τα κόκκινα τα μπλουζ

 

 

δεν σε πιστεύω όταν λες πως μ'αγαπάς

δεν σε πιστεύω όταν λες πως δεν με θέλεις 

τώρα που σ΄έμαθα απ'έξω και καλά 

δεν σε πιστεύω κι ας μου λες πως με πιστεύεις

 

δεν σε πιστεύω όταν έρχεσαι αργά

κλεισμένη μέσα στης ζωής τα παραμύθια

δεν σε πιστεύω κι ας μου λες καμιά φορά 

πως όλα γύρω σου, σου έγιναν συνήθεια

 

πιστεύω μόνο παραμύθια λαικά

τα κόκκινα τα μπλουζ που κοροιδεύεις

θες και βουλιάζεις κάθε μέρα στα βαθειά

αφού δεν ξέρεις στην στεριά να ταξιδεύεις

 

δεν σε πιστεύω όταν λες πως μ'αγαπάς

δεν σε πιστεύω κι ας μου λες ότι με νιώθεις

εισ'απο κείνες που θολώνουν τα νερά

κι ας θες να πέσεις στην φωτιά για να με σώσεις

 

chances are

chances are

 we're gonna leave now 

sorry for the victim now 

though my days are filled with sorrow 

I see years of bright tomorrow

 

chances

chances are

some might not hold out

chances are 

hang on right now

though my days are filled with sorrow

I see years of bright tomorrow

 

chances

chances are

some might not hold out 

chances are

hang on right now

 

chances are 

oh chances, you're my chances 

chances are

 hang on right now

 

deal with loneliness

I'll take some tear drops

we'll have to win  

 hang on right now

  

 chances are

drink before the war

well, you tell us that we're wrong

and you tell us not to sing our song

nothing we can say will make you see

you got a heart of stone, you can never feel

 

you say, "oh, I'm not afraid, it can't happen to me

I've lived my life as a good man 

oh, no you're out of your mind

it won't happen to me 

'cause I've carried my weight and I've been 

a strong man"

 

listen to man in the liquor store

yellin' "anybody want a drink before the war?"

 

and your parents paid you though

you got a nice big car, nothing bothers you

somebody cut out your eyes, you refuse to see

ah, somebody cut out your heart, you refuse to feel

 

and you live in a shell

you create your own hell

you live in the past and talk about war

and you dig your own grave, yeah

but it's a life you can't save 

so stop getting fussed, it's not gonna happen

and you'll cry but you'll never fall no, no, no

you're building a wall

gotta break it down, start again

 

no, no, no, it won't happen to us 

we've lived our lives basically, we've been good men 

so stop talking of war

'cause you know we've heard it all before

why don't you go out there and do something useful?

 

oh, listen to the man in the liquor store

he yellin' "anybody want a drink before the war?"

"anybody want a drink before the war?"

 

 

in the deathcar

a howling wind is whistling in the night

my dog is growling in the dark

something' s pulling me outside

to go around in circles

I know you have got the time

'cause anything I want, you do

you'll take a ride through the strangers

who don't understand, how to feel

in the deathcar 

we're alive 

I'll let some air come in the window

it kind of wakes me up, a little

I don't turn on the radio 

cause they play shit, like, you know

when your hand was down on my dick

it felt quite amazing

and now that that is all over 

all we've got is the silence 

in the deathcar

we're alive 

now come mandolins, play

when I touched you I felt that

you still had your baby fat

and a little taste of a baby's breath

makes me forget about death

at your age, you're still jokin'

it ain't time yet for the chokin' 

so now, we can own the movie

and know each other truly 

in the deathcar

we're alive 

I wanna hear some mandolins 

Crazy

I remember when 

I remember

I remember when I lost my mind

there was something so pleasant about that place 

even your emotions have an echo in so much space 

and when you're out there 

without care yeah

I was out of touch

but it wasn't because I didn't know enough

I just knew too much 

does that make me crazy?

possibly 

and I hope that you're having 

the time of your life

but think twice

that's my only advice 

come on now who do you

who do you think you are 

ha ha ha bless your soul

you really think you're in control 

well i think you're crazy

just like me 

my heroes had the heart 

to lose their lives out on the limb

and all I remember is thinkin' 

I wanna be like them

ever since I was little

it looked like fun 

and it's no coincidence I've come

and I can die when I'm done 

but maybe I'm crazy

probably

Ain't no man alive can handle me

I done fed them 

loved them 

wash their clothes

kissed their lips

 wiped their nose

you taste the sugar 

you lose your teeth

ain't no man alive can handle me

they say 

I'm too much woman 

for one small bed

too much thinking 

in this big ol' head

too much meat 

for their pride to see

ain't no man alive can handle me 

they want a snack not a meal baby

ain't no man alive can handle me 

I'm fire-dressed in melody

I shine too bright

 I cut too deep

they talk that love 

but they don't keep

I ain't no doll 

for some fool to own 

I worked this land 

till it turned my own 

I gave my heart 

till my knees went weak

they loved my laugh 

but not my grief

now baby 

they want the meal 

not the woman that cooked it

they like it thin 

they like it sweet

but I serve heat 

beneath the sheet

you taste this sugar 

you'll fall to your knee

ain't no man alive can handle me

I shake the walls

I break the beat

they start to pray 

when I turn up the heat

ain't no man alive can handle me 

maybe one day 

some man 

will prove me wrong

but I ain't waiting 

blindfold

three months in him 

can't catch the tears

time never lands

our love is all that stands 

now

streets feel strange

and longer lovers will never change

I'm so glad to have you

and it's getting worse

I'm so mad to love you 

and your evil curse

I feel out of place

just look at my face

stuck in the mud

knee-deep in blood girl

eyes blindfold

you never said I'm growing old

my heart is still reliant

my heart is very light 

tell them I've gone

and nothing's wrong

in from the past

a sudden blast bang

spring has gone

and summer keeps comin' on

I'm so glad to have you 

and I'm getting worse

I'm so mad to love you

and your evil curse

I've a plan to save you from my misery

I'm a man too brave to follow history

άσπρα μαύρα σκαλοπάτια

όλα σου τα λάθη τα καψε η φωτιά

τα διωξε ο αγέρας μακριά

ευτυχώς που είχα σίδερο καρδιά

και δεν σε θυμάμαι άλλο πια

άσπρα μαύρα σκαλοπάτια της καρδιάς μου τα αισθήματα

άσπρα μαύρα σκαλοπάτια καρβουνάκια στην φωτιά

άσπρα μαύρα σκαλοπάτια της καρδιάς μου τα ραγίσματα

άσπρα μαύρα σκαλοπάτια δεν με βγάζουν πουθενά

κάθε σου κουβέντα πόνος και καρφί

έγινε η αγάπη εφιαλτική

ευτυχώς που είχα απόθεμα καρδιά

βρήκα το κουράγιο κι έφυγα κρυφά 

του κόσμου οι λαοί

έχει αίμα το adidas το καινούριο που φοράω

και το κινητό στην θήκη που στο χέρι μου κρατάω

έχει κόπο και ιδρώτα το πουκάμισο το armani

και κουβάλημα οι σπόροι στου καφέ μου το χαρμάνι 

έχει πόνο και φοβέρες κάθε κουταλιά nutella

και το δέρμα που χρειάστηκε στης μπάλας μου την γκέλα 

έχει δάκρυα ο κάθε κόμπος που έχω στο χαλί μου

και το jokey που με μαγκιά φοράει η κεφαλή μου 

γιατί όλα όσα είπα της ζωής μου προιόντα

μου τ αφήσαν οι δικοί μου ή τ'αγόρασα από σπόντα

τα δουλέψανε παιδιά που'ναι γεννημένα δούλοι 

μεροφάι μεροδούλι κι εμείς παίζουμε κρυφτούλι 

Τυνήσια και Σουδάν, Μαλαισία, Πακιστάν 

και δεκάδες χώρες που τα πιτσιρίκια δεν θα φαν 

για να έχω εγώ μπουφάν με υπογραφή της nike

μήπως δώσει ο θεός και μου κάνουν κανα like

όταν έβγαινα να παίξω στην αλάνα με την μπάλα 

κάποιες οικογένειες δεν είχαν να πάρουν γάλα

όταν άφηνα χαρταετό στον ουρανό ν'ανέβει

κάποιοι αφήναν το παιδί τους μοναχό να ζητιανεύει

όταν μου'λεγε η γιαγιά μου κάθε βράδυ παραμύθια 

σκότωναν αθώες ψυχές άλλωστε έτσι από συνήθεια

όταν μου έφερνε η νονά μου την λαμπάδα και παιχνίδια

συνομήλικοί μου ψάχναν την τροφή τους στα σκουπίιδια

όταν έβλεπα μικρός τον Χοντρό και τον Λιγνό

βάζαν σκλάβους να δουλεύουν στα ορυχεία του Κονγκό

όταν οι γονείς μου μ'είχαν όλο αγκαλιές και χάδια

χαρτομάντηλα πουλούσαν και λουλούδια στα φανάρια

ό,τι φόρεσα έως τώρα nike, puma και sportex

τα έχουν φτιάξει δια της βίας στην Ινδία, το Μπανγκλαντές

όσα λόγια και να πω όσους στίχους και να γράψω 

στράφι θα πάνε αν τον κόσμο δεν αλλάξω

σ'αυτήν την μηχανή του κόσμου οι λαοί 

αντί για λάδι καίνε ανθρώπου αίμα

μ'αλλάζουν οι καιροί και θα'ρθει η στιγμή

κι ο δούλος θα'ναι αυτός που βάζει στέμμα

όταν έπαιζα μικρός με το πρώτο το nintendo

στην Ινδία οι ανήλικοι κουβάλαγαν τσιμέντο 

όταν έφτιαχνα το δέντρο με φωτάκια και στολίδια

τα παιδιά στην Βραζιλία ψάχναν μέσα στα σκουπίδια

όταν έκανα ποδήλατο στο δρόμο τ'απογεύματα

συνομήλικους στην Κίνα τους πουλούσαν για μοσχεύματα

κοκκίνιζα σαν κοίταζα της τάξης τα κορίτσια

ενώ στην Ινδονησία τα πουλούσανε για βίτσια

όταν έβλεπα τον Αλαντίν στην Disney με το τζίνι

τα αδέρφια μου γαζώνανε κάτω στην Παλαιστίνη

μα σ'ευχαριστώ θεέ που έχω κι εναν ο.η.ε.

και να ενδιαφερθώ γι αυτά δεν χρειάστηκε ποτέ

να είναι καλά το νατο και οι ηνωμένες πολιτείες

της θρησκείας το αδελφάτο κι όλες οι παιδεραστίες

μα όμως πάνω απ'όλα τ'άλλα στου μεγάλου μας την σάλα

δεν θα είχες την κουτάλα αν δεν ήσουν καπιτάλα

και το σύστημα ρολόι που ρυθμίστηκε να τρώει 

την εργατική την τάξη που όλα αυτή τα'χει παράξει 

μα άντε να το καταλάβει και μετά ποιός θα προλάβει 

απ'το κυμα να γλιτώσει και πανί ν'ανασηκώσει 

στο σχολείο ως αριστούχος να κρατάω την σημαία

ήμουν άπο άλλη χώρα και δεν μ'έκανες παρέα

μ´έχεις σκοτώσει το Ιρακ, στο Βιετνάμ, στην Παλαιστίνη

εγώ αγέννητο μωρό και δεν είχα καν ευθύνη 

μου είχες βγάλει τα όργανα μου μπας κ πάρεις τα λεφτά σου

για να ζήσουν παραπάνω λίγο τα αφεντικά σου 

μ'είχες σκλάβο στο παζάρι και με πούλαγες φαντάσου 

θα γυρίσει ο τροχός και θα έρθει κι η σειρά σου 

μέσα σ'αυτή την μηχανή αν ενωθούμε όλοι μαζί 

και χαράξουμε αντίθετη πορεία στο γρανάζι 

ένα θα γίνω εγώ κι εσύ και θα'ρθει εκείνη η στιγμή

όπου αλλάζουν οι καιροί και σίγουρα θα τους πειράζει 

αρκεί σ αυτή την μηχανή όλου του κόσμου οι λαοί

αν σταματήσουμε για πάρτη του άλλο να χύνουμε αίμα

και θα έρθει η στιγμή που η φωνή μας θ'ακουστεί

κι ο δούλος μόνος νικητής στην κεφαλή θα βάζει στέμμα 

 

baby can I hold you

sorry

is all that you can't say 

years gone by and still

words don't come easily

like sorry, like sorry

forgive me 

is all that you can't say

years gone by and still

words don't come easily

like forgive me, forgive me

but you can say baby 

baby can I hold you tonight

maybe if I told you the right words

at the right time, you'd be mine

I love you 

is all that you can't say 

years gone by and still

words don't come easily 

like I love you, I love you 

I'll stand by you

oh, why you look so sad?

tears are in your eyes

come on and come to me now

don't be ashamed to cry

let me see you through

'cause I've seen the dark side too

when the night falls on you 

you don't know what to do 

nothing you confess

could make me love you less

I'll stand by you

won't let nobody hurt you 

I'll stand by you 

so, if you're mad get mad

don't hold it all inside

come on and talk to me now

and hey, what you got to hide?

I get angry too

well I'm a lot like you 

when you're standing at the crossroads

and don't know which path to choose

let me come along 

'cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you

won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you 

take me in into your darkest hour

and I'll never desert you 

I'll stand by you

and when the night falls on you baby 

you're feeling all alone

you won't be on your own 

everybody supports women

everybody supports women

until a woman's doing better than you

everybody wants you to love yourself

until you actually do

it was something about her hair 

so perfectly fallen 

she was nice and smart and funny 

and got everything she wanted 

and she does charity 

isn't that the most obnoxious thing you've heard

her popularity

she's too pretty for her own good

she's probably self-centered, we hate her and she's nothing

if everybody leaves her, then she had it coming 

is there anything 

you'd like to put on the record

you know

while everyone's listening

I would like it to be known that I'm not like her 

I'm mocking her 'cause I'm not like her

I'm not like those girls who are not like those girls

I love doing makeup, I don't mock women like her 

I'm not like her 

as soon as she hits it 

I'm kicking her out

she's had enough of the love

and I'm bringing her down

everyone together 

on the count of three

one, two, you're mundane 

we agree

your ambition is swallowable

if you tell the story right 

say that you hate yourself 

and self criticize 

but if we smell desperation 

on your neck and face

we'll drag you across

your own public stage 

we burn her name in the back 

anything with her name attached

her newspaper's in the trash 

I just keep thinking man 

what a waste 

what a shame 

I was starting to like her 

but now she got great 

we'd never hate her to her face

but I hope she knows

she knows, she knows, she knows 

I don't like your tone 

I don't like how much you've grown 

it's so boring to not be yanking 

muscle off of a woman's bone

everybody hates the-

everyone hates the unrelatable

and I love to place two of 'em

in the arena of the public's eye 

and try and get'em to fight 

about something dumb and we pick sides

'cause staring at her too long 

made our life look like muted pastels

we'll love you  

if you just make us feel better about ourselves

 

  

 

 

lose cotrol

something's got a hold of me lately 

no, I don't know myself anymore

feels like the walls are all closing in 

and the devil's knocking at my door

                                 out of my mind

how many times 

did I tell you 

I'm no good at being alone ?

It's taking a toll on me

trying my best to keep from

tearing the skin off my bones

don't you know

I lose control 

when you're not next to me 

I'm falling apart 

right in front of you 

can't you see?

I lose control

when you're not next to me yeah 

you're breaking my heart, baby

you make a mess of me

problematic

problem is 

I want your body

like a fiend

like a bad habit

bad habit's hard to break

when I'm with you yeah

I know I could do it on my own 

but I want that real full moon black magic

and it takes two

problematic

problem is

 when I'm with you I'm an addict

and I need some relief

my skin in your teeth

can't see the forest through the trees

got me down on my knees

darling please

I lose control

when you're not here with me yeah

I'm falling apart right in front of you 

can't you see?

I lose control

when you're not here with me yeah

you're breaking my heart baby

you make a mess of me 

forever now

they say time will tell 

but I think he likes to keep secrets

so we'll wait and see

but it's just as well

the years can be counted in seconds

that's fine with me

'cause I get this moment with you 

forever now

it all hits me at once

forever now

if there's a right way to say it 

I'm still learning how

maybe all that we have is a

forever now

been looking for words

for feelings that shouldn't get spoken

it's something I do

I'm starting to learn 

some silences shouldn't be broken

just listened to

think

 

you better think

think about what you're doing

to me 

think 

let your mind go 

let yourself be free

let's go back

let's go way on, way back when 

I didn't even know you 

you couldn't have been too much more

than ten 

I ain't no psychiatrist

I ain't no doctor with degrees

but it don't take too much high IQ's

to see what 

you're doing to me

you better think

think about what you're trying

to do to me 

yeah, think

let your mind go 

let yourself be free

oh, freedom, freedom

oh, freedom, yeah freedom

freedom, oh, oh, freedom 

freedom, oh, freedom

hey, think about it 

there ain't nothing 

you could ask

i could answer you but I won't

but I was gonna change

but I'm not

if you keep doing things

I don't

you better think 

think about what you're trying

to do to me, ooh

think 

let your mind go 

let yourself be free

you need me

and I need you 

without each other there ain't nothing

people can do, oh

oh, hey, think about it

baby

yeah, oh, baby

think about it now, yeah

think about forgiveness

think about it, baby 

baby

think about forgiveness

think about forgiveness

think about forgiveness