Originally written in 2013 as part of a duo collaboration and then brought back to life a few years later, this tune narrates of a Berlin romance cut short by unexpected and unpredictable events between the author and a young girl.
lyrics
Things, things, things,
they run so fast and cry aloud
as they push for another way out.
And you, you can't understand me,
I feel like dumb, I feel like stoned
but I need you like a new drug.
And the bill has come, the time has come
to share some words, to share the truth
as you're there lying on a cloud
and here I am, to make you fall.
Things, things, things
you can't predict, you can't control,
as they appear and stop your road.
And life is a boarding scene,
a light that turns on the night,
but I need, I need that special drug.
The world is stupid, the world is yours,
at least that's what you used to think,
but don't think twice, give me an answer,
give me an answer now...
It's 2am, Potsdamer Platz,
my eyes are off, my stomach's gone,
I think of you and what remains
to discover the actual truth.
The shock is there, the mind is down,
the neon lights to make me high,
they're threatening my daily life,
they're threatening my daily life,
they're threatening me once again
as I stand still on a thin wire.
credits
from Southern Lights [reissue],
released May 22, 2020
Angelo Romano: lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synthesizers, field recordings
María Borrell: cello
Nacho López: violin
Born 1982 in Sicily, Angelo Romano is a singer-songwriter with a totally personal approach to music and arts. His life is
kind of a weird storybook, with several cities all around where he spent some time and lived his life: from Pisa to Florence, from Ottawa to Amsterdam, from Groningen to Berlin, Utrecht, Barcelona and then Palermo, where he is currently based....more
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