Origineel
Fake watches in your broken hand
Barely keeping time
Barefoot in the city and your phone is ringing
Bet you’re watching all the happy kids
Climbing on a car
They were singing something
Maybe they were singing:
“Become the weeds, we will become
Become the sea, we will become”
Your fake money gave you everything
Left along the road
You’re cursing by the furnace and your phone is ringing
Bet you’re watching all the happy kids
Clapping in the cool
They were singing something
Maybe they were singing:
“Become the weeds, we will become
Become the sea, we will become”
Your fake name is not for everyone
It’s good enough for me
Forgotten by the garden and your phone is ringing
Bet you’re watching all the happy kids
Kiss each other clean
They were singing something
Maybe they were singing:
“Become the weeds, we will become
Become the sea, we will become”
Become the rising sun
We will become, become
Become the damage done
We will become, become
Become the river sway
We will become, become
Become the love we made
We will become, become
Become the endless chain
We will become, become
Become forgotten name
We will become, become
Become sinner and the saint
We will become, become
Become bandage and the blade
We will become, become
Become the word and the breath
We will become, become
Become the card in the chest
We will become, become
Become the liked and the loathed
We will become, become
Become the bruise and the blow
We will become, become
Become the fruit and the fall
We will become, become
Become the caress and the claw
We will become, become
Become glory and the guilt
We will become, become
Become the blossom and the wilt
We will become, become
Become both right and wrong
We will become, become
Become the sound and the song
We will become, become
Become tooth and the tongue
We will become, become
Become the target and the gun
We will become, become
Become so cruel and kind
We will become, become
Become the weary and the wild
We will become, become
Become allegiance and doubt
We will become, become
Become the whisper and the shout
We will become, become
Become the honest and the veiled
We will become, become
Become the hammer and the nail
We will become, become
Become the blessing and the curse
We will become, become
Become their crooked words
We will become, become
Become the blood and the bone
We will become, become
Become an ice cream cone
We will become, become
Become the way and the wall
We will become, become
Become a disco ball
We will become, become
Become both now and then
We will become, become
Become again and again
We will become, become
Vertaling
Valse horloges in je gebroken hand
Nauwelijks de tijd bijhouden
Op blote voeten in de stad en je telefoon rinkelt
Wedden dat je kijkt naar alle gelukkige kinderen
Klimmend op een auto
Ze zongen iets
Misschien zongen ze:
“Word het onkruid, wij zullen worden
Word de zee, wij worden”
Je nepgeld gaf je alles
Links langs de weg
Je staat te vloeken bij de kachel en je telefoon rinkelt
Wedden dat je kijkt naar alle gelukkige kinderen
Klappend in de koelte
Ze zongen iets
Misschien zongen ze:
“Word het onkruid, wij zullen worden
Word de zee, wij worden”
Je valse naam is niet voor iedereen
Het is goed genoeg voor mij
Vergeten door de tuin en je telefoon rinkelt
Wedden dat je kijkt naar alle gelukkige kinderen
Elkaar schoon kussen
Ze zongen iets
Misschien zongen ze:
“Word het onkruid, zullen wij worden
Word de zee, wij worden”
Word de opkomende zon
We zullen worden, worden
Wordt de aangerichte schade
We zullen worden, worden
Word de rivier slingeren
We zullen worden, worden
Word de liefde die we hebben gemaakt
We zullen worden, worden
De eindeloze ketting worden
We zullen worden, worden
Vergeten naam worden
We zullen worden, worden
Zondaar en de heilige worden
We zullen worden, worden
Verband en het lemmet worden
Wij zullen worden, worden
Worden het woord en de adem
We zullen worden, worden
Word de kaart in de borst
We zullen worden, worden
De geliefde en de verafschuwde worden
We zullen worden, worden
De blauwe plek en de klap worden
We zullen worden, worden
De vrucht en de val worden
We zullen worden, worden
De streling en de klauw worden
We zullen worden, worden
Word de glorie en de schuld
We zullen worden, worden
Word de bloesem en de verwelking
We zullen worden, worden
Zowel goed als fout worden
We zullen worden, worden
Worden het geluid en het lied
We zullen worden, worden
De tand en de tong worden
We zullen worden, worden
Het doelwit en het geweer worden
We zullen worden, worden
Worden zo wreed en vriendelijk
We zullen worden, worden
De vermoeiden en de wilde worden
We zullen worden, worden
Trouw en twijfel worden
We zullen worden, worden
De fluistering en de schreeuw worden
We zullen worden, worden
De eerlijke en de verhulde worden
We zullen worden, worden
De hamer en de spijker worden
We zullen worden, worden
De zegen en de vloek worden
Wij zullen worden, worden
Hun kromme woorden worden
Wij zullen worden, worden
Het bloed en het bot worden
We zullen worden, worden
Een ijshoorntje worden
We zullen worden, worden
De weg en de muur worden
We zullen worden, worden
Een discobal worden
We zullen worden, worden
Nu en toen worden
We zullen worden, worden
Worden opnieuw en opnieuw
We zullen worden, worden