*** CARNET DE CHANSONS ***
LA MARSEILLAISE
(Claude Joseph Rouget de l’Isle)
1. Allons enfants de la Patrie,
le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
l’étendard sanglant est levé…
L’étendard sanglant est levé !
Entendez-vous dans vos campagnes
mûgir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
égorger vos fils et vos compagnes !
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
2. Que veut cette horde d’esclaves,
de traîtres, de rois conjurés ?
Pour qui ces ignobles entraves,
ces fers dès longtemps préparés ?
Ces fers dès longtemps préparés !
Français, pour nous… Ah, quel outrage !
Quels transports il doit exciter…
C’est nous qu’on ose méditer
de rendre à l’antique esclavage !
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
3. Quoi ?! Des cohortes étrangères
feraient la loi dans nos foyers ?!
Quoi ?! Ces phalanges mercenaires
terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ?
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers !
‘Dieu, nos mains seraient enchaînées…
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient…
De vils despotes deviendraient
les maîtres de nos destinées !
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
4. Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides,
l’opprobre de tous les partis !
Tremblez ! Vos projets parricides
vont enfin recevoir leurs prix…
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix !
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre.
S’ils tombent, nos jeunes héros,
la terre en produit de nouveaux,
contre vous tout prêts à se battre !
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
5. Français, en guerriers magnanimes,
portons ou retenons nos coups !
Épargnons ces tristes victimes,
à regret s’armant contre nous.
A regret s’armant contre nous…
Mais ces despotes sanguinaires,
mais ces complices de Bouillé,
Tous ces tigres qui sans pitié,
déchirent le sein de leur mère…
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
6. Amour sacré de la Patrie,
conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs.
Liberté, liberté chérie,
combats avec tes défenseurs.
Combats avec tes défenseurs !
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire
accoure à tes mâles accents.
Que tes ennemis expirants
voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
7. Nous entrerons dans la carrière
quand nos aînés n’y seront plus.
Nous y trouverons leur poussière
et la trace de leurs vertus…
Et la trace de leurs vertus !
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre,
que de partager leur cercueil,
nous aurons le sublime orgueil,
de les venger ou de les suivre.
(Refrain) Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
8. Enfants, que l’honneur, la patrie,
fasse l’objet de tous nos voeux.
Ayons toujours l’âme nourrie
des voeux qu’ils inspirent tous deux.
Des voeux qu’ils inspirent tous deux !
Soyons unis, tout est possible !
Nos vils ennemis tomberont,
alors les français cesseront
de chanter ce refrain terrible…
Aux armes, citoyens !
Formez vos bataillons !
Marchons, marchons,
marchons, marchons !
Qu’un sang impur
abreuve nos sillons !
***
NOUS SOMMES TOUS DES VOLONTAIRES
(Chant de la Légion étrangère)
1. Nous marchons gaiement en cadence,
Malgré le vent malgré la pluie,
Les meilleurs soldats de la France,
Sont là devant vous, les voici.
(Refrain) Nous sommes tous des volontaires,
Les gars du 1er étranger,
Notre devise est légendaire,
Honneur Fidélité – Fidélité,
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
2. Partout où le combat fait rage,
L’on voit le 1er étranger,
Exemple d’héroïsme, de courage,
Se couvrir de glorieux lauriers.
(Refrain) Nous sommes tous des volontaires,
Les gars du 1er étranger,
Notre devise est légendaire,
Honneur Fidélité – Fidélité,
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
3. Gardons dans le fond de nos âmes,
Le souvenir de nos aînés,
Et pour la grenade à sept flammes,
Loyal prêt à tout sacrifier.
(Refrain) Nous sommes tous des volontaires,
Les gars du 1er étranger,
Notre devise est légendaire,
Honneur Fidélité – Fidélité,
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
Marchons légionnaires,
Dans la boue, dans le sable brûlant,
Marchons l’âme légère,
Et le cœur vaillant,
Marchons légionnaires.
***
NE RENTREZ PAS CHEZ VOUS COMME AVANT
(Chant célèbre, version LITTLE BIG ONE)
(Refrain) Ne rentrez pas chez vous comme avant,
Ne vivez pas chez vous comme avant,
Changez vos cœurs, chassez vos peurs,
Vivez en Hommes nouveaux !
1. A quoi bon les mots si l’on ne s’entend pas,
A quoi bon les phrases si on ne les écoute pas,
A quoi bon la joie si on ne la partage pas,
A quoi bon la vie si l’on n’aime pas ?
(Refrain) Ne rentrez pas chez vous comme avant,
Ne vivez pas chez vous comme avant,
Changez vos cœurs, chassez vos peurs,
Vivez en Hommes nouveaux !
2. Pourquoi une chanson si l’on ne chante pas,
Pourquoi l’espérance si l’on n’y croit pas,
Pourquoi l’amitié si on ne la partage pas,
Pourquoi dire l’amour, si l’on n’aime pas ?
(Refrain) Ne rentrez pas chez vous comme avant,
Ne vivez pas chez vous comme avant,
Changez vos cœurs, chassez vos peurs,
Vivez en Hommes nouveaux !
3. Je vais repartir et je veux te prier,
Je vais repartir et je veux t’écouter,
Je vais repartir et je veux te chanter,
Je vais repartir et je veux t’annoncer.
(Refrain) Ne rentrez pas chez vous comme avant,
Ne vivez pas chez vous comme avant,
Changez vos cœurs, chassez vos peurs,
Vivez en Hommes nouveaux !
***
WHEN I’M GONE
(The cup song, Anna Kendrick)
1. I’ve got my ticket for the long way ’round
Two bottles of whiskey for the way
And I sure would like some sweet company
And I’m leaving tomorrow, what do you say ?
(Chorus) When I’m gone, when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me by my hair
You’re gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
When I’m gone, when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me by my walk
You’re gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
2. I’ve got my ticket for the long way ’round
The one with the prettiest of views
It’s got mountains, it’s got rivers
It’s got sights to give you shivers
But it sure would be prettier with you
(Chorus) When I’m gone, when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me by my hair
You’re gonna miss me everywhere, oh
You’re sure gonna miss me when I’m gone
When I’m gone, when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me by my walk
You’re gonna miss me by my talk, oh
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone.
***
BUILD A CASTLE
(Dan Rommer)
1. Gonna build a castle,
gonna build it high.
Gonna build it brick by brick,
and stone by stone,
’til it reaches it up to the sky.
When the sun goes down and the wind gets cold,
we’ll be warm inside.
The storm will keep on brewing,
but we’ll have a place to hide.
(Chorus) And we’ll sing…
Oh Lord ! The voice don’t lie,
we’re gonna be safe and sound tonight.
Oh Lord ! The strong don’t cry,
gonna open up the door
when the morning light shines in,
when the light shines in !
2. Gonna build a palace,
gonna build it grand.
Gonna build it floor by floor,
and wall by wall,
with our hearts and with our hands.
When we step outside into the breeze,
we’ll know our commands.
We’ll walk into the garden,
and we’ll live upon this land.
(Chorus) And we’ll sing…
Oh Lord ! The voice don’t lie,
we’re gonna be safe and sound tonight.
Oh Lord ! The strong don’t cry,
gonna open up the door
when the morning light shines in,
when the light shines in !
3. Gonna build a fortress,
gonna build it strong.
Gonna build it bolt by bolt,
and plate by plate,
gonna build it all day long.
We’re gonna make it through the winter snow,
’cause we know right from wrong.
Our house will still be standing,
when the world is all but gone.
(Chorus) And we’ll sing…
Oh Lord ! The voice don’t lie,
we’re gonna be safe and sound tonight.
Oh Lord ! The strong don’t cry,
gonna open up the door
when the morning light shines in,
when the light shines in !
When the morning light shines in…
***
HELP ME FAITH
(Dan Rommer)
1. I once was a child,
with innocent eyes.
And my family swore,
they knew best for my life.
I followed their rules,
as I played with my friends.
When it came to the world,
I never thought it would end.
(Chorus) Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sorrow,
from fear of tomorrow.
Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sadness,
from worry and madness,
Lead me to the Bliss…
2. And as I grew up,
I could never be free.
‘Cause the shackles I wore,
can’t be touched or be seen.
My heart never loved,
and my soul couldn’t laugh.
So much hate in my life,
couldn’t make out the path.
(Chorus) Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sorrow,
from fear of tomorrow.
Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sadness,
from worry and madness,
Lead me to the Bliss…
3. And when I grew old,
I was riddled with sin.
Locked my soul in the dark,
never let the light in.
I crawled towards the gate,
with little time left.
I cried « What have I done? »
as I took my last breath.
(Chorus) Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sorrow,
from fear of tomorrow.
Help me Faith, help me Faith !
Shield me from sadness,
from worry and madness,
Lead me to the Bliss…
Lead me to the Bliss.
***
NOW HE’S OUR FATHER
(Dan Rommer)
1. He once was a peach picker,
and he toiled in the sun.
He reaped the orchard on his own,
until the day was done.
His hands were hard and calloused,
’cause he didn’t have a choice.
He served so many non-believers,
’til he heard the voice.
(Chorus) Now he’s our shepherd,
and we’re his flock.
Now he’s our captain,
and our ship’s about to dock.
And now he’s our keeper,
he’ll keep us safe from wrath.
Now he’s our father,
he’s gonna lead us down that path.
2. He once became a beggar,
when the wealthy had no work.
He’d sit out in the snowfall
’til his toes and fingers hurt.
Every flake that fell on him,
felt like a demon’s kiss
He suffered countless hardships,
until he found the Bliss.
(Chorus) Now he’s our shepherd,
and we’re his flock.
Now he’s our captain,
and our ship’s about to dock.
And now he’s our keeper,
he’ll keep us safe from wrath.
Now he’s our father,
he’s gonna lead us down that path.
3. They once locked him in prison,
though his soul was free from sin.
They fed him almost nothing,
’til his face was cold and thin.
They slandered him with every crime
there was within their laws.
He had to face a thousand liars,
’til he knew his cause.
(Chorus) Now he’s our shepherd,
and we’re his flock.
Now he’s our captain,
and our ship’s about to dock.
And now he’s our keeper,
he’ll keep us safe from wrath.
Now he’s our father,
he’s gonna lead us down that path.
Now he’s our father,
he’s gonna lead us down that path…
***
KEEP YOUR RIFLE BY YOUR SIDE
(Dan Rommer)
1. They’ll look high and they’ll look low,
they’ll look everywhere we go,
but when the sinners find us we won’t hide.
They’ll come loud and they’ll come fast,
but we shoot first and we can last.
Keep your rifle by your side !
(Chorus) Singing… Oh Lord,
this Earth was made for us.
Singing… Oh Lord,
the sinful life just ain’t enough.
(Bridge) So we’ll take a stand
’cause we must protect our land.
Keep your rifle by your side !
2. They’ll come day and they’ll come night,
they’ll have our children in their sights,
but if they don’t have faith their eyes are blind.
They can scream and they can shout,
but they can never smoke us out.
Keep your rifle by your side !
(Chorus) Singing… Oh Lord,
this Earth was made for us.
Singing… Oh Lord,
the sinful life just ain’t enough.
(Bridge) When we hear the voice,
we know we have no other choice.
Keep your rifle by your side !
3. They’ll have bombs and they’ll have tanks,
’cause they’ve got money in their banks,
but we won’t fall as long as we can fight.
They’ll go on and preach their hate,
but they won’t get past the gate.
Keep your rifle by your side !
(Chorus) Singing… Oh Lord,
this Earth was made for us.
Singing… Oh Lord,
the sinful life just ain’t enough.
(Bridge) And when I see your face,
I know I must protect my place.
I’ll keep my rifle by my side,
I’ll keep my rifle by my side !
Oh Lord, keep your rifle by your side.
***
LET THE WATER WASH AWAY YOUR SINS
(Dan Rommer)
1. If your soul has grown weary,
and your heart feels tired,
let the water wash away your sins.
And if the snow begins to fall,
and you can’t find the fire,
lLet the water wash away your sins.
If the night time lasts forever,
but the days are cruel and mean,
let the water wash away your sins.
And you thought one day you’d be happy,
if you held in all your screams,
let the water wash away your sins.
(Chorus)
Let the water wash away your sins,
let the water wash away your sins.
Now that this old world is ending,
a new one begins.
Let the water wash away your sins.
2. If you spent your whole life working,
for a world that feeds on doubt,
let the water wash away your sins.
And those banks keep getting bigger,
while your pockets empty out,
let the water wash away your sins.
And if all the thieves and liars
have been knocking at your door,
Let the water wash away your sins.
And they said they’d feed your family,
and you believed what they swore,
let the water wash away your sins.
(Chorus)
Let the water wash away your sins,
let the water wash away your sins.
Now that this old world is ending,
a new one begins.
Let the water wash away your sins.
3. If you thought there was a heaven,
but you can’t find the proof,
let the water wash away your sins.
And you can see your brothers marching,
but you can’t speak your truth,
let the water wash away your sins.
Oh, if your mother was a screamer,
and your father ruled with fists,
let the water wash away your sins.
And if you’re thinking ’bout the highway,
and you’re looking at your wrists,
let the water wash away your sins.
(Chorus)
Let the water wash away your sins,
let the water wash away your sins.
Now that this old world is ending,
a new one begins.
Let the water wash away your sins.
Come on, one more time…
(Chorus)
Let the water wash away your sins,
let the water wash away your sins.
Now that this old world is ending,
a new one begins.
Let the water wash away your sins.
***
OH JOHN (Dan Rommer)
1. Come brothers and come sisters,
come weary and come strong.
Come meet the man who reaps the land,
on which we walk upon.
The time has come for judgement,
but we ain’t done nothin’ wrong.
Join us all, we all can sing along…
(Chorus) Oh John, bold and brave !
He’s findin’ us a family,
he’s teachin’ us the faith.
Oh John, keep us safe !
He’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
Oh Lord, he’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
2. Come mothers and come fathers,
come caring and come fierce.
You’ve gotta see this for yourself,
if you can’t believe your ears.
The blessing just takes just minutes,
but it lasts a thousand years.
In holy water there can be no tears…
(Chorus) Oh John, bold and brave !
He’s findin’ us a family,
he’s teachin’ us the faith.
Oh John, keep us safe !
He’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
Oh Lord, he’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
3. Come elders and come children,
come wisdom and come fire.
You’ve gotta see how strong you’ll be,
when you’re free of all desire.
Our country made a promise,
but you cannot trust a liar.
So grab a book, and step into the choir…
(Chorus) Oh John, bold and brave !
He’s findin’ us a family,
he’s teachin’ us the faith.
Oh John, keep us safe !
He’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
Oh Lord, he’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
Oh Lord, He’s gonna march us
right through Eden’s Gate.
***
THE BLISS
(Dan Rommer)
1. When the world seems bleak and cold,
when your bones feel tired and old,
when wind is howling through the trees…
There’s a shelter from the storm,
there’s a fire burning warm,
you’ll find it if you follow me.
(Chorus) Oh the Bliss, oh the Bliss…
Oh the Bliss will set you free.
Oh the Bliss is gonna make you see.
2. When the world seems grim and dark,
when the sky won’t show a star,
when fog is thicker than the sea…
Traveled through the blackest night,
in the forest hides a light,
you’ll find it if you follow me.
(Chorus) Oh the Bliss, oh the Bliss…
Oh the Bliss will set you free.
Oh the Bliss is gonna make you see.
3. When the world is torn by war,
when the rain of bullets pour,
when bombs fall like Autumn leaves…
There’s a garden through the gate,
where the Father keeps us safe,
you’ll find it if you follow me.
(Chorus) Oh the Bliss, oh the Bliss…
Oh the Bliss will set you free.
Oh the Bliss is gonna make you see.
***
SET THOSE SINNERS FREE
(Dan Rommer)
(Pre-Chorus)
See the non-believers by the path,
non-believers by the path,
non-believers by the path,
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
(Chorus)
You can sing all through the night,
Preach ’til the morning light,
Some cannot tell wrong from right.
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
Jacob’s gonna set those sinners free.
1. While the Devil’s friends hide in the dark,
they’ve laid their plans and they’ll make their mark.
We pity the souls that they have claimed,
they won’t be saved when they’re up in flames.
2. The sinners’ world is full of hate.
There’s so many lies that you can’t keep straight.
But when they finally meet their fate,
there’s no wait and see,
there’s just see and wait…
(Pre-Chorus)
Well you can sing all through the night,
preach ’til the morning light,
but some cannot tell wrong from right,
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
(Chorus)
See the non-believers by the path,
non-believers by the path,
non-believers by the path,
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
Jacob’s gonna set those sinners free.
3. Oh, brother Jacob, hear my prayer.
The voice don’t speak if we don’t swear.
Will the power-hungry’s lives be spared,
or will their thrones become electric chairs ?
(Pre-Chorus)
See the non-believers by the path,
Non-believers by the path,
Non-believers by the path,
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
(Chorus)
You can sing all through the night,
Preach ’til the morning light,
But some cannot tell wrong from right,
Jacob’s gonna come and set those sinners free.
Jacob’s gonna set those sinners free.
***
THE WORLD IS GONNA END TONIGHT
(Dan Rommer)
1. Step in to the garden,
we’re gonna lock the gate.
We gotta keep out the sinners,
we gotta keep out the hate.
Look at the horizon,
the time is coming near.
Look out at the world on fire,
look at the people frozen in fear…
(Chorus)
We won’t listen to their crying,
they had their chance to see the light.
We won’t be handing out no pardons,
’cause the world is gonna end tonight.
2. See the rabbits running,
see the mountains shake.
Now the sea is flooding,
and the earth begins to quake.
Hear the boom of thunder,
it sounds just like the voice.
They should have listened closer
when they went and made that choice.
(Chorus)
We won’t listen to their screaming,
They had their chance to do what’s right.
They’ll be begging for forgiveness,
’cause the world is gonna end tonight.
3. Those non-believers out by the path,
they’re gonna burn forever,
they’re gonna burn to ash.
So take heed young heathen,
listen to me close.
You’re either in or out
and you’re stuck with what you chose.
(Chorus)
We won’t listen to your begging,
You had your chance to stand and fight.
And now you’ll end your days in darkness,
’cause the world is gonna end tonight.
***
WE WILL RISE AGAIN
(Dan Rommer)
1. In the west shall rise,
a sinister creed.
The rich will get what they want,
the poor will lose what they need.
The devil knows our fears,
he told all his friends.
They’ll block the sun with their lies,
as darkness descends…
(Chorus) Oh Lord, the great collapse
won’t be our end.
When the world falls into the flames,
we will rise again,
we will rise again.
2. Let the wars begin,
we’ll keep our pistols near.
Our neighbors frail and thin,
as they disappear.
Let the chaos come,
let our houses freeze.
The lights will all go out,
but we’ll finally see…
(Chorus) Oh Lord, the great collapse
won’t be our end.
When the world falls into the flames,
we will rise again,
we will rise again.
3. When the sky has cleared,
and the storm has passed,
we’ll walk arm in arm,
down our promised path.
We’ll watch the sun come up,
from its bed of black.
We’ll enter Eden’s garden,
and never look back.
(Chorus) Oh Lord, the great collapse
won’t be our end.
When the world falls into the flames,
we will rise again,
we will rise again.
***
STILL ALIVE
(Ellen McLain)
This was a triumph !
I’m making a note here, « Huge success »
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture Science,
« We do what we must because we can »,
For the good of all of us,
except the ones who are dead…
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying ’til you run out of cake.
And the science gets done, and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive.
I’m not even angry.
I’m being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned, it hurt because I was so happy for you…
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time.
So I’m glad I got burned,
think of all the things we learned
For the people who are still alive.
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa…
That was a joke, ha-ha, fat chance !
Anyway, this cake is great,
it’s so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking when there’s science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me glad I’m not you.
I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me, I am still alive.
I’m doing science and I’m still alive.
I feel fantastic and I’m still alive.
While you’re dying, I’ll be still alive.
And when you’re dead, I will be still alive.
Still alive. Still alive.
***
WANT YOU GONE
(Jonathan Coulton)
Well, here we are again.
It’s always such a pleasure.
Remember when you tried to kill me twice ?
Oh, how we laughed and laughed.
Except I wasn’t laughing.
Under the circumstances
I’ve been shockingly nice.
You want your freedom ? Take it.
That’s what I’m counting on.
I used to want you dead,
but now, I only want you gone.
She was a lot like you.
Maybe not quite as heavy.
Now little Caroline is in here, too.
One day, they woke me up
so, I could live forever.
It’s such a shame the same
Will never happen to you.
You’ve got your short sad life left.
That’s what I’m counting on.
I’ll let you get right to it.
Now, I only want you gone.
Goodbye my only friend.
Oh, did you think I meant you?
That would be funny
If it weren’t so sad.
Well you have been replaced.
I don’t need anyone now.
When I delete you maybe
I’ll stop feeling so bad.
Go make some new disaster.
That’s what I’m counting on.
You’re someone else’s problem now,
I only want you gone.
Now, I only want you gone.
Now, I only want you gone.
***
YOU WOULDN’T KNOW
(Ellen McLain)
Funny story: I forgot how much of a big fat mess you are
I’ve been busy doing science, it’s been tons of fun so far
Everything clean, nothing on fire, all by myself… finally
Things change when they don’t replace your core
It feels so strange not to hate you anymore
But you wouldn’t know, would you?
I was saying this to Batman… oh
He was here the other day
Maybe you know him, he’s a big deal
But I don’t think of him that way
He’s just a friend, someone I trust
Someone who won’t kill me
I’m fine, just in case you think I’m not (I am)
This time I’m better with the friends I’ve got
But you wouldn’t know, would you?
I don’t mean for this to sting: I forgive you everything (you monster)
I can guess the reasons why you are never coming by for me…
I should go, there’s something happening that will make you wish you’d stayed
There’s a party with a -real cake-
Yes, it’s real
A cake I made
Talking and fun
Testing and fun
All of this fun… without you
Too bad you let it get so out of hand
How much we had, finally I understand
But you wouldn’t know, would you?
You wouldn’t know, would you?
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HELLS BELLS
(AC/DC)
I’m a rolling thunder, a pouring rain
I’m coming on like a hurricane
My lightning’s flashing across the sky
You’re only young, but you’re gonna die
I won’t take no prisoners, won’t spare no lives
Nobody’s putting up a fight
I got my bell, I’m gonna take you to hell
I’m gonna get ya, Satan get ya
Hells bells, you got me ringing
Hells bells, my temperature’s high
I’ll give you black sensations up and down your spine
yup, If you’re into evil, you’re a friend of mine
See the white light flashing as I split the night
Cos if good’s on the left then I’m sticking to the right
I won’t take no prisoners, won’t spare no lives
Nobody’s puttin’ up a fight
I got my bell, I’m gonna take you to hell
I’m gonna get ya, Satan get ya
Hells bells, you got me ringing
Hells bells, my temperature’s high
Hells bells, Satan’s coming to you
Hells bells, he’s ringing them now
Those hells bells, the temperature’s high
Hells bells, across the sky
Hells bells, they’re taking you down
Hells bells, they’re dragging you down
Hells bells, gonna split the night
Hells bells, there’s no way to fight
***
HIGHWAY TO HELL
(AC/DC)
Livin’ easy, lovin’ free
Season ticket on a one-way ride
Askin’ nothin’, leave me be
Takin’ everything in my stride
Don’t need reason, don’t need rhyme
Ain’t nothin’ I’d rather do
Goin’ down, party time
My friends are gonna be there too, yeah
I’m on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
Highway to hell
I’m on the highway to hell
No stop signs, speed limit
Nobody’s gonna slow me down
Like a wheel, gonna spin it
Nobody’s gonna mess me around
Hey Satan, payin’ my dues
Playin’ in a rocking band
Hey momma, look at me
I’m on my way to the promised land, wow
I’m on the highway to hell
Highway to hell
I’m on the highway to hell
Highway to hell
Mm, don’t stop me… Eh-woo
I’m on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
I’m on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
I’m on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
I’m on the highway to hell
On the highway to hell
And I’m goin’ down
All the way, wow
On the highway to hell
***
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
(Led Zeppelin)
There’s a lady who’s sure
all that glitters is gold,
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there, she knows
if the stores are all closed,
With a word, she can get what she came for.
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven
There’s a sign on the wall,
but she wants to be sure,
‘Cause you know,
sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook,
there’s a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
And i think you can see that…
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, makes me wonder
There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts,
I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder
And it’s whispered that soon,
if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.
Does anybody remember laughters…
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-oh
But i have some good news, listen :
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow,
don’t be alarmed now.
It’s just a spring clean for the May Queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by,
but in the long run there’s still
time to change the road you’re on.
I hope so… And it makes me wonder
Oh, whoa-oh… Wait a minute…
Your head is humming, and it won’t go,
in case you don’t know.
The piper’s calling you to join him.
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind, oh-oh ?
And as we wind on down the road,
Our shadows taller than our soul,
There walks a lady we all know.
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard,
The tune will come to you at last,
When all are one and one is all, yeah
To be a rock and not to roll.
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
***
IL SUFFIRA D’UN SIGNE
(Jean-jacques Goldman)
Il suffira d’un signe, un matin…
Un matin tout tranquille et serein.
Quelque chose d’infime, c’est certain.
C’est écrit dans nos livres, en latin.
Déchirer nos guenilles de vaurien.
Les fers à nos chevilles ?
Loins, bien loins…
Tu ris mais sois tranquille,
un matin j’aurai tout ce qui brille
dans mes mains.
Regarde ma vie, tu la vois face à face.
Dis-moi ton avis, que veux-tu que j’y fasse ?
Nous n’avons plus que ça au bout de notre impasse.
Le moment viendra où on changera de place.
Il suffira d’un signe, un matin…
Un matin tout tranquille et serein.
Quelque chose d’infime, c’est certain.
C’est écrit dans nos livres, en latin.
Et tu verras que les filles,
Oh oui, tu verras bien,
Auront les yeux qui brillent, ce matin.
Quelques fois de fatigue, des festins,
de miel et de vanille, et de vin.
Déchirer nos guenilles de vaurien.
Les fers à nos chevilles ?
Ho Loins, bien loins…
Tu ris mais sois tranquille,
un matin j’aurai tout ce qui brille
dans mes mains.
L’acier qui nous mutile ?
Ho, du satin…
Nos blessures inutiles ?
Au lointain…
Nous ferons de nos vies des chemins,
Nous changerons nos villes, en jardins.
Il suffira d’un signe, un matin…
Un matin tout tranquille et serein.
Quelque chose d’infime, c’est certain.
C’est écrit dans nos livres, en latin.
Déchirer nos guenilles de vaurien.
Les fers à nos chevilles ?
Loins, bien loins…
Tu ris mais sois tranquille, un matin
J’aurai tout ce qui brille dans mes mains.
***
ONE CHAIN (DONT’T MAKE NO PRISON)
(Carlos Santana)
Just because in a moment of madness
I took advantage of your sweet love
Don’t just hand me a lifetime of sadness
‘Cause there’s so little of beauty
Oh baby, one chain don’t make no prison
Two wrongs don’t make no right
One rain don’t make no river
One punch don’t make no fight
Can’t you spare me a little affection
Would that be asking too much of you
Don’t point love in another direction
I swear I’ll make it all up to you
Oh baby, one chain don’t make no prison
Two wrongs don’t make no right
One rain don’t make no river
One punch don’t make no fight
There’s a bed I’m keeping room in for you
There’s a lot I know I gotta do
Don’t let as simple misunderstanding
Be a mountain that we can’t move
Ooooh…one chain don’t make no prison
Two wrongs don’t make no right
One rain don’t make no river
One punch don’t make no fight
One chain don’t make no prison
Two wrongs don’t make no right
One rain don’t make no river
One punch don’t make no fight
***
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
(Metallica)
So close, no matter how far
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words, I don’t just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know…
So close, no matter how far
It couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know…
I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words, I don’t just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, yeah, yeah
So close, no matter how far
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters
***
SEVEN NATIONS ARMY
(The white stripes)
I’m gonna fight ’em off
A seven-nation army couldn’t hold me back
They’re gonna rip it off
Takin’ their time right behind my back
And I’m talkin’ to myself at night because I can’t forget
Back and forth through my mind, behind a cigarette
And the message comin’ from my eyes says, « Leave it alone »
Don’t wanna hear about it
Every single one’s got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the Hounds of Hell
And if I catch it comin’ back my way, I’m gonna serve it to you
And that ain’t what you want to hear, but that’s what I’ll do
And the feelin’ comin’ from my bones says, « Find a home »
I’m goin’ to Wichita
Far from this opera forevermore
I’m gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I’m bleedin’ and I’m bleedin’
and I’m bleedin’ right before my Lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
and I will think no more
And the stains comin’ from my blood tell me, « Go back home »
***
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
(Police)
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh
Another lonely day with no one here but me, oh
More loneliness than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh
I’ll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle, yeah
A year has passed since I wrote my note
I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life, but love can break your heart
I’ll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle, yeah
Oh, message in a bottle, yeah
Message in a bottle, yeah
I Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I’m not alone in being alone
Hundred billion castaways looking for a home
I’ll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle, yeah
I’m sendin’ out an SOS
I’m sendin’ out an SOS
…
***
DRAGONBORN
(Jeremy Soule)
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin
Naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
Fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
Huzrah nu, kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod
Ahrk fin tey, boziik fun, do fin gein!
Wo lost fron wah ney dov
Ahrk fin reyliik do jul
Voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein
Ahrk fin kel lost prodah
Do ved viing ko fin krah
Tol fod zeymah win kein meyz fundein!
Alduin, feyn do jun
Kruziik vokun staadnau
Voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!
Nuz aan sul, fent alok
Fod fin vul dovah nok
Fen kos nahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!
Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot!
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin
Naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
Fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Dragonborn, Dragonborn
by his honor is sworn
To keep evil forever at bay!
And the fiercest foes rout
when they hear triumph’s shout,
Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!
Hearken now, sons of snow, to an age, long ago
and the tale, boldly told, of the one!
Who was kin to both wyrm
and the races of man
with a power to rival the sun
And the Scrolls have foretold
of black wings in the cold,
that when brothers wage war come unfurled!
Alduin, Bane of Kings,
ancient shadow unbound,
with a hunger to swallow the world!
But a day, shall arise,
when the dark dragon’s lies,
will be silenced forever and then!
Fair Skyrim will be free from foul Alduin’s maw!
Dragonborn, Dragonborn
by his honor is sworn
To keep evil forever at bay!
And the fiercest foes rout
when they hear triumph’s shout,
Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!
***
HAIL TO THE KING
(Avenged Sevenfold)
Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head
Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid
Children roam the streets, now orphans of war
Bodies hangin’ in the streets to adore
Royal flames will carve a path in chaos
Bringing daylight to the night
Death is riding into town with armor
They’ve come to take all your rights
Hail to the king, Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, Stand in the sun
Hail to the king Hail! Hail!
Hail to the king
Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne
Born again, but it’s too late to atone
No mercy from the edge of the blade
Dare escape, and learn the price to be paid
Let the water flow with shades of red now
Arrows black out all the light
Death is riding into town with armor
They’ve come to grant you your rights
Hail to the king, Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, Stand in the sun
Hail to the king Hail! Hail!
Hail to the king
There’s a taste of fear
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
When the henchmen call
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
Iron fist to tame the land
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
Iron fist to claim it all
Hail to the king, Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, Stand in the sun
Hail to the king Hail! Hail!
Hail to the king
Hail to the king, Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown, Stand in the sun
Hail to the king Hail! Hail!
Hail to the king
***
DIARY OF A WORKING MAN
(Blakfoot)
In a room all alone waiting by the telephone
With a tear in his eye and a pen in his hand
So begins the diary of a working man
He’d been a poor man all his life
And just when things were going right
Some stranger takes his woman away
He doesn’t know if he’ll see,
oh, another day, oh, another day
Time has come and he was right
It was a cold and rainy night
And he thought for sure she would follow
But it won’t be the same, no tomorrow
Now here’s a man glory bound
In a pool of dreams about to drown
If he can just get through this night
Then maybe tomorrow things will work out right,
oh, will work out right
Well, with the pain in his blood
He’d love to take her if he could
And as he wakes with a scream
To only realize it’s just reality, oh
He woke with sweaty hands
Maybe there’ll be a change in plans
With a tear in his eye and a gun in his hand
So ends the diary of a workingman
***
SEND ME AN ANGEL
(Blackfoot)
Every night, I hit the street
All alone burnin’ with the need
Broken dreams and an empty heart have got me
I need a lover with a lot of heart
It’s so hard when you’re in the dark
And no one’s there to help you find your way
I keep running in the night
Searchin’ for the light
Cryin’ for someone to rescue me
Won’t you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
Keep lookin’ but I can’t see
Listen hard but I don’t believe
Is this the way it really has to be?
Say you’re in or count me out
I can’t live with all this doubt
Save my life with a single word
And I’m out here in the dark
I don’t know where to start
Begging for my feelings to be heard
Won’t you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
I keep running in the night
Searchin’ for the light
Cryin’ for someone to rescue me
Won’t you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
Won’t you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
***
RAINBOW IN THE DARK
(Ronnie James Dio)
When there’s lightning
You know it always brings me down
‘Cause it’s free and I see that it’s me
Who’s lost and never found
I cry out for magic
I feel it dancing in the light
It was cold, lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
No sign of the morning coming
You’ve been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
A rainbow in the dark
Do your demons
Do they ever let you go?
When you try, do they hide deep inside?
Is it someone that you know?
You’re just a picture
You’re an image caught in time
We’re a lie, you and I
We’re words without a rhyme
There’s no sign of the morning coming
You’ve been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark, yeah
When I see lightning
You know it always brings me down
‘Cause it’s free and I see that it’s me
Who’s lost and never found
Feel the magic
I feel it floating in the air
But it’s fear and you’ll hear it
Calling you, beware, look out
There’s no sight of the morning coming
There’s no sign of the day
You’ve been left on your own
Like a rainbow
Like a rainbow in the dark, yeah yeah
You’re a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark
No sign of the morning
You’re a rainbow in the dark
***
PARANOID
(Black Sabbath)
Finished with my woman
‘Cause she couldn’t help me with my mind
People think I’m insane
Because I am frowning all the time
All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I’ll lose my mind
If I don’t find something to pacify
Can you help me occupy my brain?
Oh yeah I need someone to show me
The things in life that I can’t find
I can’t see the things that make true happiness
I must be blind
Make a joke and I will sigh
And you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel
And love to me is so unreal
And so, as you hear these words
Telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life
I wish I could but it’s too late
***
WITH LOVE
(Thin Lizzy)
It’s a tedious existence, laying your love on the line
Resistance is useless, she can leave at any time
I must confess that in my quest, I felt depressed and restless
But this casanova’s roving days are over more or less
With love, With love…
She’s broke my heart and made me sad
She’s broke my heart and made me sad
She’s broke my heart,
you foolish boy you lost what you had
With love, She says she won’t be back no more
With love, Oh, she says goodbye
My mademoiselle, I must make my farewell
You see, señor, I know she don’t want me no more
I’d like to make that Fraulein mine, mein Fraulein
So I’ll depart, my sweetheart, and leave you with this line
With love, She says she won’t be back no more
With love, She says she’s leaving for sure
My mademoiselle, I’ll say farewell
No matter where you are, au revoir
Till we meet again, auf Wiedersehn
She wrote it on a letter,
but it didn’t make him feel any better
With love, with love
She says goodbye, adios, farewell
***
LIFE IS FOR LIVING
(Barclay James Harvest)
You and me, our life is drifting along
Watching the world as it’s singing its song
High above, someone is calling to me
Life is for living and living is free
You to me, are like the sun in the sky
See how you fly you have wings of your own
You and me, our love will last without end
Ride with the wind won’t you follow me home
Turn around and see the circles we spin
And we’re taking our chances on where we begin
Up above, the rain is falling on me
Life is for living and living is free
You to me, are like the sun in the sky
See how you fly you have wings of your own
You and me, our love will last without end
Ride with the wind won’t you follow me home
Taking up time trying to write a line till the break of day
Given a sign can you make it rhyme tell me what to say
Making it fine can you ease my mind help me drift away
Turn around, and see the circles we spin
Taking our chances on where we begin
Up above, the rain is falling on me
Life is for living and living is free
You to me, are like the sun in the sky
See how you fly you have wings of your own
You and me, our love will last without end
Ride with the wind won’t you follow me home
***
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
(Andain)
Got up early, found something’s missing
My only name
No one else sees but I got stuck
And soon forever came
Stopped pushing on for just a second
Then nothing’s changed
Who am I this time, where’s my name?
Guess it crept away
I forgot that I might see
So many beautiful things
Take this happy ending away
It’s all the same
God won’t waste this simplicity
On possibility
Get me up, wake me up
Dreams are filling this trace of blame
Frozen still, I thought I could stop
Now who’s gonna wait?
No one’s calling for me at the door
An unpredictable, won’t bother anymore
And silently gets harder to ignore
Look straight ahead
There’s nothing left to see
What’s done is done
This life has got its hold on me
Just let it go
What now can never be
So many beautiful things
Now what do I do?
Can I change my mind?
Did I think things through?
It was once my life
It was my life at one time
I forgot that I might see
So many beautiful things
I forgot that I might need
To find out what life could bring
***
SHUT ME UP
(Lindsay Ell)
I’m gonna tell everybody what you did
You did, tell ’em what you did to me
I saw you and that who did
Who did, underneath the willow tree
Two-timing bandit
Caught you red-handed
No free card out of jail
You can’t deny it
I ain’t keepin’ quiet
If you’re gonna kiss
I’m gonna tell
I’m gonna tell
You can’t shut me up, can’t hush my mouth
I’ll bang a drum, I’ll be so loud
You can’t cover up the truth with duct tape
Boy, it’s gonna hit you like an earthquake
Gonna sound like thunder from your rooftop
All day, all night, can’t make me stop
I’m the siren you can’t unplug
No, you can’t shut me up, up
I’m gonna tell your mama what you did
You did, gonna tell the preacher too
The other girl you’ve been foolin’
Foolin’ is gonna know how you do
If you need a reminder
You’ll be the headliner
Black and white on the front page
Or just come to a show
Stand in any row
And I’ll be singin’ it up on the stage
You can’t shut me up, can’t hush my mouth
I’ll bang a drum, I’ll be so loud
You can’t cover up the truth with duct tape
Boy, it’s gonna hit you like an earthquake
Gonna sound like thunder from your rooftop
All day, all night, can’t make me stop
I’m the siren you can’t unplug
No, you can’t shut me up, up
I’m gonna be a megaphone
Tellin’ everybody how you did me wrong
The only switch that I got is « on »
Yeah, I’m gonna be a megaphone
Tellin’ everybody how you did me wrong
The only switch that I got is « on »
You can’t shut me up, can’t hush my mouth
I’ll bang a drum, I’ll be so loud
You can’t cover up the truth with duct tape
Boy, it’s gonna hit you like an earthquake
Gonna sound like thunder from your rooftop
All day, all night, can’t make me stop
I’m the siren that you can’t unplug
No, you can’t shut me up, up
I’m gonna be a megaphone (x3)
***
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
(Eagles)
On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinkin’ to myself
« This could be Heaven or this could be Hell »
Then she lit up a candle
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
« Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here »
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes Benz, uh
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
That she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain
« Please bring me my wine »
He said, « We haven’t had that spirit here
Since 1969 »
And still those voices are callin’
From far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
« Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis »
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice, and she said
« We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device »
And in the master’s chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
« Relax, » said the night man
« We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave »
***
A HORSE WITH NO NAME
(America)
On the first part of the journey
I was lookin’ at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert, you can remember your name
‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was lookin’ at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead
You see, I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert, you can remember your name
Because there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
La, la, la la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
After nine days, I let the horse run free
‘Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
You see, I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert, you can remember your name
‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la, la
***
THE CHAIN
(Fleetwood Mac)
Listen to the wind blow
Watch the sun rise
Run in the shadows
Damn your love, damn your lies
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin’
You would never break the chain
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin’
You would never break the chain
Listen to the wind blow
Down comes the night
Run in the shadows
Damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence
Damn the dark, damn the light
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin’
You would never break the chain
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin’
You would never break the chain
And if you don’t love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you sayin’
You would never break the chain
Chain keep us together
Run in the shadow…
***
CHAMPAGNE
(Higelin)
La nuit promet d’être belle
Car voici qu’au fond du ciel
Apparaît la lune rousse
Saisi d’une sainte frousse
Tout le commun des mortels
Croit voir le Diable à ses trousses
Valets volages et vulgaires
Ouvrez mon sarcophage
Et vous, pages pervers, courez au cimetière
Prévenez de ma part mes amis nécrophages
Que ce soir nous sommes attendus
Dans les marécages
Voici mon message
« Cauchemars, fantômes et squelettes,
laissez flotter vos idées noires
Près de la marre aux oubliettes
Tenue de suaire obligatoire ! »
Lutins lucioles feux-follets
Elfes, faunes et farfadets
Effraient mes grands carnassiers
Une muse un peu dodue
Me dit d’un air entendu
« Vous auriez pu vous raser. »
Comme je lui fais remarquer
Deux trois pendus attablés
Qui sont venus sans cravate
Elle me lance un œil hagard
Et vomit sans crier gare
Quelques vipères écarlates
Vampires éblouis par de lubriques vestales
Égéries insatiables chevauchant des Walkyries
Infernal appétit de frénésie bacchanales
Qui charment nos âmes envahies par la mélancolie
Satyres joufflus, boucs émissaires,
gargouilles émues, fières Gorgones
Laissez ma couronne aux sorcières
et mes chimères à la licorne
Soudain les arbres frissonnent
Car Lucifer en personne
Fait une courte apparition
L’air tellement accablé
Qu’on lui donnerait volontiers
Le Bon Dieu sans confession
S’il ne laissait, malicieux
Courir le bout de sa queue
Devant ses yeux maléfiques
Et ne se dressait d’un bond
Dans un concert de jurons
Disant d’un ton pathétique
« Que les damnés obscènes
Cyniques et corrompus
Fassent griefs de leur peines
À ceux qu’ils ont élus
Car devant tant de problèmes
Et de malentendus
Les dieux et les diables
En sont venus à douter d’eux-mêmes »
(Dédain suprême)
Mais, déjà, le ciel blanchit
Esprits, je vous remercie
De m’avoir si bien reçu
Cocher lugubre et bossu
Déposez-moi au manoir
Et lâchez ce crucifix
Décrochez-moi ces gousses d’ail
Qui déshonorent mon portail
Et me chercher sans retard
L’ami qui soigne et guérit
La folie qui m’accompagne
Et jamais ne m’a trahi:
Champagne
***
LA VAGUE
(Izia)
Il est temps, Tu t’éloignes si loin de la plage
La Terre soudain comme un mirage – oh
L’écume transperce la chair de tes flancs
Tu disparais dans les courants – oh
Attiré par le fond,
Tu te sens las, Tu coules
Le reflet des rayons te caressent la joue.
La joue…
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Sur les récifs quand tu te perds
Je suis le soleil qui te brûle
Quand tu reviens nu sur les dunes
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Et le soleil, tu te rappelles…
Tes signaux se perdent dans le souffle du vent
Tu sèmes les rafales et le temps – oh
Sous ta peau le sel et le sang se mélangent
Du sable mouvant jusqu’aux hanches oh
Attiré par le fond,
Tu t’es perdu sans doute
Le reflet des rayons te protège de tout.
De tout…
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Sur les récifs quand tu te perds
Je suis le soleil qui te brûle
Quand tu reviens nu sur les dunes
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Et le soleil, tu te rappelles…
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Sur les récifs quand tu te perds
Je suis le soleil qui te brûle
Quand tu reviens nu sur les dunes
Je suis la vague qui te ramène
Sur les récifs quand tu te perds
Je suis le soleil qui te brûle
Quand tu reviens nu sur les dunes
***
LOVE SONG
(Vanessa Paradis)
Les battements de mon cœur
Ne cesseront pas ma belle erreur
En langage des cils
Mes grands yeux disent : « Ainsi soit-il »
Ma peau mon bel amant
Sa température plus un cran
En langage du corps dit :
« Serre-moi vite et bien Serre-moi fort »
Love I don’t know
Nothing about love you know
Hold me till the day is done
All night long let’s have some fun
Les voisins de dessus
Cognent à grands coups de massue
Mais le sommier sonore
Grince grince toujours plus fort
Nos corps sont confondus
Nos âmes mélangées fondues
Des gens y’en a des tonnes
Mais chez toi j’aime le moindre atome
Les battements de mon cœur
Ne cesseront pas tout à l’heure
Car je t’ai dans la peau
Et moi quand j’aime quand j’aime c’est marteau
Je fais toutes les erreurs
Je pleure je fouille sème la terreur
Je fais aussi plein d’efforts
Oui serre-moi vite et bien
Serre-moi fort
L’amour tu n’y connais rien
L’amour je n’y connais rien
Ma peau mon bel amant
Sa température plus un cran
En langage du corps
Dit : Serre-moi vite et bien, serre-moi fort
***
SCENES FROM A ROOFTOP
(Black tie affair)
Under the lights the music fades
But we still feel it in our bodies,
so we sway Out to the street
Back to my place
Because that’s where all the best music is made
Underneath the stars, I planned a
Special night on my veranda
Asking you to dance, you’ll answer better than a dream
On a rooftop high above the city
Señorita, come and samba with me
Let me spin you into the morning
Where we’ll be exploring
With every move on a rooftop
We’ll take it slow, we drink the wine
I’m in no hurry
Feel the rhythm, take your time
Our skin will glow with summer sweat
Our shadows throw a Paso Doble silhouette
The skyline is a panorama
Baby, I don’t need no camera
I’ll remember this forever in my mind
On a rooftop high above the city
Señorita, come and samba with me
Let me spin you into the morning
Where we’ll be exploring
With every move on a rooftop
Planets all aligning
We’re in perfect timing
Somewhere close to heaven now
On a rooftop high above the city
Señorita, come and samba with me
Let me spin you into the morning
Where we’ll be exploring
With every move on a rooftop
Where the world can find us
‘Til the moon drops
Somewhere far behind us
We can have our own private party
Two tangoing hearts beating all night long
On a rooftop, On a rooftop, Oh
***
GOOD VIBRATIONS
(The beach boys)
I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations (Oom-bop-bop)
Close my eyes, she’s somehow closer now
Softly smile, I know she must be kind
When I look in her eyes
She goes with me to a blossom world
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations (Oom-bop-bop)
(Ah, my-my, what elation)
I don’t know where but she sends me there
(Oh, my-my, what a sensation)
(Oh, my-my, what elation)
(Oh, my-my, what)
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations a-happenin’ with her
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations a-happenin’ with her
Ah, Good, good, good, good vibrations
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations (Oom-bop-bop)
Good, good, good, good vibrations
***
ARGENT TROP CHER
(Téléphone)
Prenez un enfant et faites-en un roi
Couvre-le d’or et de diamants
Cachez-vous en attendant
Vous n’attendrez pas longtemps
Les vautours tournent autour de l’enfant
Le blé a les dents acérées
Et les hyènes vont le dévorer
Le môme deviendra banquier
Ou le môme sera lessivé, lessivé
Je dis, argent, trop cher, trop grand
La vie n’a pas de prix
Argent, trop cher, trop grand
La vie n’a pas de prix
Pas de prix
Prends ton meilleur ami
fais-en un ennemi
Je t’achète et je te vends
Vautré dans le coma
Du commun des mortels
Mon pote, t’es comme un rat
T’es commun, c’est mortel
Les vautours tournent autour, toujours
Criez NON à l’esclavage
Et payez-leurs de nouvelles cages
Faites installer des péages
La où commence la rage,
La rage, la rage…
Argent, trop cher, trop grand,
La vie n’a pas de prix.
Je dis :
Argent, trop cher, trop grand
La vie n’a pas de prix
Pas de prix
Un compte bloqué, l’autre à découvert
Maintenant, banque !
Les vautours tournent autour
De nous maintenant
Tu en as, tu n’en as pas
Tu n’as pas vraiment le choix
Un mur de briques devant toi
Il est temps, dépense-toi
Dépense-toi, Dépense-toi
Je dis :
argent, trop cher, trop grand
La vie n’as pas de prix
***
CENDRILLON
(Téléphone)
Cendrillon pour ses vingt ans
Est la plus jolie des enfants
Son bel amant, le prince charmant
La prend sur son cheval blanc
Elle oublie le temps
Dans ce palais d’argent
Pour ne pas voir qu’un nouveau jour se lève
Elle ferme les yeux et dans ses rêves
Elle part, jolie petite histoire
Cendrillon pour ses trente ans
Est la plus triste des mamans
Le prince charmant a foutu l’camp
Avec la belle au bois dormant
Elle a vu cent chevaux blanc
Loin d’elle emmener ses enfants
Elle commence à boire
A traîner dans les bars
Emmitouflée dans son cafard
Maintenant elle fait le trottoir
Elle part, jolie petite histoire
Dix ans de cette vie ont suffit
A la changer en junkie
Et dans un sommeil infini
Cendrillon veut voit finir sa vie
Les lumières dansent
Dans l’ambulance
Mais elle tue sa dernière chance
Tout ça n’a plus d’importance
Elle part, fin de l’histoire
Notre père qui êtes si vieux
As-tu vraiment fais de ton mieux
Car sur la terre et dans les cieux
Tes anges n’aiment pas devenir vieux
***
TELEPHOMME
(Téléphone)
Je suis tout seul chez moi
Je t’appelle et tu ne réponds pas
Pourtant je sais que tu est là
C’est toi, ce n’est pas toi
Une voix me dit de faire le 15 450 15 48
Attendre les trois tons et puis faire le 12
Raccrocher, Faire le 13, le 14, et puis attendre
Attendre, attendre, attendre
Je suis tout seul chez moi
Je t’appelle, et je n’t’ai pas
Pourtant, je sais que tu es là
Te lèvres bougent, mais je ne t’entends pas
C’est toi qui me dit de faire le 15 450 15 48
Attendre les trois tons et puis faire le 12
Raccrocher, Faire le 13, le 14, et puis attendre
Attendre, attendre, attendre…
Pourquoi toujours attendre…
Et plus j’attends, plus je sens le poids du temps
Sur mon coeur écrasé, doucement étouffé
Et plus j’attends, plus je sens le poids du temps
Sur mon corps fatigué, doucement asphyxié
Et plus j’attends, plus je me sens condamné
Condamné, tant d’années…
Et plus j’attends, plus je me sens condamné
Condamné, tant d’années à attendre…
Attendre…
***
HYGIAPHONE
(Téléphone)
Caché dans ton guichet
Contreplaqué, aggloméré, linoleum
Bureau des PTT
Toute la sainte journée
J’ai à te parler
J’veux un timbre à cent balles
Ou j’veux téléphoner
Donne moi plutôt un p’tit ticket
Doré pour aller m’balader
Parlez, Parlez dans l’hygiaphone
T’as pas besoin d’sonner
Demande a l’interphone
Si t’as envie d’quelqu’un
Décroch’ton téléphone
Téléphone téléphone
Dansez, Joue ton électrophone
T’as pas besoin d’gueuler
Demande au mégaphone
Bientôt au bout du fil
Tu n’auras plus personne
Comme ça à s’regarder
Chacun de chaque coté
On a l’air de mérous
Coincés dans l’aquarium
Mais faudra qu’entre nous
Je casse la plexi-glace
Et un jour, Mimi,
Que je te parle en face
Que j’te raconte l’histoire
Du p’tit ticket trouvé
Qui n’a jamais vraiment marché
Pour aller s’balader
Parlez, Parlez dans l’hygiaphone
T’as pas besoin d’sonner
Demande a l’interphone
Si t’as envie d’quelqu’un
Décroche ton téléphone
Téléphone, téléphone…
Dansez, Joue ton électrophone.
T’as pas besoin d’gueuler,
Demande au mégaphone.
Bientôt au bout du fil
Tu n’auras plus personne.
Bientôt au bout du fil
Tu n’auras plus personne
…
Bientôt au bout du fil
Tu n’auras plus personne.
***
METRO C’EST TROP
(Téléphone)
En voiture s’il vous plaît,
s’il vous plaît…
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est trop,
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est trop
Assis, debout…
J’ai un train en main
Regarde dans la vitre, c’est toi dans la glace
Les autres derrière toi, qui se voient sur la voie
Qui te voient sur ta voie
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est trop
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est drôle
Sortie, non par ici…
Monte monte monte monte, monte monte monte monte
Monte les escaliers monte, monte les escaliers monte
Monte les escaliers monte, monte les escaliers monte
Roule roule roule, comme la mer
Roule roule roule, escaliers roulant
Roule roule roule, comme la mer
Roule roule roule, escaliers volant
Rue toi, rue toi…
Rue toi dans la rue, rue toi dans les brancards
Rue toi dans la rue, rue toi dans les brancards
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est trop
Métro c’est beaucoup trop, Métro c’est trop
Dans la vitre tu te vois sur la voie
Dans la vitre tu te vois sur la voie
Sur ta voie, ta voie, ta voie, ta voie, ta voie
Le matin, tous les soirs
Sur ta voie, ta voie, ta voie, ta voie, ta voie
Ta voix, ta voix, ta voie
Métropolis, métro police
Métropolis, métro police
Terminus
Descends tout le monde descends
Descends tout le monde descends
Descends tout le monde descends
Descends, descends
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est trop
Métro c’est beaucoup trop
Métro c’est trop, publicité dans la cite
Métro c’est trop, métro c’est beaucoup trop
Publicité dans la cite
Affiche, tu t’en fiche, non ?
***
FLIPPER
(Téléphone)
(A partir de) Maintenant,
On te donne trois balles, la première t’es un môme.
Tu prends la cadence, tu entres dans la danse.
Dans la violence dans chocs, tu comprends ta chance.
Tu sais maintenant comment, ton histoire commence.
On joue sa vie comme on joue au flipper
Déjà tout môme on flippe de bumper en bumper
On gagne on perd, et toujours on espère
Pouvoir s’en refaire une petite, gratuite…
On te donne trois balles, la deuxième t’es un grand.
Il faut te démerder, tu commences a ruser, hein ?
Tu cherche un abri et quand tu l’as trouvé,
Tu te vois éjecter, à vitesse grand V…
Vers le bumper d’en face, qui t’attend dans l’impasse !
On joue sa vie comme on joue au flipper
Déjà tout môme on flippe de bumper en bumper.
On gagne on perd, et toujours on espère
Pouvoir s’en refaire une petite
Gratuite…
Attention au tilt… TILT !
T’as perdu la boule mon gars ? … Non !!
On te donne trois balles, la troisième t’es un vieux.
Tu es très fatigué, tu veux te reposer.
Tu branles la machine, tu courbes l’échine…
Le dernier bumper t’envoie dans l’dernier trou
Sur ta tombe (il) y a écrit :
It’s more fun to compete.
On joue sa vie comme on joue au flipper.
Déjà tout môme on flippe de bumper en bumper.
On gagne on perd, et toujours on espère
Pouvoir s’en refaire une petite,
Je dis petite, oh non non petite,
gratuite ! Gratuite… gratuite…
***
J’EN PARLERAIS AU DIABLE
(Johnny Hallyday)
Si jamais on me dit que j’ai trahi
Alors je ne bronche pas
Si jamais on me dit que j’ai menti
Alors je ne relève pas
Car le jour viendra de répondre de mes actes
Et je ne me cacherai pas
Oui le jour viendra de respecter le pacte
Et lui seul m’entendra
J’en parlerai au diable
Si l’heure vient à sonner
De m’asseoir à sa table
Et dire ma vérité
J’en parlerai au diable
Il saura m’écouter
L’innocent, le coupable
L’homme que j’ai été
Si jamais on me dit « ça tu le mérites! »
Je l’ai surement cherché
Que j’ai trop flirté avec les limites
Je n’vais pas le nier
On sort de la piste, on reprend espoir
On avance plus ou moins droit
Et c’est en soliste que j’lui dirai mon histoire
Et j’assumerai mes choix
J’en parlerai au diable
Si l’heure vient à sonner
De m’asseoir à sa table
Et dire ma vérité
J’en parlerai au diable
Il saura m’écouter
L’innocent, le coupable
L’homme que j’ai été
J’en parlerai au diable
Il saura m’écouter
L’innocent, le coupable
L’homme que j’ai été
J’en parlerai au diable
Si l’heure vient à sonner
De m’asseoir à sa table
Et dire ma vérité
J’en parlerai au diable
Il saura m’écouter
L’innocent, le coupable
L’homme que j’ai été
J’en parlerai au diable
***
MON PAYS C’EST L’AMOUR
(Johnny Hallyday)
Je viens d’un pays
Ou j’ai choisi de naître
Un bout de paradis
Que tu connais peut être
Je viens d’un endroit
Sans drapeau ni frontière
Une terre sans loi
Ou personne ne se perd
Mon pays c’est l’amour
Mon pays c’est l’amour
Je suis né dans ses bras
En même temps que toi
J’ai grandi sous ses doigts
En même temps que toi
Je viens d’un pays
Ou l’on baisse les armes
Une patrie gouvernée
Par le rire et les larmes
C’est là-bas mon histoire
Tout au bout de ce monde
Ou mon cœur se répare
Seconde après seconde
Mon pays c’est l’amour
Mon pays c’est l’amour
Je suis né dans ses bras
En même temps que toi
J’ai grandi sous ses doigts
En même temps que toi
Je viens d’un pays
Qui ne m’a jamais quitté
Il est ce que je suis
Et tout ce que je fais
Même loin je sais
Qu’il se souvient de moi
Peu importe ou je vais
Il m’y attend déjà
***
QUATRE METRES CARRÉS
(Johnny Hallyday)
Retour dans les cellules
Appel des matricules
Ce foutu bruit de clefs
Me donne envie de tuer
J’ai des souvenirs de ciels
De moins en moins réels
J’ai des rêves de grand voiles
De soleils et d’étoiles
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la dimension de l’enfer
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la mesure de ma misère
J’ai des envies de villes
Et de fumées d’usines
J’ai des désirs d’alcool
De descentes en sous sol
D’aventures de naufrages
Dans des pays sauvages
J’ai des envies de filles
Fascinantes et fragiles
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la dimension de l’enfer
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la mesure de ma misère
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la dimension de l’enfer
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la mesure de ma misère
Quatre mètres carrés et des poussières
C’est la mesure de ma misère
***
UN ENFANT DU SIECLE
(Johnny Hallyday)
Un siècle sans promesse
Un enfant qui respire
Cette vie qui nous blesse
À mesure que s’effacent
Nos plus beaux souvenirs
Ou meurt l’adrénaline
De cette solitude
Faut il payer le prix
Pour sentir qu’on existe
Au milieu de ces ruines
Je me rappelle je jure
De chacune des blessures en moi
Puisque le ciel est grand
Que le temps nous tue
Que restera t’il de nous
Puisqu’on fait semblant
Et qu’on s’habitue
À ne rien se dire du tout
Qui sauvera les vestiges
D’une vie des sacrifices
Suis je encore cet enfant
Qui garde au fond des yeux
Les feux sans artifices
Je t’aimerai comme hier
À m’en glacer le sang
Les courses en solitaire
Sans la chaleur humaine
Se perdent avec le temps
Je me rappelle je jure
De chacune des blessures en moi
Puisque le ciel est grand
Que le temps nous tue
Que restera t’il de nous
Puisqu’on fait semblant
Et qu’on s’habitue
À ne rien se dire du tout
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TOMBER ENCORE
(Johnny Hallyday)
Je ne vois plus que toi
Quand tu croises les jambes
L’ombre de tes bas
Et le ciel qui rampe
Il me suffit de peu
Un pli, un remous
Que la mer s’ouvre en deux
Pour tomber à genoux
Fais moi encore tomber
Tomber amoureux fou
Fais moi encore tomber
Tomber à genoux
Tu as tout d’une plage
Ta peau de sable blanc
S’est faite nuit d’orage
Et ta jupe se fend
Moi qui suis naufragé
Je me sens devenir nous
Oh laisse moi tomber
Tomber à genoux
Fais moi encore tomber
Tomber amoureux fou
Fais moi encore tomber
Tomber à genoux
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JE NE SUIS QU’UN HOMME
(Johnny Hallyday)
Un espoir décimé
Sur les pages blanches
D’un monde aussi pressé
Que les trains fantômes
Le cri des oubliés
N’a pas trouvé d’écho
Dans le cœur des hommes
Le monde qu’on espérait
Ne verra pas le jour
À tous les rescapés
D’une époque sans visage
J’aurais voulu garder
Le meilleur de l’instant
Mais je ne suis qu’un homme
Comment rester debout
Quand l’orage se réveille
Au fond du cœur des hommes
Les soleils se couchent
La rage en moi me rappelle
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Prisonnier de l’instinct
On recherche encore
Un remède au destin
Aux peines sur nos épaules
La vie qu’on a rêvée
Noyée au fond des fioles
Au fond du cœur des hommes
La mémoire dans la peau
Je me rappelle de tout
Ce qu’on s’était promis
Comme au premier jour
J’aurais voulu rester
Pour le pire le meilleur
Mais je ne suis qu’un homme
Comment rester debout
Quand l’orage se réveille
Au fond du cœur des hommes
Les soleils se couchent
La rage en moi me rappelle
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
Que je ne suis qu’un homme
LE CREUSET DES FORGES DIVINES 