Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia November 15, 2009

 

 

I was bruised and battered
And I couldn’t tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window
I didn’t know my own face

Oh brother are you gonna leave me wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia

I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood in my veins
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia

Ain’t no angel gonna greet me
It’s just you and I my friend
And my clothes don’t fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin

The night has fallen, I’m lyin’ awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia

Walking in Memphis November 15, 2009

 

Put on my blue suede shoes
And I, boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W. C. Handy – won ‘t you look down over me
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
But I’m as blue as a girl can be

Then I’m walking in Memphis

Chorus:
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered ’round his tomb
But there’s a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

When I was walking in Memphis

Chorus

Chorus 2:
Walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

They got catfish on the table
They got gospel in the air
Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven’t got a prayer
But boy you’ve got a prayer in Memphis

Now Gabriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see him
They asked me if I would
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
he said: “Tell me are you a Christian, child?”
And I said: “Man I am tonight”

Chorus 2 (Repeat)

Put on my blue suede shoes

Shocking reality October 17, 2009

Turning on the TV..

The evening headlines blink in red..

“16 year old boy killed after a fight with another boy”

Why people are so cruel?

The reason they say is a cigarette

A fight over a cigarette…

Why? What is wrong with us?

Where is mankind heading to?

Peaceful life? Integrity and improvement? No way..

We are far away from that…

Especially when it comes to a person’s life- a child’s life!

Instead of looking ahead towards the future,

We are going backwards, with huge insensible steps….

Today, tomorrow – it’s getting worse..

Breaking news are getting more terrifying

Young women raped, others killed…

All these children whose life ended so suddenly..who could not grow up, have their own family and get old…

Life is being unfair with us sometimes….

Teaching us all the way throughout our lifetime….

Giving us hints, sending us people to guide us and protect us…to teach us how to love….how to treat others…how to fight and be strong…

Life is also sending us people to hate us, to insult us and to break our hearts …so we can become stronger…

But why is life sending us people to kill us?

The answer to this question lies in our sanity…

When I need you September 13, 2009

 
“When I Need You”

When I need you
Just close my eyes and I’m with you
And all that I so want to give you
It’s only a heart beat away

When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day

Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can’t take the place of your smile
But you know I wont be traveling for ever
It’s cold out, but hold out and do like I do

When I need you
Just close my eyes and I’m with you
And all that I so want to give you babe
It’s only a heartbeat away

It’s not easy when the road is your driver
Honey, that’s a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won’t be traveling a lifetime
It’s cold out but hold out and do like I do
Oh I need you

When I need you
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day

When I need you
Just close my eyes and I’m with you
And all that I so want to give you
It’s only a heart beat away

 

Tear drop September 5, 2009

Tear drop – falling from the sky,

Silently kissing the ground,

Bringing the emotion of a new day,

Stealing away the echo of the last…

 

Reflection of my silhouette in the rain drop,

That’s rolling down the windshield.

Drawing contours of a new morn,

Shivering in rhythm, under the wind’s blow.

 

Yet another day, I have to share you with the endless sky,

And keep waking up without you by my side.

Today, it’s raining again in my eyes,

Although, I still feel your love inside.

Sharp noises – coming from up above,

Of a supersonic, that is tearing up the air mantle,

Reverberating in the distance roughly,

Just like your absence is killing me abruptly.

 

Snow flake –falling from the sky,

Silently melting on the ground,

Bringing the emotion of a new day,

Stealing away the track of the past…

 

 13.09.2009

Mon mec à moi September 5, 2009

Il joue avec mon coeur,
Il triche avec ma vie
Il dit des mots menteurs,
Et moi je crois tout c’qu’il dit
Les chansons qu’il me chante,
Les rêves qu’il fait pour deux
C’est comme les bonbons menthe,
Ca fait du bien quand il pleut
Je m’raconte des histoires,
En écoutant sa voix
C’est pas vrai ces histoires,
Mais moi j’y crois.
Mon mec à moi,
Il me parle d’aventures
Et quand elles brillent dans ses yeux
J’pourrais y passer la nuit
Il parle d’amour,
Comme il parle des voitures
Et moi j’l’suis où il veut
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit,
oh oui, Mon mec à moi…
Sa façon d’être à moi,
Sans jamais dire je t’aime
C’est rien qu’du cinéma,
Mais c’est du pareil au même
Ce film en noir et blanc,
Qu’il m’a joué deux cents fois
C’est Gabin et Morgan,
Enfin ça ressemble à tout ça
j’m'raconte des histoires,
Des scénarios chinois
C’est pas vrai ces histoires,
Mais moi j’y crois
Mon mec à moi,
Il me parle d’aventures
Et quand elles brillent dans ses yeux
J’pourrais y passer la nuit
Il parle d’amour,
Comme il parle des voitures
Et moi j’l’suis où il veut
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit,
oh oui, Mon mec à moi…
(Chorus Harmonica)
Mon mec à moi,
Il me parle d’aventures
Et quand elles brillent dans ses yeux
J’pourrais y passer la nuit
Il parle d’amour,
Comme il parle des voitures
Et moi j’l’suis où il veut
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit,
oh oui, Mon mec à moi…
Mon mec à moi,
Il me parle d’aventures
Et quand elles brillent dans ses yeux
J’pourrais y passer la nuit
Il parle d’amour,
Comme il parle des voitures
Et moi j’l’suis où il veut
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit
Tellement je crois tout c’qu’il m’dit,
oh oui, Mon mec à moi…

Wake me up when September ends September 5, 2009

 

“Wake Me Up When September Ends”

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends

like my father’s come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when September ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends

ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when September ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends

like my father’s come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when September ends
wake me up when September ends
wake me up when September ends

Cats in the craddle September 5, 2009

 

My child arrived just the other day;
Came to the world in the usually way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
He was talkin’ ‘fore I knew it.
And as he grew he said,
“I’m gonna be like you, Dad.
You know I’m gonna be like you.”

Chorus :
And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
“When you comin’ home ?”
“Son, I don’t know when.
We’ll get together then.
You know we’ll have a good time then.”

Well, my son turned ten just the other day.
He said , “Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let’s play.
Could you teach me to throw ?” I said, “Not today.
I got a lot to do.” He said, “That’s okay.”
And he walked away and he smiled and he said,
“You know,
I’m gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I’m gonna be like him.”

Chorus

Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
“I’m proud of you. Could you sit for a while ?”
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
“What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please ?”

Chorus :
And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man on the moon.
“When you comin home, Son ?”
“I don’t know when.
We’ll get together then.
You know we’ll have a good time then.”

I’ve long since retired, my son’s moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
“I’d like to see you, if you dont mind.”
He said, “I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new job’s a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it’s sure nice talkin’ to you, Dad.
It’s been sure nice talkin’ to you.”

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He’d grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Chorus

Stone-framed Love June 16, 2009

 

Almost one year ago, I opened the glass framed door,

And showed you how much I care,

 

Now, I am sitting here, looking at you,

Through the same glass framed door,

Only this time, it’s a lot thicker.

This time you’re a lot colder.

 

I don’t want to open that door

Coz you will repulse me,

You will say “No”

 

You told me I could call you,

Whenever I need you,

Whenever I feel blue,

How I wish I could hold you,

For just one more time.

 

I know you are there, I can see you

I stretch out my hand, but I cannot reach you

 

Is this a dream, I keep asking myself

Coz if it ain’t no dream, I need to know

Or has this glass framed door simply turned into a stone framed love?!

 

17.06.2009

One June 16, 2009

One girl, one day,

One lifetime- too short,

One dazzling smile,

One great love,

One high school prom,

One dream,

One fearless soul,

One chance for a change

A desired goal,

One lifetime opportunity,

One brave heart,

One university graduation,

One ambition to carry on,

One crucial day,

One lifetime – too short,

One fate – too cruel,

One fearless soul,

One brave heart,

One girl,

One day…..

 

 P.S. Dedicated to Bojidara!