Mark Eitzel — Steve I Always Knew songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "Steve I Always Knew" van Mark Eitzel.
Songteksten
You can boil the night down into a thin white line
Ringing doorbells and waiting next to a payphone
Which I means, I guess, that we’re gonna sleep together
And like the morning we disappear
The sunrise is a rainbow made out of grey blood veins
You said in my life I was too lucky
So, tell me, am I supposed to feel guilty or something
When you’re just another glow in the dark skeleton talking
Steve, I always knew you wanted me
But you know I had too much to lose
You said the only way through fear is to give in
And you were right, you were right, you were right
You were right, you were right, you were right
Fear ain’t much more than nothing
You put all your cash up the noses of the boys at the Leland Hotel
You said if you don’t live now there’s no chance for later
I guess in bed I was kind of a sweet nothing
For your money you could have done much better
Steve, I always knew you wanted me
But you know I had too much to lose
You said the only way through fear is to give in
And you were right, you were right, you were right
You were right, you were right, you were right
Fear ain’t much more than nothing
You were right, you were right, you were right
You were right, you were right, you were right
But then I caught your eyes and you know, you were nothing
You moved to New York to clean up and came back married to a cop
When I saw you on the street I could tell you didn’t want to stop
You said those who haven’t seen the death of love don’t know what to believe in
And far too early you saw life had no meaning
You were far too young to think that was the truth
You were far too young to live with the truth
Steve, I always knew you wanted me
Oh, but you know I had too much to lose
You said the only way through fear is to give in
You were right, you were right, you were right
You were right, you were right, you were right
Fear ain’t much more than nothing
You were right, you were right, you were right
You were right, you were right, you were right
But then I caught your eyes and you know, you were nothing
You were nothing, you were nothing, you were nothing
Songtekstvertaling
Je kunt de nacht in een dunne witte lijn koken.
Deurbelletjes rinkelen en naast een telefooncel wachten.
Wat ik bedoel, denk ik, dat we samen gaan slapen.
En zoals de ochtend dat we verdwijnen
The sunrise is a rainbow made out of grey blood aders
Je zei dat ik in mijn leven te veel geluk had.
Moet ik me schuldig voelen of zo?
Als je weer een gloed in het donkere skelet bent die praat
Steve, ik wist dat je me wilde.
Maar je weet dat ik te veel te verliezen had.
Je zei dat de enige manier door angst heen is om toe te geven.
En je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Angst is niet veel meer dan niets.
Je stopt al je geld in de neus van de jongens in het Leland Hotel.
Je zei dat als je nu niet leeft er geen kans is voor later.
Ik denk dat ik in bed een beetje lief was.
Voor je geld had je het veel beter kunnen doen.
Steve, ik wist dat je me wilde.
Maar je weet dat ik te veel te verliezen had.
Je zei dat de enige manier door angst heen is om toe te geven.
En je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Angst is niet veel meer dan niets.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Maar toen zag ik je ogen en je was niets.
Je verhuisde naar New York om op te ruimen en kwam terug getrouwd met een agent
Toen ik je op straat zag, wist ik dat je niet wilde stoppen.
Je zei dat zij die de dood van de liefde niet hebben gezien, niet weten waar ze in moeten geloven.
En veel te vroeg zag je dat het leven geen zin had.
Je was veel te jong om te denken dat dat de waarheid was.
Je was veel te jong om met de waarheid te leven.
Steve, ik wist dat je me wilde.
Maar je weet dat ik te veel te verliezen had.
Je zei dat de enige manier door angst heen is om toe te geven.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Angst is niet veel meer dan niets.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Je had gelijk, je had gelijk, je had gelijk.
Maar toen zag ik je ogen en je was niets.
Je was niets, je was niets, je was niets.