m with you.
Oh no, I'd never thought I would be mature.
I'd never thought I would wake up one day with all my dreams drained out from the back of my head.
So tonight let’s face it : I’m not solid, oh no I’m not so solid, though I admit I tried. Believe me I tried, yeah I really tried.
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California
03:20
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Wake up and grab your clothes. Can't you see the morning light ?
It's nearly ten o'clock, we should be gone by now. so hurry !
Comb your hair, Blow your nose. Brush your teeth, Turn off the light.
We’re gonna miss the plane. It’s driving me insane. So hurry !
We’re leaving today. We are on our way.
We start all over again. California, you're my new best friend.
Everything' s ruined here, so let's disappear.
We should try our luck. Let’s face the truth, the country we were born sucks.
It was hard to decide, but that’s the only way out.
Well did you read the papers, did you watch the news on tv.
I’m not bitter at all, I just have a certain pride.
We cannot get along with all those stupid morons round here.
When all is said and done, we just need warm sun.
We start all over again. California, you're my new best friend.
We’ll drive all night long, that’s where we belong.
We should try our luck. Let’s face the truth, the country we were born sucks.
It’s gonna take some time to get used to their wine.
It’s gonna take some days to get used to L.A.
Here I’m wasting away. I need physical pleasure.
I want my body tanned and live close to the sand.
I wanna feel the earth, my never-never land.
I wanna eat shrimp tacos in the sunset with you.
We’re leaving today. We are on our way.
We start all over again. California, you're my new best friend.
Everything's ruined here, so let's disappear.
We should try our luck. Let’s face the truth, the country we were born sucks.
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No Girls
04:00
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No girls, no chicks, no pleasure allowed, no bugs in my life.
No drugs, no germs, no sleeping pills, no dope and no surprise.
No fun, no laughs, no sex, no rooms in crazy hotel
No happy days in the sun, what’s the point in being happy, what does it bring to you ?
So I’m such a dull killjoy, I go too far, some might say I am pretty bizarre, but I’m not interested in mankind.
No freaks, no geeks, no relationships, it leads straight to hell.
No friends, no love affair, why should I try ? It’s all very well.
No kids, no S.I.D.S, I already have to manage myself.
No TV, no party, no alcohol yes I’m sinister, I know I’m sinister…
So yeah, I'm a killjoy, I go too far. It’s like living in the U.S.S.R. don’t try to find any reason behind.
So if you say “my life is like yours, It's really like yours."
You just like to stay home alone and then ignore the others billions... You’re so familiar. If you hate the whole world, just say it!
Yeah ! I guess we're millions with no illusions.
Right now say it. Right ?
Just say "I know, I am better off. So baby will you clear my fucking way please... won’t you ?"
No girls, no love, no cheat, No “look at me, baby I swear”.
No music, no movies, no books, no disco I really don’t care.
No smile, no style, no "stay up with the trends", I’m not 21.
No cars, no trip, no trendy togs, by doing nothing I’m sure I can’t do no wrong.
So yeah, I'm a killjoy, I go too far. It’s like living in the U.S.S.R.
don’t try to find any reason behind.
So if you say “my life is like yours, It's really like yours."
You just like to stay home alone and then ignore the others billions... You’re so familiar. If you hate the whole world, just say it!
Yeah ! I guess we're millions with no illusions.
Right now say it. Right ?
Just say "I know, I am better off. So baby will you clear my fucking way please... won’t you ?"
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5. |
True Love
03:50
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She's a river flowing gently till she loses her temper.
Every man would like to find somebody like you.
She shows me the light and brings me back to reason when I go haywire.
When I see her face I realize I found true love.
I cannot tell the way I feel when she's around.
My body’s dancing to the softest silver sound.
I close my eyes and I hear the birds singings,
There’s a gigantic shaking in the land of my heart.
Never leave me alone or I would sink like a stone.
I will always bless the sunny day I saw you.
She is my pride, when she’s not there I’m insecure like a child
I’m a desperate case but everyone deserves true love.
I cannot tell the way I feel when she's around.
My body’s dancing to the softest silver sound.
I close my eyes and I hear the birds’ singings,
There’s a gigantic shaking in the land of my heart.
I will always bless the sunny day I found you.
I will always bless the sunny day I found you.
I’m a desperate case but everyone deserves true love.
I’m a desperate case but everyone deserves true love.
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Birds
03:57
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When flowers spread their lovely scent around you,
And when the sun heats up, I hear a call:
An insane urge to pick up blue bells with you,
Then rest up by a peaceful waterfall.
Today's gonna be a glorious day,
I only want to fool around in a glade,
The world can wait for me, at last I feel free
to smile and dance, I'm in a musical.
Tell me I am your hero & say I'll never let you go.
Say you're gonna come with me & leave the rage of the city.
Whatever you do you know you can’t be wrong
When nature spirit calls. Oh oh oh
I'm a soul of purity and light, I really feel alright...
When I see the first buds of spring coming out, it is like a love song,
I don’t know why it makes me smile.
Last winter has been so snowy and so cold,
I did not really feel like getting out of bed.
It's like in an antique and old japanese print,
the sight of cherry blossom is like a miracle.
I close my eyes I take a breath.
Pure air is my crystal meth... I'm eight miles until next fall.
Nothing nor anyone ain’t gonna change my state of mind,
because today I feel strong, tough and tall.
Say you're gonna come with me and leave the rage of the city.
Tell me I am your hero, say you'll never let me go,
Whatever you do you know you can’t be wrong
When nature spirit calls. Oh oh oh
I'm a soul of purity and light, I really feel alright...
When I see the first buds of spring coming out, it is like a love song,
I don’t know why it makes me smile.
Let’s climb up the trees in the open air,
the birds and the bees, twirling round here and there.
The rays of the sun shining on your face
Who needs more to be a happier man ?
When springtime comes again I'm high without cocaine.
Tell me I am your hero & say I'll never let you go.
Say you're gonna come with me & leave the rage of the city.
Whatever you do you know you can’t be wrong
When Mother Nature calls.
When the first buds of spring coming out, it's like a love song,
I don’t know why it makes me smile.
It's like a love song, I don’t know why it makes me smile.
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7. |
...But Tonight
05:52
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She shakes and bangs her head at the window.
She spent too much time off the beaten track.
She’s locked up in her own body and so...
She's full of bruises, yet she always gets over.
No one really expects her to come back.
She took a one way ticket… let her go!
Because tonight, she looks like skin and bones,
She used to be so pretty. She used to be so jolly.
She’s so strange tonight. Tonight, she turns to stone;
somehow there is something magic about a life so tragic.
White flowers are withering in stagnant water.
She still believes her baby will come back.
There’s no return from the place down below.
Life is a bitch, a bitch from which no one will be delivered.
Sometimes she smiles and suddenly turns back
to talk to someone no one ever saw.
And so tonight, she floats like a stone,
She’s laughing like a monkey. She’s losing it completely. Now, she’s so strange tonight.
Tonight, she turns to stone; somehow there is something magic about a life so tragic.
Every night, she hears her daughter call.
She sees shadows moving across the walls.
She hears a voice but nobody is speaking
So she rolls naked on the floor.
She howls louder than the day before.
Nobody knows what's happening.
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8. |
Mum
02:17
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Mum you’ve always been there when I needed you
You’ve never raised your voice and it’s true I never expressed my infinite love for you
Mum you gave me more than you could give, I can’t figure out what you’ve been through, and it’s about time to give back my overdue…
I see something in your eyes, don’t hide it, don’t cry, I just want to tell you.
I can see it your eyes… no… today’s another day for you.
Mum I’ll never forgive him, he cheated on you, he ruined everything & suddenly flew away, and left us entangled in heavy glue.
Mum we don’t really know where we come from, we can’t really say we had luck or fun. But in the end I think we both have won.
Oh ! I see something in your eyes, don’t hide it, don’t cry: I just want to tell you.
Oh I can see it your eyes… no… today’s another day ! that’s all I have to say to you…
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