Moi, le Voisin - Viola
Sailing
The sky was big and empty on the day we sailed away.
You had burned your house and your possessions and said
'farewell' to all your friends and held my hand tightly.
Love is such a simple way of getting revenge. Here we are,
drop the curtains. You were a pretty bad swimmer and I would
never leave your side, so when the storm came we were safe,
'cause we knew we would always be here and together. Love is
such a simple way getting revenge. Here we are, drop the curtains.
Wake up tired
A change has come but I still wake up tired.
To learn is to find out how not to be. I know
you wouldn't know, I just keep smiling. I guess
everyone deserves some disbelief. You look so
good it makes me wanna cry now. A river and
a boat and far off shores. I know I'm there
right now but I can't see it. I need someone to
show me. My braincells kill me. They hold me
down and it just won't stop. You gotta take
me home, you gotta put me to bed, I gotta
get some sleep somehow.
Without you
Away for the summer, a time to be real, we're
a long way from home. But now that I can't
see you I also can’t feel, we’re a long way
from home. And he doesn't know you, no, he
don't. My father he warned me 'bout the days
when I'd be such a long way from home. He
said you'd be fine, he said, not to worry, such
a long way from home. But he doesn't know
you, no, he don't. And I would like to get to
know you.
Return to monster
It's a waste of fire to smoke in here. Yeah, I
know this shed is old and abandoned and
no-one will catch us in here, but hey, I've got
spoons and I've got needles and this car is a
smudgy old monster. It's a waste of (I've got
plenty of time) fire (To chase cats and be wild)
to smoke (But I went home 'cause I'm tired) in
here (And I'm tired all the time). Yeah, I know
that we're both much older now, but I've got
plenty of beer. You were fighting I saw, from
a distance, I heard he bit in your ear. Here's a
room with the shades down, if you want to
you can still feel this fear. So come and train
your fingers to feel.
Wonderful charade
Wonderful, you look wonderful, you look
wonderful today. Help me please to keep it up,
this wonderful charade. All day long, all through
the night, it's all the same, all day long I think
of things to keep the thoughts away. And I've
watched the sparrows say. Wish me luck and
wish me well, I'm going far away. Horsemen,
horsemen, oh cruel horsemen, these are
traveling days. All day long I touch my hands
and your absent face. Wonderful, you look
wonderful, you look wonderful today. And I
watched that good man pray.
Sometimes it hurts in April
dEUS on a walkman, we were on our way home.
I'd told you that one day I'd go into that room
and shoot all of those motherfuckers down and
I wondered if you knew that I didn't mean you.
There's a sandstorm in our backyard. It's been
coming for a long time. There's our house up in
the sandstorm. It's been falling for a long time.
And now we've woken up here. This town
brought little fortune. I knew you then and you
were never going to break my heart. So
were we wrong, then?
More
(For Johanna)
I would also like to say that damn' you look
amazing when you're beside me and I feel safe
and my traps are hidden and I'm trying to stay
awake and remember. From this day on, I will
never be afraid. I will take my quotes off today
and stay here for the rest of my life. I feel
humble tonight. You're so much more than me.
Shine
Back in those other days the road was pretty
clear: You were certain that your way was out
of here. You were always pretty and we were
always waiting. We just sat here waiting for
you. You were a different dog, just for the
pretty ones. We watched your house burn down.
We had a lot of fun. And when your shades were
down you heard a different voice. What did it
say, boy? You might have felt too free, but you
need not be afraid. I see you turning pale. I
kind of turn away. And then we dance around
and then we shake all night. What did it say,
boy? Do you see that sun, boy? Would you
agree that I know what I'm saying or do you
think it'll all go wrong? I have been/ will be lost,
but don't turn around. As for now, just sing
along. Back in those other days the road was
pretty clear, now I don't know if I truly belong
here. But it's alright, boy, look at the sky, boy!
What did I say, boy? Do you see that sun, boy?
It has been known to shine.
Agatha
Collision telephone, streetcorner paradise. I
guess it'll rain. And yet another night of those
stupid poems you write and your Agatha
Christie clones. And everything is upside down.
You drank the beer in wich I drowned. This
side idolatry, hey, I don't want it.
If only just you
Don't get me wrong, I know you are dead, I
just wanna ask you some questions; about
who you are and just what you were doing here
today. If only you would just leave me. If only
just you would leave me. Don't get me wrong,
I've been there before, I just never wanna go
there again.
Raincoat
I need a raincoat to call my very own. I need a
raincoat to call you on the phone. I need a
raincoat to persuade me when I'm in doubt. I
need fireworks and a hairdryer. I need a ruler
to keep myself in line. I need a big hat to stop
my thoughts from flying. I don't know if I agree
with what I just said, but at least there's one
thing I know: I'm still not home. These walls
are still here, a quality I admire, though I've
been planning to set the place on fire. These
open doors are too small for my bed. Well, at
least there's one thing I know: I'm still not home.
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