TIRED

Time flies by
A few bystanders have waved goodbye,
It took me time to realize
There’s a price.

She said: "cry all you want",
She changed the document, switched the font,
She dragged me far away from shore
And closed the door.

And I grew tired,
I felt tired.
It didn’t help to ache.
I made the same mistakes
When I met you.


I’m losing this race,
And there’s no use in gaining pace.
I ventured far, ignored my chores,
And lost my course.

Yet I feel blood in my veins .
I say to myself: "are you insane?"
But I can’t help to fall again
For you.

And I grow tired,
I feel tired.
It doesn’t help to ache.
I wish my sense would wake
And forget you.

Esta canción esta ideada para ser cantada a dos voces. Las partes en letra normal, las cantaré yo y las que van en cursiva, las cantará una chica.


The stoRy of An Internet leaP

“Who are you?”
“What’s your name?”
“Where are you?”
“What’s your game?”

Were they just words?
Were you just words?
Was I just words (to you)?
Were we just words?
Were we just words that you typed to me?
Were we just words that got lost and fell in our leap?

“I know you”
“Keep talking”
“Yes, me too”
“I like the path we are walking”
As I wait for your next words to show,
The seconds stretch, the hours flow.

Though we’d never spoken
I could hear your voice at night.
Though my hope was broken
You turned darkness into light.

“I love you”
”We’re crazy!”
”I do, too”
”So crazy!”
As I gladly sign this sweet defeat
I crave the day when we should meet.

Though we’d never spoken
I could hear your voice at night.
Though my hope was broken
You turned darkness into light.

I met you.
”Who are you?”
I lost you.
”Who are you?”
Foolish me, I thought our bond sufficed.
But expectations claimed their price.

Though we’d ventured so deep
There were questions still to ask.
Your sight fell in our leap
And my face became my mask,
Friendly soul, foreign eye,
Our dilemma seemed absurd.
As the date progressed I
Found myself in loss for WORDS

Were they just words?
Was I just words (to you)?
Were you just words?
Were we just words that you typed to me?
Were we just words that got lost and fell in our leap?

Though the years keep running
I still hear your voice at night,
And though life has changed you
In your words I still see light.
Though this might surprise you,
You will always have my key.
Though the years keep running,
You are still alive in me.

Though the years keep running
You will always have my key,
And you ought to know that
You're much more than words to me.

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LEAP:
- verb
to jump, to spring over
-noun
1. A place jumped over or from
2. An abrupt transition.

That Friday

Why am I standing by your door?
I haven't felt this way before.
Will you let me in?

What can I do to stop this tide,
To defuse this wave I ride?
I'm afraid to drown.

Take my hand
And guide me through your winding land.
Let me dive
Into that darkness where you thrive.

The more I swim in your shores,
The more I see, the less I know,
The more I want to slowly delve in you,
I do.

And you, singing, teasing by the pool,
Sweet Lolita, warm and cool.
Let me sing with you.

And us, dodging fences in my car.
I never thought we'd drive this far.
There's no turning back.

Take my hand
And guide me through your winding land.
Let me dive
Into that darkness where you thrive.

The more I swim in your shore
The more I see, the less I know,
The more I want to slowly delve in you,
I do.

You kiss while you bare your teeth.
You're there, but you're seldom with.
Don't sweat. You won't break me.

Why am I standing by your door?
I haven't felt this way before.
Will you let me in?

L (ELLE)

At night
When I'm asleep
My mind plays tricks on me,
It turns back time,
Erasing all our crimes.

Your laugh,
Our month of June...
Our hearts were so in tune.
You watched my back.
You kept me right on track.

On those times
When your ace of moons
And my rays of noon collide,
I can fly,
Or just scratch my head,
Eternally wondering why.

I float,
We lie in bed,
Your fingers tease my head.
I gaze at you,
This moment rings so true.

Your eyes,
Your tears of frost,
The bet I both won and lost...
And now you're back
To throw me off the tracks.

On those times
When your ace of moons
And my rays of noon collide,
I can fly,
Or just scratch my head,
Eternally wondering why.

Your bags,
That frown you wore...
You couldn't get passed the door,
But fate prevailed.
I knew this ship would sail.

On those times
When your ace of moons
And my rays of noon collide,
I can fly,
Or just scratch my head,
Eternally wondering why
There's no face to break my fall,
Only pictures on the wall.
I so wish this love could be,
But we threw away the keys.

I wake
I see my room,
And I get a new taste of gloom,
And I'm left thus:
Knowing there's no "us",
Knowing there's no "we",
Knowing there's just me.
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PS. A medida que la he ido cantando, se me han ido ocurriendo cambios. El texto que aquí veis es distinto del original.

Lo prometido es deuda. Aquí está mi segunda canción. A quien le apetezca escucharla que haga click aquí y luego, en la página siguiente, que haga click en la flecha que hay debajo de la palabra "download", junto a donde pone "So... quiet". La he grabado a toda prisa, en plan cutre con mi videocámara y he convertido el sonido a formato mp3 para que os la podáis descargar, así que la calidad del sonido deja bastante que desear, igual que la anterior canción.

So Quiet

I give up.
You’ll never fall for me.
I found no winds
To sail in your sea.

I tried, and met your tears,
So I deceived your ears,
Embraced false loves
To soothe your fears.

Can’t you see
That you have the key to me?
I dream to find
A way to read your mind.

I’m on the verge,
Cause I’m feeling this urge,
And you’re getting to me!
I should just let it be,
And keep quiet,
So quiet.

I swim in your eyes.
How I hate this disguise!
And the way that I yap,
Never filling the gap.
I stay quiet,
So quiet.

I give up.
I’ll never close this door.
You'll sneak back in;
You did before.

I drag this foolish hope,
Around my neck, your rope.
For you, my friend,
I’ll gladly cope.

Please, set me free,
Give back the key to me.
I crave to find
A way to clear my mind.

I’m on the verge,
Cause I’m feeling this urge,
And you’re getting to me.
I should just let you be,
And keep quiet,
So quiet.

Not before long,
You'll be hearing this song
At our place by the sea,
And you’ll think: “that’s not me”.
I’ll keep quiet,
So quiet.




PS. Dentro de un par de días, me pondré las pilas, la grabaré y la colgaré aquí en formato mp3 para que el que quiera pueda escucharla.

Aquí tenéis mi opera prima musical. A quien le apetezca escucharla que haga click aquí y luego, en la página siguiente, que haga click en la flecha que hay debajo de la palabra "download". La he grabado así en plan cutre con mi videocámara y he convertido el sonido a formato mp3 para que os la podáis descargar, así que la calidad del sonido deja bastante que desear.

Y sí... el que canta y toca la guitarra, soy yo.

Esto no es un poema, sino una canción... la primera canción que he acabado en mi vida, dedicada a mi querida amiga la Maga. La verdad es que la letra se ve un poco tonta así leída, sin escucharla con música. Al que le apetezca escucharla que mire el post de encima.

Anyway... aquí tenéis la letra:

The Friendly Way

We met one night and we talked till day
I found my needle in this stack of hay
Your playful eyes gave me plenty of clues
I knew right then that I'd be singing the blues.

Oh... oh...
You kissed me, and you kissed me, and you rocked my world.
Oh I...
Never cared for oysters, yet I found my pearl.

I wasn't surprised when you disappeared.
You told me no lies, so I shed no tears.
This mad connection was bound to return.
I knew that we had plenty more clocks to burn.

Oh I...
I missed you, and I missed you, cause you rocked my world.
Oh I...
I craved another dose of my bohemian girl

Hold my hand and tell me, my sweet Caroline
Are there any boundaries? Have you drawn the line?
I don't long for rules, my worries are long gone.
Let us improvise until the crack of dawn.

Oh I...
I love you, oh, I love you, and the meaning sways
Oh I...
I love you, oh I love you, in a friendly way.
Oh I...
I wonder, and I wonder... is this the final say?

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