You're running scared, you're not prepared
that's undeniable
Shows you how much I know
I will admit to bein' a bit
less than reliable
That's as far as I'll, go
Just look at me, I thought my dreams
were unachievable
Shows how much I know
I've had my share of wear & tear
It's inconceivable
That's as far as I'll go
[bridge]
And what if all that I say is a lie
You would never know
so let's keep it simple and we'll do all right
That is all I know
Call me na've, but I believe
I'm private property
Shows you how much I know
Maybe a word will help much to curb
your curiosity
That's as far as I'll go
[chorus]
You know all you need to know
That's as far as I will go
You know all you need to know
That's as far as I'll go
So let me guess, I souldn't question
your sincerity
Show you how much I know
And should you ask I'll raise a glass
to mediocrity
That's as far as I'll go
[repeat bridge]
[repeat chorus]
Just look at me, I thought my dreams
were unachievable
Shows you how much I know
I've had my share of wear & tear
It's inconceivable
That's as far as I'll go
I'll pack up all my things and walk away,
I don't want to hear another word you have to say
I've been waiting for so long
I just found out there's something wrong
And there's nothing what get better if I stay
There's no need to explain anymore
I tried my best to love you, now I'm walking out the door
You used me, you deceived me,
And you never seemed to need me
But I'll bet you won't forget me when I go
Seems I've been lost in a dream
Pretending that you care
But now I've opened up my eyes
And found it's all been just a great big fairytale
I've been lovin' you so long
Don't think I'd even know how to forget you
But now the way that things have been
I think I'm better off alone
Than to be with you
There's no need to explain anymore
I tried my best to love you, now I'm walking out the door
You used me, you deceived me,
And you never seemed to need me
But I'll bet you won't forget me when I go
Seems like I've been lost in a dream
Pretending you were mine
Someday you'll open up your eyes
And realize that a good man's hard to find
You could never compromise
I could never satisfy you at all
Always thought you had gentle eyes
Then you've had me institutionalized (twice before)
Before I was a young man
Now look at me, I'm just younger than old
The years don't seem to touch you
It makes me wonder what you sold
Oh my Maria
I'll never change you, I know
I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
You lived on the seventh floor
It was far from heaven but it meant more
You said things that were hard to ignore
My conversation makes you bored
You always hated wedding bells
You'd go out riding with the Hell's and say
Life is for the taking
Life is for the taking
Oh my Maria
I'll never change you, I know
I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
So how's it going to be, Maria?
Will it be you and me?
Or will it be
Five more years of counting my tears
Five more years of living in fear
I beg for my supper at night
If this is love then it don't feel right
And my heart's burning out of control
They gave her five, but she's out on parole
Hey hey hey
This girl is leading me astray
Saw a photograph of you today
Your eyes look tired, but you haven't aged
And now I see that you made the front page
Married for the money and you blew him away
Oh Maria, when you were doing time
You only had five words on your mind
"Life is for the taking
Life is for the taking"
Oh my Maria
I'll never change you, I know
I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
Oh my Maria
I'll never change you, I know
I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
I beg for my supper at night
If this is love then it don't feel right
And my heart's burning out of control
They gave her five, but she's out on parole
Hey hey hey
This girl is leading me astray
Listen what I say
This girl is leading me astray
Sam nie wiem skad - nagle cos dorwalo mnie
sam nie wiem co - powiedzialo: robisz zle
czas tracisz - chyba go za duzo masz
zaplacisz nim pojmiesz w co grasz
do przodu idz - sprobuj troche z siebie dac
do przodu idz - po co w miejscu stac
choc nie wiem dokad znowu rzuci mnie
przed siebie - przeciez wrocic nie ma gdzie
troche w przod, troche w tyl, czasem w bok - by nie zobaczyl nikt
raz na szczyt, raz na dno - przeciez to zaden wstyd
wiem teraz czego chce - nie przekonasz mnie
ze najlepiej jest jak bylo dotad
wiem, musze silnym byc - wciaz przed siebie isc
wygrac co sie da - to caly ja
oszalec - czujac zapomniany smak
odnalezc - czego zawsze bylo brak
isc wszedzie - byle jak najdalej stad
i zdazyc - nim pomysle ze to blad
Pies! Bez pana, bez rasy, bez rodowodu
bez obrozy, bez kaganca, bez smyczy
zwykly i szary, ktory samotnie ulicami sie wloczy
zbyt duzo widzi jeszcze wiecej nieufnosci sie
uczy
jak masa innych, malych, wielkich, mlodych,
starych
zwyklych, szarych, brudnych, przemoknietych
jest ich tak wiele
najlepsi przyjaciele
wielki sztuczny usmiech przyklejony do twarzy
kawalek miesa w reku
piesku chodz powachaj sobie
mozesz sobie pomarzyc
pokazujesz ze to dla mnie, pogwizdujesz,
przywolujesz
glaskasz mnie po glowce poklepujesz
jak ty bardzo mnie zalujesz
zapominasz, ze pies wyczuje jak ktos go oszukuje
ale ty masz to czego tak bardzo potrzebuje
cud ktory uspi glod, a mnie uratuje
nienawidze tego! Wstydze sie za to!
Bo kiedy ty mi mowisz pros!
Ja staje na dwoch lapach
krzyczysz ;lezec! Ja sie klade
siad! Ja siadam
plaszcze sie przed toba, blagam
odgryzl bym ci reke
ale nadal staram sie przekonac cie prosbami
patrze smutnymi oczami
nie pomoga oczy, musisz skoczyc!
A mi slina z pyska kapie i tylko sie gapie
tracam cie lapami
pozeram oczami to co trzymasz w dwoch palcach
a ty machasz tym i glupio sie usmiechasz
jak doskoczysz to dostaniesz!
Ponademna wisi i kusi mnie moje pierwsze danie
upokorzenie, ktorego sobie nigdy ni wybacze
skacze! Jak na zawolanie
ty dajesz mi zadanie
a do mnie nalezy jego odpowiednie wykonanie
moze wreszcie to dostane!
Chwila spelnienia jest juz bliska
ale czar pryska
gdy ty zabierasz reke tuz sprzed mego pyska
Nie ma za mna nic
a przede mna jedno
przedmiot pozadania
cos co mnie pociagnie na dno
chec posiadania
Wyzej piesku, musisz skoczyc wyzej!
Zadowolony z siebie, podsuwasz coraz blizej
swa dlon pod moj nos
daj glos! Daj glos!
Patrze na wprost
ostatnia szansa by wydostac sie spod kreski
i zmienic swoj skomlacy, pieski glos
w pelen bozej laski, anielski glos
wyjsc z gowna miejskich sciekow
spod mostu wejsc na most
byc czyms wiecej niz marny, szary, dzielnicowy
cien
przeciez podobno kazdy pies ma swoj dzien
mowia tak ludzie sukcesu spoza wielkiej wody
nie ma takiej przeszkody, ktorej nie pokonasz
dasz rade! Jak nie sam to kosztem innych
niewinnych
to ich pech, a nie grzech, nie badz dziecinny
trzeba coraz wyzej mierzyc
nie przestawaj w siebie wierzyc
kurwa! Ja staram sie tu przezyc
i mysle jak zdobyc
to co ma mnie zbawic
sprawic ze uwierze w siebie
i poczuje sie wreszcie jak czystej rasy pies
w swym rasowym niebie
nadeszlo moje piec minut, zostaly jeszcze dwie
bierze gore chec, pomimo ze sumienie mowi nie
psie! Twoj dzien jest dzisiaj, ruszaj i nie
czekaj!
Nie pomoga prosby pozostaje tylko sila
i chocby to zla droga byla
musisz zrobic to czego ulica cie najlepiej
nauczyla
Nie ma za mna nic
a przede mna jedno
przedmiot pozadania
cos co mnie pociagnie na dno
chec posiadania
Tak... Jak na znak - atak - ruszam!
Juz nie prosze, nie wzruszam oczami
nie tracam lapkami... Przerazam klami!
Wyszczerzam je, zamierzam wyrwac zdobycz razem z
twoimi palcami
rozszarpie cie, tym razem ja zabawie sie twoimi
uczuciami
koniec z gierkami
tak naprawde, jestesmy wszyscy tacy sami
poskladani ... Pol na pol
ze zlosci i obojetnosci
kosci zostaly juz rzucone
za pozno juz spojrz!
Moje oczy plona, zeby lsnia
zaraz splyna twa krwia
i glowe dam, ze juz nie czujesz sie jak pan
straciles kontrole i teraz pies gra glowna role
to wszystko to juz nie jest widowisko na twoj
rozkaz
zaraz wielki szary okaz na pokaz
zacisnie szczeki na kosci twojej reki
skacze!
I tylko dzieki opatrznosci me kly nie dosiegly
cie
o nie! Twoj wzrok wrogo blyska
kopiesz mnie swa noga z bliska
sila mna ciska
az tam gdzie sciana niska
od brudu i wilgoci sliska
prosto w rog smietniska
i koniec widowiska!
I am braiding records into my hair
Needles and record players
Everything's a
Possible record cover
Or a possible name for a band that I will never have
I will never have
'Cause I sing my songs all by myself
All to myself
From myself
I am cute
But I'm not in a band
Where's my band?
Where's my band?
Where's my amplifiers?
So why don't I just sleep in the middle of this kitchen
Surrounded by forks and a linoleum floor
I am drunk and there's no one here to stop me
From being so tired and sleeping with my mascara on
In the studio
They're adjusting the wires and microphones
And I'm about to sing my songs
And they won't be just my own
And I'm glad that they'll exist
But they'll make me obsolete
'Cause I sing it just once, and the wires, they remember it
And sing it right back
And they do it better than I can
Anytime, anywhere, I'm preserved
I'm a jelly or a jam
Jelly or a jam
So why don't I just sleep in the middle of this kitchen
A halo of forks and a linoleum floor
I am drunk and there's no one here to stop me
From being so tired and being so drunk
Why don't I just pee in the middle of this kitchen
Into a little teacup and I won't miss a drop
I am drunk and there's no one here to stop me
From being so eccentric and being so lonely
Corazn
Corazn
This is my
Corazn
I know that I am lucky
I make shit up all the time
And I start to believe it myself
Just 'cause it rhymes
But I'm so inconsistent
My handwriting changes every other word
So I'm braiding records into my hair
Needles and record players
Everything's a
Possible record cover
Or a possible name for a band that I will never have
I will never have
Never have
Never have
Never have
So why don't I just sleep in the middle of this kitchen
A halo of forks and a linoleum floor
I am drunk and there's no one here to stop me
From being so drunk and being so drunk
Why don't I just pee in the middle of this kitchen
Into a little teacup and I won't miss a drop
I am drunk and there's no one here to stop me
From being so eccentric and being so lonely
Embrace reaction, reaction
We ain't God, but here he comes
Destiny is real and she comes with a smile
Passing by your grave, reach the plague [x5]
Black plague [x4] In this city that never speaks
And wakes up swinging
And we'll paint the rivers red
It's fate because they sing the same songs
But they just keep singing
And up above every storm is the day
Shake hands with fate and with fate shake hands
How happy is every child of grace who
Feels his sins forgiven. This world, He cries, is
Not my place. I seek a place in heaven
A country far from mortal site, yet
Oh, by faith I see the land of rest
The saints' delight, a heaven prepared for me
Oh, what a blessed hope is ours while
Here on earth we stay. We more than taste
The heavenly powers and antedate that day
We feel the resurrection near
Our life in Christ concealed, and with his glorious
Presence here our earthen vessels filled
I could send you back to school
you've got the time to learn the rules
to make it work you need the tools
It's time to go back to school
You think that your computer's real
I just never liked the feel
what about the sounds you steal?
You don't know how to keep it real
[chorus]
Now or never
Do you think it's time to play?
All together
there is no other way
there is nothing more to say
Now or never
I think it's time to play
What about a melody?
I can see you don't agree
You can find the remedy
but you just don't think like me
Are you gonna run away?
Don't you play the time to play?
Your days are numbered, you should pray
I can't hear a thing you say
[repeat chorus]
Now or never
Do you think it's time top play?
All together
there is no other way
There is nothing more to say
Now or never
there is no other way
There is nothing more to say
Now or never
I think it's time to play
Video
This is a song of hope for the Palestinians in Gaza, composed and performed by Michael Heart Copyright 2009. http://www.michaelheart.com/
The song MP3 is available for download at:
http://michaelheart.com/Song_for_Gaza.html
Facebook group "We will not go down" (Song for Gaza);
A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they're dead or alive
They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who's wrong or right
But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
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UPDATE 22 January 2009
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We will not go down still going up two weeks on
Following unprecedented public support, Michael Hearts Song for Gaza - We will not go down- continues to spread globally, two weeks after it was posted online. As of today, January 22, there are:
* Over 700,000 views on YouTube
* Over 250,000 downloads of mp3
* Over 10,000 emails, comments and messages of
support
It has been, and continues to be, played on radio stations and television channels in several countries, and it was chanted in demonstrations and rallies all over the globe, with several available online. It has been translated into a dozen languages and subtitled on numerous clips. More than 100 new clips have been made with We will not go down by people all over the world, and thousands of websites have uploaded the clip and posted the lyrics. Many people have written to confirm they had donated to UNRWA, as requested by the artist after download of the song for free.
Most importantly, We will not go down has reached people in Gaza, who took advantage of rare moments of electricity access to send Michael emails full of touching and inspiring messages, describing their feelings of hope and determination when hearing the song.
Michael Heart has received numerous media requests for interviews the world over; the ones he has given will be posted on his website as they get published. For any information about the artist, please visit http://michaelheart.com/Michael_Heart_Bio.html.
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