InformationAlbum NameA Foreign SoundArtistCaetano VelosoGenre월드뮤직, 브라질Release Date2004.05.14Release AgencyUniversal MusicOriginalIt´s Alright, Ma (I`m Only Bleeding) - Caetano Veloso Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade the child's balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon there is no sense in trying Pointed threats they bluff with scorn Suicide remarks are torn From the fool's gold mouthpiece the hollow horn Plays wasted words proves to warn That he not busy bein born is busy dying Temptation's page flies out the door You follow find yourself at war Watch waterfalls of pity roar You feel to moan but unlike before You discover that you'd just be one more person crying So don't fear if you hear A foreign sound to your ear It's alright Ma I'm only sighing As some warn victory some downfall Private reasons great or small Can be seen in the eyes of those that call To make all that should be killed to crawl While others say don't hate nothing at all except hatred Disillusioned words like bullets bark As human gods aim for their mark Make everything from toy guns that spark To flesh colored Christs that glow in the dark It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred While preachers preach of evil fates Teachers teach that knowledge waits Can lead to hundred dollar plates Goodness hides behind its gates But even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked And though the rules of the road have been lodged It's only people's games that you got to dodge And it's alright Ma I can make it Advertising signs that con You into thinking you are the one That can do what's never been done That can win what's never been won Meantime life outside goes on all around you You lose yourself you reappear You suddenly find you got nothing to fear Alone you stand with nobody near When a trembling distant voice unclear Startles your sleeping ears to hear that somebody thinks they really found you A question in your nerves is lit Yet you know there is no answer to fit To satisfy insure you not to quit To keep it in your mind and not forget That it's not he or she or them or it that you belong to Although the masters make the rules For the wise men and the fools I got nothing Ma To live up to Old lady judges watch people in pairs Limited in sex they dare To push fake morals insult and stare While money doesn't talk it swears Obscenity who really cares propaganda all is phony While them that defend what they cannot see With a killer's pride security It blows the minds most bitterly For them that think death's honesty Won't fall upon them naturally life sometimes must get lonely My eyes collide head on with stuffed Graveyards false gods I scuff At pettiness which plays so rough Walk upside down inside handcuffs Kick my legs to crash it off Say Okay I've had enough what else can you show me And if my thought dreams could be seen They'd probably put my head in a guillotine But it's alright Ma It's life and life only Post navigation Bebo Valdes – Lagrimas Negras Caetano Veloso – Body And Soul By be1lyric Related Post Album 성진 (DAY6) – Memories Nov 5, 2024 be1lyric Album 성진 (DAY6) – EASY Nov 5, 2024 be1lyric Album 성진 (DAY6) – You Wake Me Up Nov 5, 2024 be1lyric Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.