7. THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
(2012 - from 'THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM' cd)
Lyrics & Music by Rafael Rodrigues
Performed by Rafael Rodrigues, Nuno Gonçalves, Bruno Pereira, João Bernardo, Bruno Henriques
Recorded between September and December 2011 at Eyeball Studios
Recorded, mixed and produced by Carlos Rocha
Co-produced by Rafael Rodrigues
lyrics
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Pt. I : The Arrival
A man is just a loaded machine gun
Ready to shoot, ready to kill
He lives his life with no compassion
While he watches himself goin’ down the drain.
If live gives you peace, why ask for war?
Don’t take nothing for granted
Things may seem near but they’re so far away
You can’t tame that wild river…
Down the drain - Life’s no game
Down the drain - Life means pain
Don’t quit now and you’lll win it all
Don’t look down and you’ll have it all
Down the drain - Life’s no game
Down the drain - (but) Not in vain…
Pt. II : The Departure
Hey buddy... I'm writing to you once again
You may call it fate but let me introduce you my game
This is the last day you will hear about me
Tomorrow I'm gone, my seeds won't lead to no tree.
Hey friend... Can you read this last letter?
Pretend that you once cared and I'll feel better
No more you'll bother to have me around
I wanted to be loved… but never… I was never found.
(Goodbye) - I'm fine
(Today) - I won't pray
I gotta go back to the day I was something
I gotta go back, I gotta go back...
I can't - (pretend)
I won't - (be afraid)
I gotta go back to the day I was something
I gotta go back, I gotta go back...
Hey girl... What about that night you were gone?
So sad … You left me hanging alone by the phone.
A joke … What I felt for you was so fucking true
A lie … You're senseless and heartless, so fuck you!
Ch:
(Goodbye) - I'm fine
(Today) - I won't pray
I gotta go back to the day I was something
I gotta go back, I gotta go back...
I can't - (pretend)
I won't - (be afraid)
I gotta go back to the day I was something
I gotta go back, I gotta go back...
A pen & a gun, my two and true fantasies...
Pt. III : The Return
Hey brother...
Why did you reject me most of the time?
You‘ve been hating me…
But I am not guilty of any crime
This life is a hell lost in the fire
A flame so high burned all my desires
…as I got trapped in life’s hardest barbed wire.
Hey you…
That always blamed me for who I am
Read my lips…
I’d rather be different than one of them…
I’m dead… will you ever give a fuck?
Goodbye… I’ve freed from the cage where once I was stuck…
…and now I’ll sleep… now that I’m gone…
Pt. IV : The Redemption
Down the drain - We’re all the same
Down the drain - (but) Not in vain…
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