El Mañana

Summer don't know me no more
eager man that's all

Summer don't know me
He just left me love in my sea
cuz I too know lord,
from you that
Just died yeah

I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

Don't stop the bud when it comes
It's the dawn, you'll see

Money won't get there
Ten years past and now
You'll flee

If you do that
I'll be so
To find you

I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

maybe in time
You'll want to be mine

(Gorillaz)

I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In seventy-seven and sixty-nine revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

When the head of state didn't play guitar
Not everybody drove a car
When music really mattered and when radio was king
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In seventy-seven and sixty-nine revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

When pop stars still remained a myth
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when god saved the queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
My mom and dad were in their teens
And anarchy was still a dream
And the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In seventy-seven and sixty-nine revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

When record shops were still on top
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs
And playing games meant kick arounds
And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In seventy-seven and sixty-nine revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

(Sandi Thom)

Shotgun Blues

Oh Daddy
Layin' on my bed
Oh Daddy
Layin' on my bed
You'd better take that shotgun
And fill it full of lead

Oh Daddy
Love to hear you moan
Low
Oh Daddy
Love to hear you moan
I know the night's for rambling
But baby come on home

Oh Daddy
Climbing on your knee
Oh Daddy
Climbing on your knee
Got an itch needs scratching
You take good care of me

(Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan)

Wishful Thinking

Fill up your mind with all it can know
Don't forget that your body will let it all go
Fill up your mind with all it can know
What would we be without wishful thinking

Chambers of chains
With red plastic mouths
The inside of outside
No one has found
How to unring the bell
It's just as well

The turntable sizzles
Casting the spells
The pressure devices
Hell in a nutshell
Is any song worth singing
If it doesn't help

Fill up your mind with all it can know
Don't forget that your body will let it all go
Fill up your mind with all it can know
'Cause what would love be without wishful thinking

Open your arms as far as they will go
We take off your dress
An embarrassing poem
Was written when I was alone
In love with you

I shook down those lines
To shine up the streets
I got up off my hands and knees
To thank my lucky stars that you're not me

What would we be without wishful thinking
What would we be without wishful thinking
What would we be without wishful thinking

(Wilco)

You Really Gotta Hold On Me

i dont like you but i love you
seems that im always thinking of you
oh, you treat me badly, i love you madly, you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)
said you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)

i don't want you
but i need you
don't wanna kiss you but i need to
oh you do me wrong, now
my love is strong, now
you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)
said you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)

i love you and all i want you to do is just
hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

i wanna leave you
dont wanna stay here
i dont wanna spend another day here
ohohohoh you do me wrong now
my love is strong now
you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)
i said you really got a hold on me
(you really got a hold on me)

i love you and all i want you to do is just
hold me hold me hold me hold me hold me

hold me
hold me
hold me
hold me
hold me
hold me
hold me
hold me

(She&Him)

The Professor & La Fille Danse

Well I don't know if I'm wrong
Cause she's only just gone
Here's to another relationship
Bombed by excellent breed of gamete disease
I'm sure when I'm older I'll know what that means
Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Here's to the man with his face in the mud
And an overcast play just taken away
From the lover's in love at the centre of stage yeah
Loving is fine if you have plenty of time
For walking on stilts at the edge of your mind
Loving is good if your dick's made of wood
And the dick left inside only half understood her

What makes her come and what makes her stay?
What makes the animal run, run away yeah
What makes him stall, what makes him stand
And what shakes the elephant now
And what makes a man?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know you any more
No, no, no, no...

I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause she's only just gone
Why is this day taking so long
I was a lover of time and once she was mine
I was a lover indeed, I was covered in weed

Cried when she should and she laughed when she could
Well closer to god is the one who's in love
And I walk away cause I can
Too many options may kill a man
Loving is fine if it's not in your mind
But I've mucked it up now, too many times
Loving is good if it's not understood
Yeah, but I'm the professor
And feel that I should know

What makes her come and what makes her stay?
What make the animal run, run away and
What makes him tick apart from his prick
And the lonelier side of the jealousy stick
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
No I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Hell I don't know you or me any more
No, no, no no...

Well I don't know if I'm wrong
'Cause she's only just gone
Here's to another relationship
Bombed by my excellent breed of gamete disease
I finished it off with some French wine and cheese

La fille danse
Quand elle joue avec moi
Et je pense que je l'aime des fois
Le silence, n'ose pas dis-donc
Quand on est ensemble
Mettre les mots
Sur la petite dodo

(Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan)

Ocean of Noise

Ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Ring like a bell
As if I had a choice, oh well

Left in the morning
While you were fast asleep
To an ocean of violence
A world of empty streets

You've got your reasons
And me, I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies
To buy yourself some time

An ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Now who here among us
Still believes in choice?
Not I

No way of knowing
What any men will do
An ocean of violence
Between me and you

You've got your reasons
And me, I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies
To buy myself some time

And can we work it out?
It's time to work it out
Going to work it out
It's time to work it out for you
We're going to work it all out
It's time to work it out
We're going to work it out
It's time to work it out
Time to work it all out

(Arcade Fire)

La Herida

Siempre es la misma función,
el mismo espectador,
el mismo teatro,
en el que tantas veces
actuó,
perder la razón
en un juego tan real
quizás fuera un error,
cúrame esta herida,
por favor.
¿qué hay en dos amigos
cuando después de todo
parecen perdidos
y prefieren a otros?
¿qué dan lerdas manos,
ignorando lo dado,
si antaño se estrecharon,
ahora están engañados?
¿qué les hizo alejarse
de su 'orilla intranquila',
tan siquiera un instante
piensan en esos días?
siempre es la misma función,
el mismo espectador,
el mismo teatro,
en el que tantas veces
actuó,
perder la razón
en un juego tan real
quizás fuera un error,
cúrame esta herida,
por favor.
siempre he preferido
un beso prolongado,
aunque sepa que miente,
aunque sepa que es falso.
¿qué demonios ocurre
cuando miradas no se encuentran?
la pelea de gallos,
se admiten apuestas.
¿quién buscó abrigo
en algún otro lugar?
¿es posible que el frío
venga con la edad?
siempre es la misma función,
el mismo espectador,
el mismo teatro,
en el que tantas veces
actuó,
perder la razón
en un juego tan real
quizás fuera un error,
cúrame esta herida,
por favor.
siempre es la misma función,
el mismo espectador,
el mismo teatro,
en el que tantas veces
actuó,
y perder la razón
en un juego tan real
quizás fuera un error,
cúrame esta herida,
por favor.
siempre es la misma función,
el mismo espectador,
el mismo teatro,
en el que tantas veces
actuó,
y perder la razón
en un juego tan real
quizás fuera un error,
cúrame esta herida,
por favor. . .

(Héroes del Silencio)

Homme

Donne l’impression d’un petit bonhomme
Si tes raisons sont bonnes, come on,
Prends ton temps et le mien,
Car j’y tiens

Prends la vitesse d’un vrai ouragan
L’altitude de quelqu’un qui connait son coeur
Car en somme, c’etait fun.
J’ai plus peur

Homme
Homme sauvage
Homme
Ta cage j’abandonne
Homme
Homme

Mens puisque savoir mentir c’est un don
Donne moi un baiser sur le front puis mens,
Mens encore, mi corazon
Je te pardonne
Sens
Finalement le son de mes mots
Ephémère comme le temps t’a ratrappé,
Écouter aussi c’est un don
Et comprendre

Homme
Homme sauvage
Homme
Ta cage j’abandonne
Homme
Homme...

Homme
Homme sauvage
Homme
Ta cage j’abandonne
Homme
Homme...

(Brazilian Girls)

Lisboa Não é a Cidade Perfeita

Ainda bem que o tempo passou
e o amor que acabou não saiu.
Ainda bem que há um fado qualquer
que diz tudo o que a vida não diz.
Ainda bem que Lisboa não é
a cidade perfeita p'ra nós.
Ainda bem que há um beco qualquer
que dá eco a quem nunca tem voz.
Ainda agora vi a louca sozinha a cantar,
do alto daquela janela.
Há noites em que a saudade me deixa a pensar:
Um dia juntar-me a ela.
Um dia cantar…
como ela.

Ainda bem que eu nunca fui capaz
de encontrar a viela a seguir.
Ainda bem que o Tejo é lilás
e os peixes não param de rir.
Ainda bem que o teu corpo não quer
embarcar na tormenta do réu.
Ainda bem se o destino quiser
esta trágica historia, sou eu.
Ainda agora vi a louca sozinha a cantar,
do alto daquela janela.
Há noites em que a saudade me deixa a pensar:
Um dia juntar-me a ela.
Um dia cantar…
como ela.

(Deolinda)

Tremor Christ

Winded is the sailor...drifting by the storm...
Wounded is the organ, he left all...bloodied on the shore...
Gorgeous was his savior, sees her...drowning in his wake...
Daily taste the salt of her tears, but...a chance blamed fate...
Little secrets, tremors...turned to quake...
The smallest oceans still get...big, big waves...

Ransom paid the devil...he whispers pleasing words...
Triumphant are the angels if they can... get there first...
Little secrets, tremors...turned to quake...
The smallest oceans still get...big, big waves...

I'll decide...take the dive...
Take my time...not my life...
Wait for signs...believe in lies...
To get by...it's divine...whoa...
Oh, you know what it's like...

Turns the bow back, tows and...drops the line...
Puts his faith in love and tremor christ...

(Pearl Jam)

Bossa Nova

Well I think I hate you
Isn't this fun
You're gonna shoot
And I darling loaded the gun
I think I'm done
What train did you step off of anyway
I really don't care
I'm the luckiest girl
Gonna lie with you baby
'Cause there's nowhere else
I can lay

I'm never talking to you again
I'll go join the marines
And then I will peacefully sail away with some safe magazines
Did you hear what I say
You can't fall down the stairs two times the same way
And I really don't care
I'm the luckiest girl
Gonna tell you I love you
More than anything else
I can see

If people were cars I'd be covered with scars
I'll hold on to my dignity
I bought this old dress to cover the mess
Don't take it off I don't want you
I don't want you to see

Stop singing that song
I'll stand hard like a tree
Yeah you make me sick
You red razor nick get your hot hands off me
Maybe you're from the moon
Sensibility tells me that this is too soon
Oh my bones are bare

I'm the luckiest girl
Yeah and I want you baby
More than anything else
More than anything else
More than anything else
In the room
More than anything else
In the room

(Shivaree)

Game

Little boys and little girls
Playing parts in little worlds
Little girls and little boys
Properties are little toys

Inside the doll's house the game begins
Girl is the princess and boy's the prince
Feeling secure from the ogre who's sitting in the playground
They've got a jingle in case they fight
That will decide who is wrong or right
Gotta be friends and behave if they both are ever going to be crowned

Boy's got a toy-gun in case of war
And that is just what he's waiting for
Girl rocks her doll's pram pretending the Barbie is a baby
Boy tries his best to be hard and cool
Girl to be soft as cotton wool
Prince is a gentleman and the princess is the finest lady

They know exactly how to play
They know exactly what to say
'Cause they have served their apprenticeship

Prince wants the princess to watch him fight
She says that she doesn't think it's right
But he wants to show her that she is together with a winner
Outside the doll's house the ogre starts
Shaking the house till it falls apart
Princess and Prince gotta run unless they're gonna be his dinner

Running together with equal goals
Better be home playing with adults
Mum saying: "It's just a game", and they don't have to worry
Inside the kitchen the game begins
Mum is the princess and Dad's the prince
Kids getting bored by watching a copy of the same old story

They know exactly how to play
They know exactly what to say
'Cause they have served their apprenticeship

(Beady Belle)

Valsa Quase Antidepressiva

Dança comigo a primeira valsa da Primavera
dança sem sonhos, esquece as promessas
ninguém nos espera.

Já enchi os dias de lutas vazias,
estou gasto, cansado, dormente.
E a um pouco de sexo ou muita poesia
ainda não fico indiferente.

Fala comigo na palavra falsa da fantasia
chovem amigos na festa da praça no meio dia.
É certo que as flores parecem maiores
que toda a virtude do mundo:
com um pouco de sexo, ou muita poesia, ainda me sinto profundo.

[Se este mundo fosse feito para ser doce, eu seria doce, fosse eu quem fosse].

Foge comigo na última volta da maratona
Nada comigo no lago indeciso de metadona
Já deixei as asas na cave da casa
e as chaves no fundo do mar:
com um pouco de sexo, ou muita poesia, ainda nos vamos casar.

(Quinteto Tati)

Your Cloud

where the river cross
crosses the lake
where the words
jump off my pen
and into your pages
do you think
just like that
you can divide
this you as yours
me as mine to
before we were us
if the rain has to separate
from itself
does it say "pick out your cloud?"
pick out your cloud
if there is
a horizontal line
that runs from the map
off your body
straight through the land
shooting up
right through my heart
will this horizontal line
when asked
know how to find
where you end
where i begin
"pick out your cloud"
how light can play
and form a ring of rain
that can change bows into arrows
(i found a thrill)
who we were isn't lost
before we were us
indigo in his own
blue always knew this
if the rain
has to separate
from itself
does it say pick out your cloud

(Tori Amos)

Last Train To Midnight

Journey no friend of mine
Journey no friend of mine

Not this space
Not this time
Journey no friend of mine

No moonlit safety
Haste speed me

(Nitin Sawhney, com Aruba Red)

I Can't Get Next To You

I,
oh I,
can turn a gray sky blue,
you see, I can make it rain when I want it to
oh I,
can build a castle from a single grain of sand
you see, I can make a ship sail on dry land.
Ain't happy am I with all the powers that I possess,
girl, you're the key to my happiness,
and I can't get next to you, babe
can't get next to you.
I've been trying a long time
I don't know what to do
Let me say,

I,
I can fly like a bird in the sky
I can buy anything that money can buy
Oh I,
can turn a river into a raging flood
I can live forever if I so decide
Ain't happy am I with all the powers that I possess,
oh, you're the key, 'cause
I can't get next to you, babe
can't get next to you.
I've been trying for such a long time

Let me tell you that

I,
I can turn back the hands of time
you better believe I can
Oh I, you see, I can make the seasons change
just by waving my hand
Let me say,

I,
I can change anything from old to new, girl,
oh I, all the things I want to do the most,
you see, I'm unable to do
unimportant, all these things that I'm trying to do the other day, girl,
you see, I can't get next to you, baby
can't get next to you
I've been trying a long time...
oh if somebody only help me...
oh, let me, let me go...

I,
I've been working on it baby
I've been thinking about it you see,
I've been trying to call you all day long but, you see,
I don't have your phone number, honey
I,
I've been thinking about you baby something awful,
you see, sometime I feel like I want to moan about it
and I just don't know what to say
and I say

(Al Green)

Last Kiss

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

We were out on a date in my daddy's car
We hadn't driven very far
There in the road, up straight ahead
A car was stalled, the engine was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screaming' tires, the busting glass
The painful scream that I heard last.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

When I woke up, the rain was pouring' down
There were people standing all around
Something warm rolling' through my eyes
But somehow I found my baby that night
I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
"Hold me darling just a little while."
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I would miss
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight
I lost my love, my life that night.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.

(Pearl Jam)

Who Built The Road

Who built the road
That left in my self esteem
Twisted and crunched
Black metal and bones

Who passed the buck
Who pressed my flesh to yours
Spilling like wine
And sweeter than tears

(Oh, I'll do more than survive
With trembling visions that
Terrify)

So who built the road
Who turned it all around
Picked through the wreck
Scrambled in the dust

So who built the road
Who was the foolish one
Stepped out of time
Two hearts in the fire

Who lit the touch
Who fanned the flame
With sparks in the dust
Spent rivers of desire

(Oh, why don't we learn from mistakes
We stumble along with so many more to make)

So who built the road
Who could foresee
The answers we sought
Were many miles to go

Lah lah...

We were so lonely at times
Fading away
Sitting side by side
Now we built the road
We were the chain gang
We crossed that at war
The devil at my side
Dark angel within
The ever lasting fire

Lah lah...

(Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan)