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Inventory
03:10
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513 needles within
400 eyes at the window peeking in
48 hands trying to grab a part
2 absent hands that you want
And one life that is passing by
One life that is passing you by
6 or 8 stretch marks on your leg
121 Hot wax treatments
22 beginnings of diets
2 hidden scars on your skin
And one life that is passing by
One life that is passing you by
365 Nights filled with light
365 Dark, dark mornings
82 landmines on the way
0 signs of warning
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Please
02:24
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Chain me to your bed
Change me, treat me bad
Do whatever you please
Do whatever you please
Tell me I’m the one
Toss me when you’re done
Do whatever you please
Do whatever you please
‘Cuz I know it’s not gonna matter
What I say
You’re gonna do whatever you want anyway
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Mirror Maze
03:40
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Deep in the mirror maze
A sign that says “applause” goes on
A clown asks how I’m feeling now
He tells me that I’ve won
I’m looking at the frozen smile
That’s drawn across his face
I’m not sure how I got this far
This has never been my place
I tend to confuse myself
With the person in the glass
Who’s reflecting who right now
And who of us will last
Steel eyes looking closer
Searching for the tear
I hold myself until you go
I will never let you near
I tend to confuse myself
With the person in the glass
Who’s reflecting who right now
And who of us will last
בבידוד, מספיק רק מבט
אפילו לא חיוך, אפילו לא חיכוך
רק מבט
של ילד, או מוכר גלידה, או חתול רחוב
לא מבט מסוקרן, לא מוכר
מבט זר
מהסוג שכולל אותך רק כי אתה בזוית הנכונה
מהסוג שרואה דרכך
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4. |
A Birthday Greeting
03:19
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I wish you well
Just not all the best
I don’t wish you love
But I wish you all the rest
I wish you health
In your body and your mind
I wish you wealth
That your bosses will be kind
I wish you friends
That will always be so true
And when you need them I wish they’ll
All be there for you
I wish you well
Just not all the best
I don’t wish you love
But I wish you all the rest
I wish your mind to never stop growing
I wish your eyes to never stop showing
What’s in your heart
And I wish your heart
That it would be full
With the beauty of the stars above
But no
Not filled with love
I wish you well
Just not all the best
I don’t wish you love
But I wish you all the rest
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5. |
Army Song
03:09
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One two three four fire
My arms are so tired
One two three four fire
My eyes are so tired
And even though I wear this uniform
I was not born to fight
I don’t believe in this gun
I’m forced to hold so tight
One two three four fire
My arms are so tired
One two three four fire
My eyes are so tired
And I too wanna be loved with much passion
Wanna teach my children of hope and compassion
One two three four fire
My heart is so tired
One two three four fire
One two three four fire
When you see me
Try to remember
That every fist was once an open hand
And fingers
When you see me
Try to remember
That every fist was once an open hand
And fingers
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6. |
Shut Up & Hug Me
03:05
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Dear, I know you were brought up to be practical
To find solutions to your problems
Not to wallow in the pain
I know it’s hard
Coming home to someone
with such a long face
You don’t need to put yourself
In my place
‘Cuz sometimes I don’t wanna get better
Sometimes I just need to be sad
Sometimes your constructive ideas
Are the last things I wanna hear
So just shut up and hug me
I know there are
a million possible ways
To get out of the mess that I’m in
I promise I will
Figure them out on my own
When I get out
of this state I am in
But right now I don’t wanna get better
Right now I just need to be sad
Right now your constructive ideas
Are the last things I wanna hear
So just shut up and hug me
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Here are again
oh what surprise
I'm still into you
and you're still into me
but I`ll play it cool
not get over excited
cause i know that it scares you
Here we are again
oh what a surprise
I'm still bad for you
and you’re still bad for me
But we make believe
we've grown up and we've
gotten smarter
so why can't I let go
so why can't I say goodbye oh darling
so give it to me straight girl
stop running from the point
just tell me what it is
that you're so scared to say
well I've said goodbye many times
is it so wrong to try to end it nicely
I was just trying to keep you from hurting
and maybe keep you as my plan B
well I wish you'd said this sooner
cause its been 5 years since you said to me
that we might meet up in the future
you know that’s the worst thing you can say to anyone
well I've said good bye many times
I didn't hear you
is it so wrong to try to end it nicely?
you call this nice?
Well I was just trying to keep you from hurting
it didn't work
I was just trying
To make it easy on yourself
to make it easy on yourself
here it is the time has come
the time has come for me to say goodbye
no more drunken texts in the middle of the night
I’ll just say good bye
its the hardest thing that I have ever done
but I’ll say goodbye
I’ll just say goodbye
say goodbye
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8. |
Happily Ever After
03:03
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So we killed all of the dragons
And we sailed the seven seas
We are finally together
Lord knows we were hard to please
Waking up the morning after
The moment all the movies end
You’re learning how I like my coffee
I’m getting to know your friends
Nobody tells you how great this can be
Cooking dinner together
Watching a movie
Well zoom out the camera
Queue the corny violins
The moment all those movies end
That’s when life begins
Nobody tells you how great this can be
Cooking dinner together
Watching a movie
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9. |
Two Roses שני שושנים
02:50
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אשיר לך שיר עתיק, נושן
אשיר לך זמר על שושן.
היה היו לפני שנים
שני שושנים, שני שושנים.
היה זה כבר, רחוק היום,
אחד לבן, שני אדום.
בני גן אחד, כשני אחים,
צמחו עלה, צמחו חוחים.
עת בא הבוקר צחור גוון
פקח עיניים הלבן,
וערב בא ורד היום
עצם עיניים האדום.
ובלילות ובלילות
נשבו רוחות בם קלילות.
כה לבלבו עד באה יד,
יד שקטפה שושן אחד,
ואין יודע עד היום -
את הלבן או האדום.
ורק יודעים, כי הנותר
ליבו נשבר, ליבו נשבר...
היה היו לפני שנים
שני שושנים, שני שושנים.
היה זה כבר, רחוק היום,
אחד לבן, שני אדום.
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It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can hug and say good night
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can end this stupid fight
It seems that if I say that I am sorry
It would mean that I’ve lost
So I will close my eyes and go on fighting
No matter what the cost
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can end this stupid fight
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can hug and say good night
It doesn’t even matter what the reason
Was that started this fight
And even though I’ll probably be miserable
I will know that I was right
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can hug and say good night
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can end this stupid fight
You take the chairs
So I take the table
I take the switch
So you take the cable
You take the Dylan
I take the Joni
But you never liked her anyway
You’re such a big fat phony
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can hug and say good night
It’s gonna get a whole lot worse
Before it gets better
Before we can end this stupid fight
And even though I’ll probably be miserable
I will know that I was right.
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11. |
The World Ends
05:01
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This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang, but with a whimper
This is the way the world ends
With an "it’s not so good"
"I’m not so sure"
With an "I didn’t mean to"
With an "I have to go
I’ll talk to you later"
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang, but with a whimper
With an "I guess I’ll see you around"
This is the way the world ends
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12. |
Wendy's Song
02:23
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Peter sits with me tonight
On a bench out by the lake
He brought imaginary tea
I brought imaginary cake
We haven’t seen each other
Since we both were very small
And since then everything has changed
And nothing changed at all
You know I didn'y mean to grow up
I tell him, looking at the ground
I hope you know all this was not my choice
And that I've always left my window open
But far too many times
What I heard was not your voice.
Behind the eyes of sleeping children,
Our Neverland lives on.
But that is all for me, my dear
For me
That world is gone.
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Ella Ronen Zürich, Switzerland
Storyteller | Mother | Feminist
Zürich➰Tel Aviv
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