Entangled

When you're asleep they may show you
Aerial views of the ground,
Freudian slumber empty of sound.

Over the rooftops and houses,
Lost as it tries to be seen
Fields of incentive covered with green.

Mesmerized children are playing,
Meant to be seen but not heard,
"Stop me from dreaming!"
"Don't be absurd!"

"Well if we can help you we will,
You're looking tired and ill.
As I count backwards
Your eyes become heavier still.
Sleep, won't you allow yourself fall?
Nothing can hurt you at all.
With your consent I can experiment further still."

Madrigal music is playing,
Voices can faintly be heard,
"Please leave this patient undisturbed."

Sentenced to drift far away now,
Nothing is quite what it seems,
Sometimes entangled in your own dreams.

"Well, if we can help you we will,
Soon as you're tired and ill.
With your consent
We can experiment further still.

Well, thanks to our kindness and skill
You'll have no trouble until
You catch your breath
And the nurse will present you the bill!"

 

Mad Man Moon


Was it summer when the river ran dry,
Or was it just another dam.
When the evil of a snowflake in June
Could still be a source of relief.
O how I love you, I once cried long ago,
But I was the one who decided to go.
To search beyond the final crest,
Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high.

So I pretended to have wings for my arms
And took off in the air.
I flew to places which the clouds never see,
Too close to the deserts of sand,
Where a thousend mirages, the shepherds of lies
Forced me to land and take a disguise.
I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back
If I could find a horse not made of sand.

If this desert's all there'll ever be
Then tell me what becomes of me.
A fall of rain?
That must have been another of your dreams,
A dream of mad man moon.

Hey man,
I'm the sand man,
And boy have I news for you;
They're gonna throw you in gaol
And you know they can't fail
'Cos sand is thicker than blood.
But a prison in sand
Is a haven in hell,
For a gaol can give you a goal
And a goal can find you a role
On a muddy pitch in Newcastle,
Where it rains so much
You can't wait for a touch
Of sun and sand.

Within the valley of shadowless death
They pray for thunderclouds and rain,
But to the multitude who stand in the rain
Heaven is where the sun shines.
The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown
And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down.
Forever caught in desert lands one has to learn
To disbelieve the sea.

If this desert's all there'll ever be
Then tell me what becomes of me.
A fall of rain?
That must have been another of your dreams,
A dream of mad man moon.

 

Not About Us

Pas Sur Nous

A little piece of something
Falling gently down down down
No one understands you like I do

I'd rather be beside you
Everything we know so well
Tell me what you feel now
Show me what you think of it

It's not about us anymore
It's all about the reasons
That we think we're fighting for
It's not about hate
It's not about pain we always feel
I know we have our problems
But we're not the only ones
It's not about you it's not about me
It's not about anger
It's more about the loneliness we feel

How can I begin to
Ask for some forgiveness
For all that we have taken
There's nothing left now

Just a little piece of something
Falling gently down down down
No one understands you no no
Like I do
There's nothing left now

It's not about us anymore
It's all about the reasons
That we think we're fighting for
It's not about hate
It's not about pain we always feel
I know we have our problems
But we're not the only ones
It's not about you it's not about me
It's not about anger
It's more about the loneliness we feel

It's not about us
It's not about hate
It's more about the loneliness we feel, can you feel it
It's not about anger
It's not about wanting
I know we have our problems
But we're not the only ones, we're not the only ones
It's not about you, it's not about me...

Traduit par Julien

 

Un petit morceau de quelque chose

S'effondrant doucement

Personne ne te comprend comme je le fais

 

Je devrais plutôt être à tes côtés

Quelque chose que nous connaissons si bien

Dis-moi ce que tu ressens maintenant

Montres-moi ce que tu en penses

 

Ce n'est plus à notre sujet

C'est à propos des raisons

Pour lesquelles nous pensons que nous nous battons

Ce n'est pas sur la haine

Ce n'est pas sur la douleur que nous ressentons toujours

Je sais que nous avons nos problèmes

Mais nous ne sommes pas les seuls

Ce n'est pas sur toi, ni sur moi

Ce n'est pas sur la colère

C'est plus sur la solitude que nous ressentons

 

Comment j'ai pu commencer à

Demander pardon

Pour tout ce que nous avons pris

Il n'y a plus rien maintenant

 

 

Juste un petit morceau de quelque chose

S'effondrant doucement

Personne ne te comprend comme je le fais

Il n'y a plus rien maintenant

 

Ce n'est plus à notre sujet

C'est à propos des raisons

Pour lesquelles nous pensons que nous nous battons

Ce n'est pas sur la haine

Ce n'est pas sur la douleur que nous ressentons toujours

Je sais que nous avons nos problèmes

Mais nous ne sommes pas les seuls

Ce n'est pas sur toi, ni sur moi

Ce n'est pas sur la colère

C'est plus sur la solitude que nous ressentons

 

Ce n'est pas à notre sujet

Ce n'est pas sur la haine

C'est plus sur la solitude que nous ressentons, peux-tu la ressentir ?

Ce n'est pas sur la colère

Ce n'est pas sur le manque

Je sais que nous avons nos problèmes

Mais nous ne sommes pas les seuls, nous ne sommes pas les seuls

Ce n'est pas à ton sujet, ce n'est pas à mon sujet