Drink Before the War - Sinéad O'Connor

Here stands a man At the bottom of a hole he's made Still sweating from the rush His body tense His hands, they shake Oh this, this is a mad boy Here stands a man With a bullet in his clenched right hand Don't push him, son For he's got the power to crush this land Oh hear, hear him cry, boy Don't you ever leave me alone My war is over Be my shelter from the storm My war is over I am a sad boy Here stands a man At the bottom of a hole he's made Still sweating from the rush His body tense His hands, they shake Oh this, this is a mad boy Here stands a man With a bullet in his clenched right hand But don't push him, son For he's got the power to crush this land Oh hear, hear him cry, boy Don't you ever leave me alone My war is over Be my shelter from the storm My war is over I am a sad boy Don't you ever leave me alone Be my shelter from the storm My war is over I am a sad boy

Well, this is a good idea You wouldn't do it if it wasn't You wouldn't do it if it wasn't one Well, my friend fancies you Oh, what a way to begin it all You said there're always exciting words to hear And you woke up together, not quite realizing how Awkwardly stretching and yawning It's always hard in the morning And I suppose that's the price you pay Well, oh, it isn't what it was She's thinking he looks different today And now there's nothing left to guess now They left before the lights came on Because they didn't want to ruin What it was that was brewing Before they absolutely had to Well, how can you wake up With someone you don't love? And not feel slightly phased by it Oh, he had a struggle And they woke up together, not quite realising how Awkwardly stretching and yawning It's always hard in the morning And I suppose that's the price you pay Well, oh, it isn't what it was She's thinking he looks different today And now there's nothing left to guess now Well quick, let's leave before the lights come on 'Cause then you don't have to see 'Cause then you don't have to see what you've done Well quick, let's leave before the lights come on 'Cause then you don't have to see 'Cause then you don't have to see what you've done I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come? I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come? I'll walk you up, what time's the bus come? I'll walk you up

I don't know what you wanna hear Things changing course, smiles fade to grin Now the moment's gone, just as I feared And I was hoping, and I was hoping this time No longer here, we were feeling bliss Don't hold your tongue, there's no time for tricks You've been closing up, I expected this But I was hoping that you'd stay open this time I know it won't be long I know you're almost gone Hold on, let me in before the day is over Just let me in before the day is over Say something soon, we might lose it all Something we can use to break our fall There's nothing left to do when we start to stall And I was hoping that we could hold it this time I know it won't be long I know you're almost gone Hold on, let me in before the day is over Just let me in before the day is over Let me in, let me in Just let me in before the day is over I can't take another day I could go insane There's only so much I can take I can't live this way I can't take another day I could go insane There's only so much I can take I can't live this way (I know it won't be long) let me in, let me in (I know you're almost gone) just let me in before the day is over Let me in, let me in Just let me in before the day is over

Fifty-five mile signs Thunder crack and lightning While something else inside Shines like the fourth of July I'll go it on my own I'll go it on my own Go it on my own Sand city bus Kicking up dust Kicking up dust Before the sun comes up The devil sees us now Clear as the moon glows Sleeping in our winter clothes Radio's a crackling fire I'll go it on my own I'll go it on my own Go it on my own Sand city bus Kicking up dust Kicking up dust Before the sun comes up

Oh, I'm rising from within I see it every morning Tell me where the river ends "Is it cold tonight, my love?" I whisper through the screen And there's nothing I can say or do in between Ooh, and all these changes, I don't understand I keep movin' through the edge and now Comes a feeling I can't stop Emotionless and dead Ooh-ooh, in there Oh, you said You played my brother like fire You walked him through the rain I ignored another call, he did the same But the feeling that I get The warmth of your embrace There is nothing I can do if I'm going away It was all so innocent You could feel my lovin' arms Then I saw you in the moving light You were standing at my door Emotionless and bored, ooh-ooh, yeah I've endurin', yeah, my river road All my waiting was in vain I walked alone in pain Through the early morning rain Feel the warmth of my embrace Pull me underneath your shadow Once before I get erased But my love is on the line I pushed it through the back I kept slidin' out of time Now our moon is on the rise There is always something bigger Leaning on the other side, yeah You're all that I need On the road up ahead I've been hanging on the other side Keep on pushing back You're all I have I'll take all I can get I've been hanging on your side I keep pushing back

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

Something's got a hold of me lately No, I don't know myself anymore Feels like the walls are all closing in And the devil's knocking at my door, whoa Outta my mind, how many times Did I tell you I'm no good at being alone? Yeah it's taking a toll on me, trying my best to keep From tearing the skin off my bones, don't you know I lose control When you're not next to me I'm falling apart right in front of you Can't you see? I lose control When you're not next to me Yeah, you're breaking my heart, baby You make a mess of me Problematic, problem is I want your body like a fiend, like a bad habit Bad habit's hard to break when I'm with you Yeah I know, I could do it on my own, but I want That real full moon black magic and it takes two Problematic, problem is When I'm with you I'm an addict And I need some release, my skin in your teeth Can't see the forest through the trees Got me down on my knees, darling please, oh I lose control When you're not next to me I'm falling apart right in front of you Can't you see? I lose control When you're not next to me Yeah, you're breaking my heart, baby You make a mess of me, yeah I lose control When you're not here with me I'm falling apart right in front of you Can't you see? I lose control When you're not here with me Yeah, you're breaking my heart, baby You make a mess of me

Our love will never be another You're just a devil undercover Found you when you were in the gutter It was sweet until I was a sucker, shout out Jonas Brothers I learned more than I cared to discover Don't you know that I'm more than a come up? You act up and then act like it's nothin' Sold your soul, you stone cold, you a stunner Every time you left it was never right In another bed every single night Had it to a science, you were so precise See it in your eyes, saw you in the light Somehow, mami, I still want you Listen to me, don't drive away Kill me softly, your hold on me is Somethin' I can't explain I know you could never be my - It could never be like this I know, stop thinkin' you're in my plans Hunnid times you blew another chance I know you were gettin' down on the low Then runnin' back to me in the morning I know it could never be like this You could never be my - No, no Our love will never be another You're just a devil undercover Found you when you were in the gutter It was sweet until I was a sucker Rather be single for life Than be - with you I ain't rollin' the dice, no I ain't playin' to lose (no) Every time you left it was never right In another bed every single night Had it to a science, you were so precise See it in your eyes, saw you in the light Somehow, mami, I still want you Listen to me, don't drive away Kill me softly, your hold on me is Somethin' I can't explain I know you could never be my - It could never be like this I know, stop thinkin' you're in my plans Hunnid times you blew another chance I know you were gettin' down on the low Then runnin' back to me in the morning I know it could never be like this You could never be my - No, no Be my - It could never be like this It could never be like this It could never be like this

Look what this girl done did to me She done cut me off from a good, good love She told me that those days were gone Gone, gone Now I'm sitting here goin' half crazy 'Cause I know she still thinks about me, too And it ain't no way in hell That I can be just friends with you And I wish we never did it And I wish we never loved it And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you And now it ain't no way we can be friends The way it felt, no fakin' it Maybe we were movin' just a little too fast But what we've done, we can't take it back Back, back Now I'm sitting here halfway crazy 'Cause I know she still thinks about me too And it ain't no way in hell That I can be just friends with you Now I'm sitting here halfway crazy 'Cause I know she still thinks about me too And it ain't no way in hell That I can be just friends with you And I wish we never did it And I wish we never loved it And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you And now it ain't no way we can be friends Ain't no tellin' what we could've been Ain't no tellin' what we could've been, no And if I knew it end like this I never would've kissed ya 'Cause I fell in love with ya We never would've kicked it Girl, now everything's different I lost my only lover and my friend That's why I wish we never did it And I wish we never loved it And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you And now it ain't no way we can be friends