Walk Away
Racoon

You cover your eyes if you can't stand the sight
Walk away
You cover your ears, so you don't have to hear
Walk away
You cover your nightmares,
You put them away
'Cause if nobody knows them,
They might go away
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
Without me

You cover your lies with stories and smiles
Walk away
You're scared of what to find
So you just run and hide
Run away
If you play with a gun then you will shoot someone
When you sit in the fire, it's your ass getting warm
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
Without me
Without me
Without me
Without me

Why do you yell
You can whisper as well
Walk away
These teardrops of rain are masking your shame
Walk away
This midsummer storm
You see a midsummer fight
Put your head in the sand, if you can't make it right
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
Without me



Laugh about it
Racoon

Can you give me solid ground,
'cause all my footsteps turn me down
One by one
Can you give me free advice
I don't know if I can
But I'll try to listen
And I can blast friendship to hell
Or I can try to make things better
They change the rules when it's my turn
So they can laugh and watch me burn

I can laugh about it,
Or I can cry about it
I should ignore the words you say
'Cause they can hurt, but won't kill me
They can hurt, but won't kill me

They can hurt, but won't kill me

A fist full of the things you love
Life's a quiz so cough it up
Go on and cough it up now
When the future's far away
It's always better than today
And everytime I'm having fun
There's something I'm doing wrong
And all these warning lights are lit
But always after you need
Yeah well anyway,

I can laugh about it
I'd better try to laugh
I can cry about it
You'll never see me cry
I should ignore the words you say
They can hurt, but won't kill me
They can hurt, but won't kill me
They can hurt but won't kill me

So I can laugh about it
Yeah I'd better try to laugh
I can cry about it
You know you'll never see me cry
I should ignore the words you say
They can hurt, but won't kill me
'Cause they can hurt, but won't kill me
No they won't kill me.

Acrobat
U2

Don't believe what you hear, don't believe what you see
If you just close your eyes you can feel the enemy.
When I first met you girl, you had fire in your soul.
What happened t'your face of melting snow
Now it looks like this!
And you can swallow or you can spit
You can throw it up, or choke on it
And you can dream, so dream out loud
You know that your time is coming round
So don't let the bastards grind you down.

No, nothing makes sense, nothing seems to fit.
I know you'd hit out if you only knew who to hit.
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah, I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in.
'Cause I need it now.
To take the cup
To fill it up, to drink it slow.
I can't let you go.

And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this and act like that.
And you can dream, so dream out loud
And don't let the bastards grind you down.

What are we going to do now it's all been said?
No new ideas in the house, and every book's been read.

And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this and act like that.
And you can dream, so dream out loud
And you can find your own way out.
And you can build, and I can will
And you can call, I can't wait until
You can stash and you can seize
In dreams begin responsibilities
And I can love, and I can love
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down.




Bad
U2

If you twist and turn away.
If you tear yourself in two again.
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would let it go.
Surrender, dislocate.

If I could throw this lifeless life-line to the wind.
Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away
Into the night, and through the rain
Into the half light and through the flame.

If I could, through myself, set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away, see you break, break away
Into the light and to the day.

To let it go and so to find away.
To let it go and so find away.
I'm wide awake.
I'm wide awake, wide awake.
I'm not sleeping.

If you should ask, then maybe
They'd tell you what I would say
True colours fly in blue and black
Blue silken sky and burning flag.
Colours crash, collide in blood-shot eyes.

If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would let it go.

This desperation, dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation, in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away

I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake
I'm not sleeping

Stefan,

You've been posting some really cool songs. I especially like the ones by U2 - one of my favorite bands! The Dutch songs are interesting too - the Youtube clips are great for hearing how they sound in the original version. What's especially important is the way you tell us what these songs mean to you.

Much love,
Larry