I Found

I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind
I'll use you as a focal point
So I don't lose sight of what I want
I've moved further than I thought I could
But I miss you more than I thought I would
I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me [x2]

I'll use you as a makeshift gauge
Of how much to give and how much to take
I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me [x4]

The Night

The night is riding its mares
Filling the air with lost slivers of life;
Its breath is leading you nowhere
Where the inner you is waiting for strife...

Open your eyes, but please,
Don't interrupt this ride...
 
The clouds are melting horizons
The world is thirsty but this night is a stream;
I'm up, but I'm not sure I'm awake,
This pastel looks rather like a dream...

Close your eyes, it's time to disappear,
Undress these useless clothes and shine!
The sky is getting closer this time
Feel the rain shivering down my spine...

The night is swinging its cradles
Singing a perfect tune but not a lullaby.
The moon is hiding behind clouds
Waiting for the right time to climb down from the sky
 
And I hear you whispering in my ear
That you don't want the dawn to crumble this dream
And I see your eyes are full of tears
You're not here right now or that's how it seems 

Close your eyes, it's time to disappear,
Undress these useless clothes and shine!
The sky is getting closer this time
Feel the rain shivering down my spine...

Despre ploaie și alte lacrimi

"Ploaia nu știe să râdă
nici să plângă
deși unii ar spune că picură cu lacrimi.
Ea cade
cu amintiri de copii
privind-o pe geam de casă veche
și cu vise de iubiri ude
pe sub umbrele.

Fiecare strop
se zdrobește de pământ
ca o jertfă
pentru fiecare silabă
nețipată
celor care și-au aprins fulgerele în tine
luminând, pentru o secundă,
camerele cu obloanele trase
în care nici deschisul pleoapelor
către soare
nu face lumină.

Uneori poți auzi
tunetul pe care l-au lăsat în urma lor
ca un ecou respins de atrii
diluându-se în lichidul
prelins pe piele
în picături incolore
care spală trecuturi murdare.

Ne place ploaia
pentru că ne botează
în cristelnița melancoliei
sinele ateu al lacrimii;
Ne place ploaia
pentru că se aseamănă
cel mai bine
cu atmosfera
din sufletul nostru."

– Mihai Gavrilescu –

Granița-n raniță

Eu mi-aş băga
Graniţa-n raniţă, ţara în raniţă
Şi... gata

M-aş stabili
Lângă o altă graniţă, le-aş scoate din raniţă
Şi... gata

I-aş păcăli, că n-ar şti,
Că am o ţară în raniţă şi-o graniţă-n raniţă
Şi... gata

Eu mi-aş băga
Viaţa în raniţă

M-aş stabili
Lângă o altă raniţă
Şi... gata

Eu mi-aş băga
Graniţa-n raniţă, ţara în raniţă
Şi... gata

M-aş stabili
Lângă o altă graniţă, le-aş scoate din raniţă
Şi... gata

I-aş păcăli, că n-ar şti,
Că am o ţară în raniţă şi-o graniţă-n raniţă
Şi... gata

Eu mi-aş băga
Viaţa în raniţă
M-aş stabili

Lângă o altă raniţă
Şi... gata

Gata!

Photo credit: myblissfulsoul

High Hopes

Broken bottles in the hotel lobby
Seems to me like I'm just scared of never feeling it again
I know it's crazy to believe in silly things
But it's not that easy

I remember it now, it takes me back to when it all first started
But I've only got myself to blame for it, and I accept it now
It's time to let it go, go out and start again
But it's not that easy

But I've got high hopes, it takes me back to when we started
High hopes, when you let it go, go out and start again
High hopes, when it all comes to an end
But the world keeps spinning around

And in my dreams, I meet the ghosts of all the people who have come and gone
Memories, they seem to show up so quick but they leave you far too soon
Naive I was just staring at the barrel of a gun
And I do believe that, yeah

But I've got high hopes, it takes me back to when we started
High hopes, when you let it go, go out and start again
High hopes, oh, when it all comes to an end
Now the world keeps spinning
Yeah, the world keeps spinning around

High hopes, it takes me back to when we started
High hopes, when you let it go, go out and start again
High hopes, oh,
And the world keeps spinning
Ooh, yeah, this world keeps spinning

How this world keeps spinning around