Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect – The Decemberists
And here I dreamt I was a soldier
And I marched the streets of Birkenau
And I recall in spring
The perfume that the air would bring
To the indolent town
Where the barkers call the moon down
The carnival was ringing loudly now
And just to lay with you
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Save lay my rifle downAnd try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
All right, it’s okay, guess it’s better to turn this wayAnd I am nothing of a builder
But here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade
To keep you home, to keep you safe
From the outside world
But the angles and the corners
Even though my work is unparalleled
They never seemed to meet
This structure fell about our feet
And we were free to goAnd try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
All right, okay, guess it’s better to turn this wayAnd here in Spain I am a Spaniard
I will be buried with my marionettes
Countess and courtesan
Have fallen ‘neath my tender hand
When their husbands were not around
But you, my soiled teenage girlfriend
And how you are furrowed like a lioness
And we are vagabonds
We travel without seatbelts on
We live this close to deathAnd try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
All right, okay, guess it’s better to turn this
But I won, so you lose
Guess it always comes down to
Alright, it’s okay, guess it’s better to turn this way
stupenda, canzone e video
Bella la canzone, qualche anno fa l’avevo inserita in una playlist tutta a tema architettura, da cui a memoria vi consiglio anche il gruppo Architecture In Helsinki e la canzone “The architect” dei dEUS (in cui se non ricordo male compaiono discorsi di Buckminster Fuller!) e “Thru this architect’s eyes” di Bowie.
dEUS è in programma ;) Grazie per “Thru this architect’s eyes”, non conoscevo!
bellissima :)
premesso che a me i Decemberist mi stanno indigesti come un polpettone di strutto, mi chiedo solo: cronista ed estremistaedile, dove sieteeeeeeeeeeee
il video con le riprese a velocità aumentatà fa molto Koyaanisqatsi, un must per gli architetti.