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Barcelona
The 30th storey wasn't high enough for me
I looked out over the city, over the water
I searched for something of yours
But found only something of my own
That told me nothing, that was for later
I sat in Parc Guell between mosaics by Gaudi1
Everything in my head and in my heart
Was so broken and so black and blue
Up and down La Rambla,2 I heard intense music
But I knew that I was changed for the better
And there was nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
There was nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
More than once in this city, I though I saw you
That you were somewhere for me momentarily
At a table in the middle
But when I looked properly there was nothing
A vision broken in two by a thought
I ate on the street, and drank through deep valleys3
Let me ride through the city, past the whores, the pubs and the ports
From north to south and nothing to pick up anywhere
And I knew that I was changed for the better
And there was nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
There was nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
Should I come back, I'll chase after Picasso
The harsh raking strokes of a thrilling brush
A memory in advance, the memory of you
How you weren't there, and how you'd never go there
Painted in your favourite yellow
Then there is nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
There was nothing in Barcelona
Nothing in Barcelona
- 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD
- 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rambla,_Barcelona
- 3. I take this to mean that he wandered through the hills in/around the city while drinking.
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david.winlo on 2015-06-03
david.winlo on 2015-06-03Last edited by david.winlo on 2024-01-13
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| 1. | bont en blauw |
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