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Arch of Lament
02:41
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They don't react
in the same way
about the same two things
it means they have to
think about what they are saying
New events of the ninetees
Thoughts against money
Feelings against pressure
This is the new version of human rights
Some people
needs us to exist
needs us to be free
You shouldn't shout
against oppression
while you line your pocket
it's easy to
congratulate ourselves
by building " Grand Arches "
a free nation means nothing
when you say it
but we have to show it
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Sometimes from the north
never at the same place
The man who wanted to catch the wind
he wanted to be his friend
slowly, he approached
slowly, he tried
everytime, he escaped
He played with his hair
with his body
they were alone at midnight
hoping to see him
trying to speak about something
no answers
no words
This is the story
aboutr the man who sells the wind
blowing in his hands
don't you know it could be true ?
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Lisbeth
03:28
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How many, many days will you stay in my mind ?
what does it mean, oh please ?
During the snowy days, in this house, in this square
how can I imagine ?
How can I tell you how strong is the feeling
since I saw you this time ?
Blinking of an eye as we always agree
since a very long time
at the beginning it was a game
between you and me
and no more I think
I asked you a lot of questions
about yourself and...
I don't remember
I don't want to go away
here, i want to stay
blind and...
I don't want to go away
here, i want to stay
blind and alone.
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You need some answers
time is so short
so you've got to ask people
they've got nothing to say
And the sea hurts the stone
and he has to go home
why the sea, why the stone
mum has already gone
John was a young boy
full of good questions
about himself and the world
always easy to answer
And the sea hurts the stone
and he has to go home
why the sea, why the stone
mum has already gone
He didn't understand
anymore his disease
amazed by everything
until the last minute
And the sea hurts the stone
and he has to go home
why the sea, why the stone
mum has already gone
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5. |
A Sorte of Bitter Taste
03:15
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Shadows on her face
and eyes full of lies
her body doesn't belong to her
cruelty of her sweet words
He feels a sort of bitter taste
his blood seems to be like ice
she joins her fingers on her knees
not to show her awkwardness
I want to forget, in the name of love
as a locked door, she stays on her feet
no movements, like atribunal of feelings
I want to forget, in the name of love
Help me please, don't leave me alone
keep me in your arms, my head against your neck
keep me with you, I'll be so insignificant
don't go away, please stay with me.
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Coming back so late to spend the
rest of his strange life
seeing who has died in the cold.
Last and so long forty five years
he knows, he knows
there's nothing happens to him
Happens to him
he knows, he knows
why he still hasn't found
what he's looking for
in nineteen forty five
nobody understood his strange and real story
no time to wish, no time to wait
too busy beeing sure that war was definitely over
no time to think, no time to feel
Searching for a new sensation
nothing in return
waiting for a situation
waiting for the day, for the moment
he knows, he knows
In nineteen sixty nine
a letter from nowhere and without signature
no time to think, no time to see
he knew the writing even forty years later
now and forver
no time to...
No time to listen to your mind
just go away
just fly over the words they could say
during these moments
Nice afternoon
for the second time since forty years
nobody knows what happens to
this old man who fears his trange past
he knows, he knows...
In nineteen eighty nine
he learnt that something special
had changed in his life
no time to wish, no time to wait
a very strange rendez-vous for the last time
the last day of her life
no time to think, no time to cry
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A System of Pulleys
03:37
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On the children's treet
they don't play
a question of power
a question of time
do you know it's so strange
I don't think so
nothing but power
nothing but life
In front of my house
For two years, some fight for a sidewalk
one day, Richard is the king of his throne
another day it's Andrew
The winner will be the first to find
the best weapon
what could it be ?
They think about it without
any knowledge of danger
A machine to throw stone further
a sort of crossbow
a beautiful system of pulleys
not a real invention
" We've got it " exclaimed Richard
" we've found the idea "
Andrew's gang knew it
and since this time, a ruler
can fight against a servant
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Without Even Speaking
03:20
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Far way from home
nobody speaks to me
sometimes, it's so long
away from home
and I've gone for ever, for ever
Walking on the road
roads lead to nowhere
I have never felt the cold
before this time
I have never felt the cold
sun is shining, sun is shining
Why ?
Don't break the law
why did you do that ?
it was a judgement
I'm not guilty
people have decided
I've got no right
Alone in my country
alone in my story
nothing happens to me
in this country
though I feel so alone
I feel so embattled
Without even speaking
I feel like an alien
not even a short meeting
I felt so strong
not even a short meeting
they know who I am, they know
who I am
Why ?
Don't break the law
why did you do that ?
it was a judgement
I'm not guilty
people have decided
I've got no right
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Wings of Desire
02:45
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Try it's not a dream
so high and so strong, you
are, you can't believe it
your arms are so large and you
Fly, just have a look
Downstairs, it's so sad because
because you fly
just turn your head
nobody on your right, but you've
Tried, it's not an effort
no stumbles, no falls, you
start to know where you are
how to learn, how to think, how to
Fly, just have a look
Downstairs, it's so sad because
because you fly
just turn your head
nobody on your right, but you
Teach the other ones
how to do it, how to think, how to
see, there's no solution
the only way it to try to
Fly, just have a look
Downstairs, it's so sad because
because you fly
just turn your head
nobody on your right, but you
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The Amazing Game
03:14
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A face like a sweet child
she didn't understand anymore
when whe said :
" Come into my house,
please, come in to see "
Eyes without answers
ears didn't listen to anymore
when she said :
" Come into my house,
please, come in to see "
Dancing with herself
dancing in front of this fat men
receiving money to buy
her own eyes to see this show
Too heavy, too strong
she can't keep this secret so long
how to share it
how to explain it
can you imagine ?
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Slowly, he approaches
seeing what it wrong or right
slowly, he turns his head
talking and feelings with his hands
what is he doing ?
What amazing game's he playing ?
Give me your hands, some words, ho please
give your mind, some ideas
can you see his wonderful dance ?
Can you see ?
He doesn't want word
just with his arms and his hands
describing his ideas
to a bad audience
what is he doing ?
What amazing game's he playing ?
Give me your hands, some words, ho please
give your mind, some ideas
can you see his wonderful dance ?
Can you see ?
His eyes turn in circles
Stopping in front of a wall
Unreal sight, unreal smile
he looks like a child
what is he doing ?
What amazing game's he playing ?
Give me your hands, some words, ho please
give your mind, some ideas
can you see his wonderful dance ?
Can you see ?
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12. |
Be Yourself
04:16
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Don't forget
don't forget
your culture and your life
be yourself
be yourself
for a long, long time
come on
and join us now
Created by this land
beyond the ocean
thinking about life as a non sense
speaking about fashion
music and food
love is a sport for them
incredible they are
love is a sport for them
incredible they are
thinking about the american
dream
Life is so short
you don't hav to make it so bad
the solution is not
to drown oneself
in the ocean
to throw oneself into
into the ocean of mediocrity
Their point of view is so bad
they hav no culture or past
breaking their own laws
that leads them to their own death
how many people hav e gone away ?
how many people are definetly lost ?
how many people hav e gone away ?
how many people are definetly lost ?
Life is so short
you don't hav to make it so bad
the solution is not
to drown oneself
in the ocean
to throw oneself into
into the ocean of mediocrity
Combien de gens sont partis ?
combien de gens sont perdus à tout jamais
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