Òàáëåòêè
ß áûë îäèíîê â ñâîáîäíîì ïàäåíèè,
Èçî âñåõ ñèë ñòàðàÿñü íå ïîçàáûòü,
×òî æå ñëó÷èëîñü ñ íàìè,
×òî æå ñëó÷èëîñü ñî ìíîé,
×òî æå ñëó÷èëîñü, êîãäà ÿ äîïóñòèë ýòó îøèáêó.
ß áûë ñáèò ñ òîëêó òåì, ÷òî áûëî ñèëüíåå ìåíÿ,
Çàáûâàÿ èìåíà è ëèöà,
À ïðîõîæèå ñìîòðåëè íà ìåíÿ òàê,
Áóäòî ìîãëè ÷òî-òî èçìåíèòü.
Äåòêà, òû ÷òî, çàáûëà ïðèíÿòü ñâîè òàáëåòêè?
Äåòêà, òû ÷òî, çàáûëà ïðèíÿòü ñâîè òàáëåòêè?
ß áûë îäèíîê, ïûòàÿñü âãëÿäûâàòüñÿ â çàïðåäåëüíîñòü,
Èçî âñåõ ñèë ïûòàÿñü íå ïîçàáûòü
Ñïîñîáíîñòü ðàäîâàòüñÿ, ñïîñîáíîñòü âåñåëèòüñÿ.
È íàø åäèíñòâåííûé ãåðîè÷åñêèé îáåò,
Êàê îí áûë âàæåí äëÿ íàñ,
Êàê îí áûë âàæåí äëÿ ìåíÿ,
È åãî ïîñëåäñòâèÿ…
ß áûë ñáèò ñ òîëêó ïòèöàìè è ï÷åëàìè*,
È ÿ çàáûâàë, ÷òî ÿ èìåë â âèäó…
Äåòêà, òû ÷òî, çàáûëà ïðèíÿòü ñâîè òàáëåòêè? 4õ
È ñåêñ, è íàðêîòèêè, è îñëîæíåíèÿ… 3õ
Òû çàáûëà ïðèíÿòü ñâîè òàáëåòêè, äåòêà? 5õ
ß áûë îäèíîê â ñâîáîäíîì ïàäåíèè,
Èçî âñåõ ñèë ïûòàÿñü íå ïîçàáûòü…
* - ôðàçîé "the birds and the bees" ðîäèòåëè îáüÿñíÿþò äåòÿì î ñåêñå, íó è âñå ÷òî ñâÿçàíî ñ ïîÿâëåíèåì äåòåé íà ñâåò [Ïðèì. Orion]
Meds
I was alone falling free
Trying my best not to forget
What happened to us
What happened to me
What happened as I let it slip
I was confused by the powers that be
Forgetting names and faces
Passers by were looking at me
As if they could erase it
Baby did you forget to take your meds?
Baby did you forget to take your meds?
I was alone staring over the ledge
Trying my best not to forget
All manner of joy, all manner of glee
And our one heroic pledge
How it mattered to us
How it mattered to me
And the consequences
I was confused by the birds and the bees
Forgetting if I meant it
Baby did you forget to take your meds? õ4
All the sex all the drugs all the complications x3
Baby did you forget to take your meds?! 5õ
I was alone falling free
Trying my best not to forget