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Translation
Human bomb
You who have nothing left to loose since the angel Gabriel dressed
as a soldier and took your father, brother and mother from you,
who lost your way, looking at the sky
hoping for humanitarian aid to rain down on you,
you who knew nothing but war,
who see no tank backing up despite the stones you throw at them,
you who wander from tombs to stretchers
you who strip corpses to keep you warm in winter
You, a lonely child without an orphanage to give you shelter,
who are cheered by nobody but religious fanatics,
you who were forgotten by the West
you who get pity only for the duration of a newsreel
You who think we lead happy lives, you who hate us
who think we don't give a damn about what's going on in the East
You who are not totally wrong
since we disregard our liberty, safe and warm in our comfort,
You who are only fifteen
and will never know the happiness of being a child
You who stare at this American tank in front of you,
throw these explosives away, I beg you, don't turn into
a human bomb
human bomb
human bomb
human bomb
You who have nothing left to loose, who led a wonderful life
You who can only see your son at his stepfather's home now
You who has no brother left, because of this women
who screws around with your maintenance
You who has nothing but hotels for home
and spend your nioghts in bars to drown in cocktails
You wou are out of job
since you thought you were sober on the construction site
You who collect IRS demands for payment
you whose parenting rights are in jeopardy
You who become sour and lose your ways
you who get paranoid even when the baker shows some sympathy
You who hates happy men
You who call every woman a whore and hate God
You who run toward this shopping mall
Throw away those explosices, I beg you, don't turn into
a human bomb
human bomb
human bomb
human bomb
....
Me, who have everything to loose, this so wonderful family
these buddies, so available, these fans, this huge audience
all these people who made me what I am today
A fulfilled man, who has everything to love life
Me, who make my dreams come true at last, who gets up
on the right foot every morniong with a smile on my lips.
Me, so afraid of disappointing them
Me, not giving enough to God despites all that I get
Now why do I feel under the weather tonight?
My head spins and I hear my buddies yelling "Stop that!"
My feelings get mixed up, my anger1 is building up
and I recallin all these third world kids I feel shame.
Besides, I'm haunted by culpability, Africa needs help
and this hall is crowded, to acclaim me as I sing.
I don't give a damn, Mej2, leave me alone, don't you see
the hypocrisy we cultivate is making our blood rot, so give me a break
and let me do what I have to do.
Let me blow up this concert hall, let us all return to dust.
This is what we deserve, for letting it all happen,
we who disregard our liberty, safe and warm in our comfort,
so give me a break ! (Calm down...)
Don't you see? Man only breathes money
In such a world, how woldn't you turn into
a human bomn
a human bomb
human bomb...
Human bomb, yeah, yeah
It would be too bad to blow everything up
Life is beautiful, brother, you know
A mere smile can do wonders
Yeah, yeah, let's lend a hand to those in need
Yeah, yeah, let's avoid turning into a human bomb
Yeah, you don't need much, you don't need much, bro
Not much
....
Guest on 2017-05-31✕
Soprano: Top 3
| 1. | Fragile |
| 2. | Mon précieux |
| 3. | Le coach |
Idioms from "Bombe humaine"
| 1. | Give me break ! |
| 2. | under the weather |
Comments
The firts stanza is surprisingly well thought out and written. The rest of the song is on the down slide though. I would not list parenting rights or alcoholism as top reasons for blowing yourself up in the crowd. The commendable attempt at altruism slowly devolves into our usual glorified selfishness, and the conclusion sadly illustrates the brain death of politics in our marvelous post-modern societies.
Charity and a kind word won't be nearly enough, if you ask me. If anything, this rather impotent and condescending attitude is likely to breed more suicide bombers.