Ye rooze barfi - Taraneh Mokaram

[Verse] Hollow eyes in the mirror Feel the bite of the cold Empty soul with no echo Love's a story never told [Verse 2] Break the glass for answers Answerless questions to find Roaming through the wasteland Heart left somewhere behind [Chorus] You can't love anyone Cause that requires a heart Just a shadow walking Fallen apart [Verse 3] Silent screams in the night Lost without a guide Empty chest and full of spite Nowhere left to hide [Verse 4] Fists clenched in the silence World slipping through your grasp Love’s a trick of violence You find it never lasts [Chorus] You can't love anyone Cause that requires a heart Just a shadow walking Fallen apart

[Verse] Torn and broken inside out Walls so high can't break out Feel the weight pullin’ me down Laughter's gone silence loud [Verse 2] Hollow eyes stare into space Lost direction can't find place Running circles round my mind Shattered moments all rewind [Chorus] You can't love anyone Can't feel it no more You can't love anyone Cause that requires a heart [Verse 3] Bitter words stuck in throat Dreams sinking like a boat Every step feels so fake Living lies just to break [Verse 4] Voices scream can't escape Time is dragging leaving scrape Every night feels so cold Life and love bought and sold [Chorus] You can't love anyone Can't feel it no more You can't love anyone Cause that requires a heart

[Intro] یه روزی یه روزِ برفی یه روز از روزای غم‌گین منو دِلو جا گذاشتی پشتِ دیوارای سنگین [Chorus] یه روزی یه روزِ برفی یه روز از روزای غم‌گین منو دلو جا گذاشتی پشتِ دیوارای سنگین [Verse 1] پشتِ پنجره نگاهم جای پاتو دوره میکرد دستای سرد و غمینم دستاتو بهونه میکرد تو که رفتیو نموندی ببینی این بغضِ غریبم بعد تو اینو می‌دونم تا ابد تنها ترین مَردِ زمینم [Bridge] بی تو وُ دستای خوبت بهارِ دلم خزون شد آرزوی تو، جدایی هر چی تو خواستی، همون شد حالا بی حضورِ گرمت توی این شبِ زمستون یکی چش بِرات نشسته خسته و تنها و لرزون [Guitar solo] [Verse 2] اون منم که توی شبها یه مسافرِ غریبم از شبو غربتِ جاده باز سراغتو می گیرم تو که رفتی و نموندی ببینی این بغض غریبم بعد تو اینو میدونم تا ابد تنهاترین مردِ زمینم [Chorus] یه روزی یه روزِ برفی یه روز از روزای غم‌گین منو دلو جا گذاشتی پشتِ دیواری سنگین [Outro] بعد تو اینو می‌دونم تا ابد، تنهاترین مردِ زمینم

(Verse 1) I saw your shadow fade in the golden light, The echoes linger, but the sound's not right. You were the rhythm, the beat of my soul, Now there's silence where the music used to roll. (Pre-Chorus) The world keeps spinning, but I’ve come undone, Half of my heart is chasing the sun. (Chorus) When you walked away, you took a piece of me, Like the tide steals the shore, endlessly. I’m standing here, but I’m not whole, You were the thread that stitched my soul. Losing you feels like losing me, A part of myself that’ll never be free. (Verse 2) Every corner holds a trace of your smile, I’ve been lost in the haze for a while. Tried to hold on, but the cracks gave way, Now I’m just chasing shadows of yesterday. (Pre-Chorus) The stars still shine, but they don’t burn as bright, I’m searching for you in the quiet night. (Chorus) When you walked away, you took a piece of me, Like the tide steals the shore, endlessly. I’m standing here, but I’m not whole, You were the thread that stitched my soul. Losing you feels like losing me, A part of myself that’ll never be free. (Bridge) If I could turn back time, Hold your hand and rewrite the lines. But the pages are torn, the story’s through, And I’m left here, breaking in two. (Outro) I carry the weight of your memory, A fragile echo of who I used to be. Though you’re gone, you’re still a part of me, Forever lost, yet never free.

(Verse 1) I saw your shadow fade in the golden light, The echoes linger, but the sound's not right. You were the rhythm, the beat of my soul, Now there's silence where the music used to roll. (Pre-Chorus) The world keeps spinning, but I’ve come undone, Half of my heart is chasing the sun. (Chorus) When you walked away, you took a piece of me, Like the tide steals the shore, endlessly. I’m standing here, but I’m not whole, You were the thread that stitched my soul. Losing you feels like losing me, A part of myself that’ll never be free. (Verse 2) Every corner holds a trace of your smile, I’ve been lost in the haze for a while. Tried to hold on, but the cracks gave way, Now I’m just chasing shadows of yesterday. (Pre-Chorus) The stars still shine, but they don’t burn as bright, I’m searching for you in the quiet night. (Chorus) When you walked away, you took a piece of me, Like the tide steals the shore, endlessly. I’m standing here, but I’m not whole, You were the thread that stitched my soul. Losing you feels like losing me, A part of myself that’ll never be free. (Bridge) If I could turn back time, Hold your hand and rewrite the lines. But the pages are torn, the story’s through, And I’m left here, breaking in two. (Outro) I carry the weight of your memory, A fragile echo of who I used to be. Though you’re gone, you’re still a part of me, Forever lost, yet never free.

You stand and stare at me. It’s like you’ve never seen me before. My eyes, they always bleed. It’s like I’ve forgotten what fighting’s for. But nothing is over. We’ll just let them bleed ‘til I remember what fighting’s for. We will just let them breathe ‘til I feel triumphant at my core ‘cause, nothing is over. No thing is ov’r . . . My eyes; they slowly bleed. My heart; I must conceal it. I hide behind my dream. But I cannot achieve it. But what’s taking over? I don’t care. A lie, you won’t believe it. I won’t scare. My life, you cannot steal it . . . I wipe away my tears. You boast until I fear it. Just give me back my dreams. Release. You’re so conceited. This quarrel is over. I still care. Move on and be completed. I was scared. No ‘scuse to have conceded . . . Old scars no longer weep. I’m done be-ing mistreated. I am worth fighting for. Triumph! I prom- ‘ise freedom ‘cause when it’s all over I’m still here. I’ll never be defeated.

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(Verse 1) Two bills, flying in the air One's in the sky, one’s sitting there The one in the sky, it’s made of gold While the one on the ground is just trying to hold Money in the pockets, power in the hands They dine on the riches, we work in the sand American dream, they say it’s for all But it’s hard to believe when the few stand tall (Chorus) Oh, two bills in the breeze, they flutter One's a hundred, the other's a penny, it don’t matter Life’s a game, but who’s keeping score? When the house is stacked and the poor are ignored Two bills, they don’t ever meet 'Cause one’s living the life that we’ll never see (Verse 2) There’s a mansion on the hill and a suit on the street With a pocket full of secrets and a life so sweet The suits make the rules, they pass the checks While we fight for the crumbs, stuck in the specs American aristocracy, it's made of glass They raise their champagne while we burn our cash They say we’re equal, but it's all a lie Just a perfect little show, a well-crafted disguise (Chorus) Oh, two bills in the breeze, they flutter One's a hundred, the other's a penny, it don’t matter Life’s a game, but who’s keeping score? When the house is stacked and the poor are ignored Two bills, they don’t ever meet 'Cause one’s living the life that we’ll never see (Bridge) We watch from below, eyes on the sky But they only look down with a casual sigh They don’t see us, we're out of their view Just the ones who work hard, but never break through (Chorus) Oh, two bills in the breeze, they flutter One's a hundred, the other's a penny, it don’t matter Life’s a game, but who’s keeping score? When the house is stacked and the poor are ignored Two bills, they don’t ever meet 'Cause one’s living the life that we’ll never see (Outro) Two bills, flying in the air One’s a golden dream, the other’s just a prayer Money’s the wind, and life’s the cage The rich turn the page, we’re stuck in the rage.

[Verse 1] Though I never thought it'd come down to this, why do we go through so much pain just to exist? I'm making a list, no one caring what it is The mirror showing a stranger, someone I don't know How it came down to this, no one knows [Verse 2] Every tick-tock from the clock whispers my name, telling me that I should be in so much shame All of my plans deteriorating Life's become so disorientating Truths and lies, nothing's pure black and white [Pre-chorus] Hating you, hating me It's not the way to be So why is it so goddamn hard to change? [Chorus] All I ever wanted was someone to love, someone to hold me when nights get lonely So why, oh God why, does no one see that the emptiness coming from my heart is not from me? I'm tired of everyone pretending to see how so much better they are than me So, stop what you're doing and take a good look If you don't like the true me I'll be that insufferable villain in your damn book [Verse 3] "Oh, fuck it..." You're the same as me Baby, can't you see Sharing the same motivation and thoughts as me You think it's outrageous? Just you wait Give it a couple years and we'll share the same fate [muffled, like on a radio] They make you in their image Never caring to set you free So, take your own freedom, dancing on the burnt remains of bridges never meant to be [normal] Hahahaaha Go on, take your own freedom my child Those bridges were already burned Sitting by the large bonfire of their misconceptions of you "Yes, of you" Isn't life just great with all its twists and turns [Pre-chorus] Hating you, hating me It's not the way to be So why is it so goddamn hard to change? [Chorus] All I ever wanted was someone to love, someone to hold me when nights get lonely So why, oh God why, does no one see that the emptiness coming from my heart is not from me? I'm tired of everyone pretending to see how so much better they are than me So, stop what you're doing and take a good look If you don't like the true me I'll be that insufferable villain in your damn book [Bridge] Yeah, together we'll be those insufferable villains in your book Depicting your story as one of grace while we fall into ruin to save your face Steering the story to have a good ending That's the villain's job, is it not? "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here" That so much is true Take a good look around you with eyes full of fear But it's way easier to give blame than take it yourself So we'll play the villains, you play the hero Let's see how this story ends [Pre-chorus] Hating you, hating me It's not the way to be So why is it so goddamn hard to change? [Chorus] All I ever wanted was someone to love, someone to hold me when nights get lonely So why, oh God why, does no one see that the emptiness coming from my heart is not from me? I'm tired of everyone pretending to see how so much better they are than me So, stop what you're doing and take a good look If you don't like the true me I'll be that insufferable villain in your damn book

[Verse] Whisper in the shadow lands Fading footprints in the sand Hearts break slow like a clock Time lost in the fog we walk [Chorus] Echoes of a love long gone In the mist we linger on Haunting words we once exchanged Now they drift through tangled chains [Verse 2] Midnight calls with no response Moonlight hides all that was wrong Dreams that danced beneath the stars Now just echoes from afar [Chorus] Echoes of a love long gone In the mist we linger on Haunting words we once exchanged Now they drift through tangled chains [Bridge] Frosted breath on window panes Silent whispers call our names Falling rain on empty streets Where life and love both retreat [Chorus] Echoes of a love long gone In the mist we linger on Haunting words we once exchanged Now they drift through tangled chains

Strofa 1 I find myself in a night Writing with a frantic obsession, Like a madman chasing a dog. I forget myself, humiliated by memories, People talk, but I don’t listen. A cigarette in my hands, Vibrating on the keyboard of a cell phone. I don’t know if there is strength or weakness in this. Ritornello Devour everything you can love, Like a child with his sweets. Every moment is timeless, Find beauty where you’ve never looked. Strofa 2 I wish I could shout to the world that I won, But I don’t know the meaning of victory. The future supports my every thought, As if it were the last. We live in a state where thought is free, But reality is a cage. Nothing will better translate, What I’m telling you now. Ritornello Devour everything you can love, Like a child with his sweets. Every moment is timeless, Find beauty where you’ve never looked. Bridge (Parlato o Cantato) Creativity is possessive, The assimilation phase is paranoia. My work is the truest part of me. My mask. My real life. Finale (Ritornello + Ad Lib) Devour everything you can love, Like a child with his sweets. Every moment is timeless, Find beauty where you’ve never looked. Like a madman chasing a dream.