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I WILL SING FOR YOU...

Sing for you

Tracy Chapman

Soul....

è quando inizi a parlare da solo e ti tieni compagnia...

Irene da "Siamo messi un po' maluccio"

All that you have is your soul
Tracy Chapman

Oh my mama told me

'Cause she say she learned the hard way

She say she wanna spare the children

She say don't give or sell your soul away

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Well I was a pretty young girl once

I had dreams I had high hopes

I married a man he stole my heart away

He gave his love but what a high price I paid

All that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Why was I such a young fool

Thought I'd make history

Making babies was the best I could do

Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever

Found out the hard way one can't possess another

And all that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you have is your soul

I thought, thought that I could find a way

To beat the system

To make a deal and have no debts to pay

I'd take it all, I'd take it all, I'd run away

Me for myself first class and first rate

But all that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Here I am, I'm waiting for a better day

A second chance

A little luck to come my way

A hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again

And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you have is your soul

Oh my mama told me

'Cause she say she learned the hard way

She say she wanna spare the children

She say don't give or sell your soul away

'Cause all that you have is your soul

All that you have

All that you have

All that you have

Is your soul

Cambiare o...

non cambiare....

questo è il dilemma...

se sia più nobile mantenersi puri e onesti

oppure 

senza pudore alcuno

perdersi

tra le mille tentazioni della vita

per vocazione o

pura fatalità......

Irene da "Oggi siamo proprio soddisfatti di noi stessi"

Change by Tracy Chapman 

If you knew that you would die today

If you saw the face of God and love

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you knew that love can't break your heart

When you're down so low you cannot fall

Would you change would you change?

How bad how good does it need to get?

How many losses how much regret?

What chain reaction

What cause and effect

Makes you turn around

Makes you try to explain

Makes you forgive and forget

Makes you change

Makes you change

If you knew that you could be alone

Knowing right being wrong

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you knew that you would find a truth

That brings a pain that can't be soothed

Would you change would you change?

How bad how good does it need to get?

How many losses how much regret?

What chain reaction

What cause and effect

Makes you turn around

Makes you try to explain

Makes you forgive and forget

Makes you change

Makes you change

Are you so upright you can't be bent

if it comes to blows

Are you so sure you won't be crawling

If not for the good why risk falling

Why risk falling

If everything you think you know

Makes your life unbearable

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you'd broken every rule and vow

And hard times come to bring you down

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you knew that you would die today

If you saw the face of God and love

Would you change?

Would you change?

If you saw the face of God and love

If you saw the face of God and love

Would you change?

Would you change?

Smoke....

 

And Ashes

Tracy Chapman

I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk

About the trail you'd left of broken hearts

About the sea of tears too wide to cross

But a little bad press has never scared me off

So I burned a path to figure out

How to get me some of what you got

I've got a red hot heart

If the talk is true your's is the same

And we should be together

And let our passions fan love's flame

When I looked for you I almost passed you by

You were so cool and calm I thought my friends had lied

But I thought so much reserve must make you wild inside

It was there and then that I knew I had to get some of what you got

I've got a red hot heart

If the talk is true your's is the same

And we should be together

And let our passions fan love's flame

I thought I'd won your heart when I held you hand in mine

I thought it was true love the way we complemented each other

But my right is your wrong

And when you're right then I'm left with nothing

Your light and your heat have all been spent

Leaving only smoke and ashes

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

Any your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

I'm crying all the time

Salty stinging tears

And mourning for the past carbon-dated years

But knowing now for certain that you were always right

Because if a breeze could blow you out of my life

It's only smoke and ashes baby

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

I was blinded by devotion

My unwavering love for you

So blinded that I thought all your lies were true

But now I know for certain since you've gone away

It was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

Only smoke and ashes baby, baby ...

...racconto ....

 storie?        
 
Telling Stories

Tracy Chapman

There is fiction in the space between

The lines on your page of memories

Write it down but it doesn't mean

You're not just telling stories

There is fiction in the space between

You and me

There is fiction in the space between

You and reality

You will do and say anything

To make your everyday life

Seem less mundane

There is fiction in the space between

You and me

There's a science fiction in the space between

You and me

A fabrication of a grand scheme

Where I am the scary monster

I eat the city and as I leave the scene

In my spaceship I am laughing

In your remembrance of your bad dream

There's no one but you standing

Leave the pity and the blame

For the ones who do not speak

You write the words to get respect and compassion

And for posterity

You write the words and make believe

There is truth in the space between

There is fiction in the space between

You and everybody

Give us all what we need

Give us one more sad sordid story

But in the fiction of the space between

Sometimes a lie is the best thing

Sometimes a lie is the best thing

A proposito di....

emozioni....

For You

Tracy Chapman

No words to say

No words to convey

This feeling inside I have for you

Deep in my heart

Safe from the guards

Of intellect and reason

Leaving me at a loss

For words to express my feelings

Deep in my heart

Deep in my heart

Look at me losing control

Thinking I had a hold

But with feelings this strong

I'm no longer the master

Of my emotions

I remember.......

there was a time
When I used to sing for you........

Sing For You

Tracy Chapman

Questioni...

irrisolte....

Give me one reason

Tracy Chapman

Due lacrime...

in compagnia....

The Promise

Tracy Chapman 

If you wait for me

Then I'll come for you

Although I've traveled far

I always hold a place for you in my heart

If you think of me

If you miss me once in awhile

Then I'll return to you

I'll return and fill that space in your heart

Remembering

Your touch

Your kiss

Your warm embrace

I'll find my way back to you

If you'll be waiting

If you dream of me

Like I dream of you

In a place that's warm and dark

In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart

Remembering

Your touch

Your kiss

Your warm embrace

I'll find my way back to you

If you'll be waiting

I've longed for you

And I have desired

To see your face your smile

To be with you wherever you are

Remembering

Your touch

Your kiss

Your warm embrace

I'll find my way back to you

Please say you'll be waiting

Together again

It would feel so good to be

In your arms

Where all my journeys end

If you can make a promise

If it's one that you can keep

I vow to come for you

If you wait for me

And say you'll hold

A place for me

In your heart.