The Jim Carroll Band — People Who Died songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "People Who Died" van The Jim Carroll Band.
Songteksten
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof off ‘a East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukaemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchin' proof
«Hey,» Herbie said, «Tony, can you fly?»
But Tony couldn’t fly, Tony died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, «Hey, I know it’s dangerous, but it sure beats Riker’s»
But the very next day he got offed by the very same bikers
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD’d on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
Those were people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died
Songtekstvertaling
Teddy snuivende lijm, hij was 12 jaar oud.
Viel van het dak van een East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 toen ze de stekker eruit trok.
26 rode wijn en een fles wijn
Bobby kreeg leukemie, 14 jaar oud.
Hij zag eruit als 65 toen hij stierf.
Hij was een vriend van me.
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven
Mary nam een duik uit een hotelkamer.
Bobby hing zichzelf op aan een cel in de graven.
Judy sprong voor een metrotrein.
Eddie is doorgesneden in de halsslagader.
En Eddie, ik mis je meer dan alle anderen.
En ik groet je broeder.
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven
Herbie duwde Tony van het dak van de jongensclub.
Tony dacht dat zijn woede een grap was.
Maar Herbie gaf Tony wel wat bitchin ' bewijs.
"Hé," zei Herbie, " Tony, kun je vliegen?»
Maar Tony kon niet vliegen, Tony stierf.
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven
Brian is opgepakt wegens drugsbezit.
Hij versloeg de rap door wat motorrijders te verraden.
Hij zei: "Hé, ik weet dat het gevaarlijk is, maar het is zeker beter dan Riker' s»
Maar de volgende dag werd hij vermoord door dezelfde Motorrijders.
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven
G-berg en Georgie lieten hun gimmicks rotten.
Dus ze stierven aan hepatitis in Upper Manhattan.
Sly in Vietnam kreeg een kogel door zijn hoofd.
Bobby nam een overdosis van Drano op de avond dat hij trouwde.
Ze waren nog twee vrienden van me.
Nog twee vrienden die stierven.
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Dat waren mensen die stierven, stierven
Ze waren allemaal mijn vrienden, en ze stierven