2021.06.04.
I stole life
Versions: #1I couldn't tell you my age
I wouldn't know how to write my name
I grew up like wild nettle
On tarry bark
I don't know where the images come from
That are glued to my eyes
Nor from where this rage arises
To sing what I want to
I stole life – yes, I admit it
I don't know from whom or from where anymore
I ran away while
Cocking a snook1 at the void
I stole life without a regret
From two shadows that passed by
But my sunbeam, I kept it
I don't know what I look like
I don't know who I'm walking away from
But from my castles of ash
I feel the fire being reborn
I feel my eyes becoming clear
Let someone send me away from the day
Let me arrive at the border
That separates me from love
I stole life – yes, I admit it
I don't know from whom or from where anymore
I ran away while
Cocking a snook at the void
I stole life without a regret
From two shadows that passed by
But my sunbeam, I kept it
I stole life – yes, I admit it
I don't know from whom or from where anymore
I ran away while
Cocking a snook at the void
I stole life without a regret
From two shadows that passed by
But my sunbeam, I kept it
- 1. 'Un pied de nez' is when you put your thumb on your nose in a sense of mockery, typically done by schoolchildren. Could be called 'cocking a snook' or 'thumbing your nose' in English.