The Heart & The Soul

Sometimes you come across a text or even just a snippet of a text that etches itself into your heart & soul. Here I will try to gather some that mean something to me. Poems, quotes, and many song lyrics... And yes, I think Nick Hornby was right in "High Fidelity". Enjoy them, cherish them, nourish them...!

Friday, July 22, 2005

Live - Dance With You

Sittin’ on the beach
The island king of love
Deep in Fijian seas
Deep in some blissful dream
Where the goddess finally sleeps
In the lap of her lover
Subdued in all her rage
And I’m aglow with the taste of the demons driven out
And happily replaced with the presence of real love
The only one who saves

I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
The karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
And lead us back to a world we would not face

The stillness in your eyes
Convinces me that i
I don’t know a thing
And I been around the world and I’ve tasted all the wines
A half a billion times came sickened to your shores
You show me what this life is for

I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
The karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
And lead us back to a world we would not face

In this altered state
Full of so much pain and rage
You know we got to find a way to let it go

Sittin’ on the beach
The island king of love
Deep in fijian seas
Deep in the heart of it all where the goddess finally sleeps
After eons of war and lifetimes
She smilin’ and free, nothin’ left
But a cracking voice and a song, oh lord

I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
The karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
And lead us back to a world we would not face
We would not face
We would not face
We would not face
We would not face
We would not face

Monday, July 18, 2005

Dream, dream, dream...

"One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams."
E. V. Lucas, 365 Days and One More

Edith Piaf - Hymne A L'Amour

Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer,
Et la terre peut bien s'écrouler,
Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes,
Je me fous du monde entier.

Tant qu' l'amour innondera mes matins,
Tant qu'mon corps frémira sous tes mains,
Peu m'importent les problèmes,
Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes.

J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde,
Je me ferais teindre en blonde,
Si tu me le demandais.
J'irais décrocher la lune,
J'irais voler la fortune,
Si tu me le demandais.
Je renierais ma patrie,
Je renierais mes amis,
Si tu me le demandais.
On peut bien rire de moi,
Je ferais n'importe quoi,
Si tu me le demandais.

Si un jour, la vie t'arrache à moi,
Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi,
Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes,
Car moi je mourrais aussi.

Nous aurons pour nous l'éternité,
Dans le bleu de toute l'immensité,
Dans le ciel, plus de problème,
Mon amour, crois-tu qu'on s'aime?

Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment.

Carlos Vives - El Amor De Mi Tierra

Para adorarte con esa locura
que solo tiene el amor de mi tierra.
Para adorarte con esa locura
que sólo tiene el amor de mi tierra.

Voy a regalarte en un beso la luna.
Voy a acariciarte bajo el frío de la Sierra.
Voy a regalarte en un beso la luna.
Voy a acariciarte bajo el frío de la Sierra.

Y te daré una noche
de versos y luceros
como es la noche mía.

La cáscara de besos
de donde bebo a sorbos
tu amor y tu poesía.

Quiero que lleves en ti la vida mía.
Quiero que te llenes del amor de mi tierra.
Quiero que lleves en ti la vida mía.
Que tengo prendida del amor de mi tierra.

Por regalarte el olor de los campos
que solo tiene la flor de mi tierra.
Por regalarte el olor de los campos
que solo tiene la flor de mi tierra.

Voy a robarte en secreto la noche.
Voy a ser tuyo por siempre mi negra.
Voy a robarte en secreto la noche.
Voy a ser tuyo por siempre mi negra.

Seré la brisa fresca
que juega entre tus faldas
y un sol de medio día.

El agua, la corriente,
la música que cantas
cuando te vuelves mía.

Y te daré una noche
de cumbias y luceros
como es la noche mía.

La cáscara de besos
de donde bebo a sorbos
tu amor y tu poesía.

Quiero que lleves en ti la vida mía.
Quiero que te llenes del amor de mi tierra.
Quiero que lleves en ti la vida mía.
Que tengo prendida del amor de mi tierra. (bis)

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Just, music

"There is something very wonderful in music. Words are wonderful enough; but music is even more wonderful. It speaks not to our thoughts as words do; it speaks straight to our hearts and spirits, to the very core and root of our souls. Music soothes us, stirs us up; it puts noble feelings in us; it melts us to tears; we know not how; - it is a language by itself, just as perfect, in its way, as speech, as words; just as divine, just as blessed."

Ocean Colour Scene - Robin Hood

When you're startin' to choke take some pills with your coke
It's inspirational
When your life is a mess light one more cigarette
It's so logical
Well it's somethin' your mother can't abide
But it's somethin' that I freely prescribe
Take yourself for a ride
It never felt so good
As the night that you and I played Robin Hood
Stealing from the backrooms of my mind
rememberin' a time when we were five
A time I thought we'd left behind
When I'm startin' to cry
Come and sit by my side
I will love you so
And when the nightmares come
I will try to be fun, even though;
I'm so scared you know
Well it's somethin' your mother can't abide
But it's somethin' that I freely prescribe
Take yourself for a ride
It never felt so good
As the night that you and I played Robin Hood
Stealin' from the backrooms of our minds
Stealin' from a time when we were five
A time I thought we'd left behind
Stealin' from the backrooms of our minds
Stealin' from a time when we were five
A time I thought we'd left behind
When you're starting to choke take some pills with your coke
It's hysterical

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Herman Van Veen - Weet Je Nog

Weet je nog...? toen de wind de bomen
Tergde en hen de mantels van het lichaam trok
Dat wij samen - de regen kletterde bij stromen -
Schuilden en jij schrok
Toen ik je zei dat dit het eind was, en voorgoed
Onze wegen zouden scheiden
"Mijn arme kind, 't is droevig maar het moet
Beter is het heen te gaan",
ik zweeg en jij schreide
Weet je nog...?
dat mijn hand de jouwe
Zachtjes drukte, omdat jij spoedig zou zien
Dat ik niet de beste was
En dat jij door je tranen lachte en zei: "Misschien...!"
Nu is het herfst opnieuw en regen, maar alleen
Schuil ik onder 't lover, denk ik aan jou en - ween...

Friday, July 08, 2005

U2 - Stay (Far Away, So Close)

Green light, seven eleven
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don't smoke, don't even want to
I see you check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
The wheels are turning but you're upside down
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Is that what it is?

Red lights, grey morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depend's on who's around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip synch to the talk shows

And if you look, you look through me
And if you talk it's not to me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing

If I could stay... then the night would give you up
Stay, and the day would keep it's trust
Stay, and the night would be enough

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio
With satelite television
You can go anywhere
Miami, new orleans, london, belfast and berlin

And if you listen I can't call
And if you jump, you just might fall
And if you shout I'll only hear you

If I could stay... then the night would give you up
Stay then the day would keep it's trust
Stay with the demons you drowned
Stay with the spirit I found
Stay and the night would be enough

Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet and there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel hits the ground

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Saybia - The Second You Sleep

You close your eyes
and leave me naked by your side
You close the door sop I can't see
The love you keep inside
The love you keep for me

It fills me up
It feels like living in a dream
It fills me up so I can't see
The love you keep inside
The love you keep for me

I stay to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
It gives me time to stay
to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
I wish by God you'd stay

I stay awake
I stay awake and watch you breathe
I stay awake and watch you fly
away into the night
Escaping through a dream

I stay to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
It gives me time to stay
to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone

I wish by God you'd stay

Maná - Eres Mi Religion

Iba caminando por las calles empapadas en olvido,
iba por los parques con fantasmas y con ángeles caídos,
iba sin luz, iba sin sol, iba sin un sentido, iba muriéndome.
Iba volando sobre el mar con las alas rotas .
Ay, amor, apareciste en mi vida y me curaste las heridas.
Ay, amor, eres mi luna, eres mi sol, eres mi pán de cada día.
Apareciste con tu luz,
No nunca te vayas, no, no te vayas no.
Eres la gloria de los dos, hasta la muerte.
En un mundo de ilusión, yo estaba desahuciado, estaba abandonado,
vivía sin sentido, pero llegaste tú.
Ay amor, tú eres mi religión,
tu eres luz, tu eres mi sol,
abre el corazón, abre el corazón .
Hace tanto tiempo corazón, viví en dolor y en el olvido.
Ay, amor, eres mi bendición, mi religión, eres mi sol que cura el frío
Apareciste con tu luz,
Noo no, no me abandones, no nunca, mi amor.
Gloria de los dos, tu eres sol, tu eres mi todo
Todo, tu eres bendición
En un mundo de ilusión, yo estaba desahuciado, estaba abandonado,
vivía sin sentido, pero llegaste tú.
Ay, amor, tú eres mi religión.
Tu eres luz , tu eres mi sol,
abre el corazón, abre el corazón.
Ay, amor, tú eres mi bendición.
Tu eres luz, tu eres mi sol,
abre el corazón, abre, abre el corazón.
Viviré siempre a tu lado con tu luz,
moriré estando a tu lado, eres gloria y bendición.
Eres tu mi bendición, eres tu mi religión, yeah.
Eres tu mi eternidad y asta eres salvación.
No tenia nada, y hoy te tengo con la gloria,
con la gloria, con la gloria, amor, amor, amor, amor, amor.
Eres tu mi bendición, eres mi luz eres mi sol.

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Hallo Venray - You Got Me (The Voyage)

Oooompff... beautiful, so beautiful...

"I was surprised but at the same time
I wasn't surprised at all
And if there's a heaven, I know there is
We can sit on a cloud and watch the sun go by
There'll be no darkness only light
We'll have each other
We'll have our hopes, we'll have the day, we'll have the night
Too much time we lost and yet it felt so right
I may not see you tommorow
But I'll always be by your side

You got me where I can't
See the things I ought to see
You brought me to a place
And I noticed you're there with me
So I ask you, don't leave
So I ask you, don't leave

No life in loneliness
But sometimes I wish there was
There's a heart that keeps telling me that you're like the sun above
Open my arms, come let's drift away
to a world of forgiveness and words are not meant to say
No heart filled with sorrow, no cry of pain
There'll be laughter of joy and tears of happiness to rain
Please understand the reason for this to do
I need to tell you how I feel
Stay or leave for the meaning I'm loving you

You got me where I can't
See the things I ought to see
You brought me to a place
And I noticed you're there with me
So I ask you, don't leave
So I ask you, don't leave

Pablo Neruda - El Viento En La Isla

From the collection of poems: *Los Versos Del Capitan*

"El viento es un caballo
óyelo como corre
por el mar, por el cielo.

Quiere llevarme: escucha
cómo recorre el mundo
para llevarme lejos

Escóndeme en tus brazos
por esta noche sola,
mientras la lluvia rompe
contra el mar y la tierra
su boca innumerable.

Escucha cómo el viento
me llama galopando
para llevarme lejos.

Con tu frente en mi frente,
con tu boca en mi boca,
atados nuestros cuerpos
al amor que nos quema,
deja que el viento pase
sin que pueda llevarme.

Deja que el viento corra
coronado de espuma,
que me llame y me busque
galopando en la sombra,
mientras yo, sumergido
bajo tus grandes ojos,
por esta noche sola
descansaré, amor mío."

Monday, July 04, 2005

Depeche Mode - Somebody

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who’ll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She’ll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She’ll hear me out
And won’t easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she’ll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone who’ll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don’t want to be tied
To anyone’s strings
I’m carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I’m asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I’ll get away with it

Morphine - The Night

"You're the night, Lilah. A little girl lost in the woods.
You're a folk tale, the unexplainable

You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.

It's too dark to see the landmarks. I don't want your good luck charms.
I hope you're waiting for me across your carpet of stars.
You're the night, Lilah. You're everything that we can't see.
Lilah, you're the possibility.

You're the bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.

Unknown the unlit world of old. You're the sounds I never heard before.
Off the map where the wild things grow. Another world outside my door.
Here I stand I'm all alone. Drive me down the pitch black road.
Lilah you're my only home and I can't make it on my own.

You're a bedtime story. The one that keeps the curtains closed.
And I hope you're waiting for me cause I can make it on my own.
I can make it on my own.

You're the paint can falling off the wall at the door that slams at the end of the hall where the kid rings sounds of basketball.
The battle of the earth of the angels.
The shifting snow drifts so realistic, so realistic - call you carpet of stars.
See there is something in the yard. It's awful dark.
With the painted strings, the cross, the good luck charm, the prayer, the extra layer. The group..."