28.9.05

Gin Joint

She comes clean right through her eyes
There's never blame, there's never time
From all the wretched souls in the world
She had to walk into mine

Now, in arms we lose or win
It's the size of the heart in the fight
And from all the broken hearts in the world
She had to walk into mine

If boulders mark our way
Then, there's stones and a bolder sign
From all the sad stories in the world
She had to walk right into mine...

15.9.05

Wishful thinking

He's with her, but she's with him, he's with you but you're with me
She's with him, but he's with her, she's with me but I'm with you

Don't let the ghouls decide the way that you should be
Don't let the hammers beat your head eternally

Stand up! Stand up! Let your head be counted!
Stand up! Wake up! Let it be so haunted!

He's with him and she's with her, I'm with you, you're with me
She's with her and he's with him, you're with me, I'm with you

If it's the circumstances, I'll take it all away
If it's the mating dances, you know I'd never play

Jump up and down, move it all around
Take it off the ground, so sure it will rebound

I'm with him and you're with her and she's with him and you're with me
You're with her and I'm with him and he's with her and I'm with you

But maybe I'm not and I'm just dreaming and you're really with him
Maybe it's just a cruel game and I'm not really with her

Maybe you just like to play mirrors and there's no one here but us
Maybe you are her and I am him and it's just dangerous

You're a mirror, I'm a mirror, there's not really a room
I'm the cold and you're the rain and there's really just doom...

12.9.05

Not this time

I won't do it this time
It's been way over the mark
It's been polished, turned and desecrated
It's been a myriad of debutants
Who were never quite there
My problem is this:
It was smokes and mirrors all along
Breaking away inside four walls is not really possible
So, I won't
Not this time
The man in charge now says: "Hold it
We'll try it in a different way"
But not me
I'm out
I won't come a second time
Unless the presence of someone like you makes me change my mind

9.9.05

5 da manhã

Porque é que não consigo dormir?

5.9.05

Katrina

She was a girl quite like no other
Arrived at the city on a Monday morning
"This town is dull", she said, "I want some fun"
Quite quickly, all the men were sobbing

Now, she had a heart as big as gold
That worked in devious ways
Through the slums and through the mold
She covered even the sunrays

She shaked the town at its foundations
And all the niggers were confused
"Let's get the fuck out", they yelled
But all the roads were being used

"Hold your horses, I've arrived"
Said a big man wearing a suit
"Well, my job here is quite done
And coming now is just that moot"

"But...", he said, "It's me, the cavalry"
"You're quite clearly out of touch",
The niggers laughed - they couldn't cry
"Why do you hate America so much?

This girl's a killer - you knew that
Still you came just for the sex"
"Yes, I knew - but I'm protecting you
And who knows where she'll strike next?"

By now, she was long gone
And she had definitely made her mark
The town would never be the same
Covered in alligators and sharks

And the man, who played the guitar
Left the town amid all the stir
While he still searched for Mohammed
Sometimes, he remembered her

Her caress which destroyed men
Who would nevermore find a home
It took a long time to repair
It took a very long time to hone

So, this is a sad story
I hope you know what it means
This is the sad story
Of the town of New Orleans

1.9.05

Eu?

É comigo que falas quando pedes uma declaração de amor?
Sou eu que te faço interrogar a astrologia metafísica?
Porque sabes que te escreveria cartas
E que contemplaria os astros por ti
Porque sabes que, por mais que me esforçasse
Nunca deixaria o sol cair do céu
E nunca deixaria que a noite se instalasse
(A menos que tu a quisesses, claro
Podíamos contar luas e ver os reflexos que fazem nas ondas do mar
E ver as luzes dos barcos de pesca lá ao fundo)
É a mim que te diriges quando pedes refúgio?
Sou eu quem tu queres que te repare o coração?
Porque sabes que, se for
Construiria uma casa inexpugnável
Uma fortaleza chinesa
E um molde de gesso
E tudo o mais que fosse preciso para descansares
Tu sabes
Sabes bem
Diz-me
Sou eu?