29.12.07

Como descansar em paz

Quero que saibas
Que a última página dá sempre direito a uma sequela
Quero que saibas
Que não aprendi nenhuma lição das que me quiseste ensinar
E que volto ao início, desarmado e ignorante
Quero que saibas
Que nada, nada, nada, será como dantes
E, no entanto
Tudo será como dantes
As ideias que tenho na cabeça
O peso que tenho no coração
Todas as coisas que devia ter feito há já muito tempo
Faço-as agora
E talvez não as faça
Porque eu continuo a ser eu
Porque nada disto faz sentido
E, no entanto
É a maneira como a terra tem girado
É a última luz que apagamos antes de dormirmos
É tudo e não é nada
Quero que saibas
Que te transmutaste em milhares de corpos
Que me aparecem por entre as brumas da noite
E os sorrisos que apontam para o quarto
Quero que saibas
Que há um fragmento de ti em cada uma dessas viagens sensoriais
Em cada manhã em que acordo com o corpo dormente
Em cada tarde em que me pergunto quem sou eu
Quero que saibas
Que à noite as brumas voltam e que também eu me desintegro
Entre a sombra e a escuridão, entre a Terra e o Inferno
E que todos os dias são mais um em que perco um pouco de mim mesmo
Quero que saibas
Que respirar é impossível
E que nada mais pode haver de real

21.12.07

Slow modulation

There's nothing to see here
People keep moving on
Slowly, their necks turn and then they're gone
No one cares when the show is done
Standing in line and it's cold and you want to go
Remember a joke so you turn around
There's no one to listen so you laugh by yourself

I hear it's cold out, but her popsicle melts
She's in the bathroom, she pleasures herself
Says I'm a bad man, she's locking me out
It's because of these things
It's because of these things
Let's make a fast plan, watch it burn to the ground
I try to whisper, so no one figures it out
I'm not a bad man, I'm just overwhelmed
It's because of these things
It's because of these things

The crowd walks slowly, don't mind the rain
Lovers hold hands to numb the pain
Gripping tightly to something that they'll never own
And those by themselves, by choice or by some reward
No mistakes, only now you're bored
This is the time of your life, but you just can't tell

I hear it's cold out, but her popsicle melts
She's in the bathroom, she pleasures herself
Says I'm a bad man, she's locking me out
It's because of these things
It's because of these things
Let's make a fast plan, watch it burn to the ground
I try to whisper, so no one figures it out
I'm not a bad man, I'm just overwhelmed
It's because of these things
It's because of these things

I hear it's cold out, but her popsicle melts
She's in the bathroom, she pleasures herself
Says I'm a bad man, she's locking me out
It's because of these things
It's because of these things
Let's make a fast plan, watch it burn to the ground
I try to whisper, so no one figures it out
I'm not a bad man, I'm just overwhelmed
It's because of these things
It's because of these things

- These Things, She Wants Revenge

11.12.07

Another way to tremble

I'm bringing you this
You're bringing me that
I know there's a way to turn red skin blue
I know I heard your whisper in technicolor
Why did you ever make me true?
Why did we ever met?
Because we did, and that's all there is to it
Your psychotic sweetness is too much
Your game of shadows and splendor is a sight to behold
I want to see you near
(And you never ruined the night for me)
When the sun strikes the rock
And cars begin to roar
I want to see you near
When the water ripples and the watchmen run loose
I want to see you near
As we begin to break the day
And mellow bitterness finds its way