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-No dobrze, ale dlaczego wszystkie są po angielsku? - zapytacie.
To bardzo dobre pytanie. Zazwyczaj naszą wymówką jest wada wymowy braci Hrynkiewiczów, których dźwięczne "er" lepiej brzmi w języku Szekspira. Poza tym od 10 lat liczymy na niespodziewaną karierę międzynarodową.
Niemniej, może kiedyś się złamiemy i napiszemy coś po naszemu.
A Better Day
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
I know of demons that surround you
That they all stay too close behind
(the back of your head)
Unseen, yet always in position
To strike, to hurt, to bind
(with chains of utter dread)
I know of this sudden darkness, baby
I've felt that rain pour down on me
(From clear blue skies)
When your world starts collapsing,
(Inside yourself)
Is the worst place to be
(But please don't cry)
Cause if you feel there's no tomorrow
I'm on your side
And I will dive beneath your sorrow
To turn back
The tides in your broken heart
That make the world look gray.
I will lead you, don't fall apart, and hey -
Let's find a better day.
Remembering the night I kissed you
(yeah, under the stars)
Among all that snow and laughing
(and no mountain high)
No things they say, no things they do
(could set us apart)
From unborn, when we were dancing
(children in your eyes)
So if you feel there's no tomorrow...
We're not skipping life's fandango
(just look how they grow)
It's so good I lost that key
(and you could be my wife)
While everything entangles
(I want you to know)
With you I'm having, baby
(A time of my life)
(A time of my life)
(A time of my life)
So if you feel there's no tomorrow...
Shame
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
People,
Screen-light crusaders
Midnight invaders
Breaching the walls
you trolls
Fueled
By superstitions
Your self-ignition
Leads to disdain
And pain...
People,
Commiting treason
On your own reason
Your inner voice
It knows that
All those
Borrowed opinions
Praised by your minions
Are someone’s tools
You fools...
You copy paste somebody’s lines
To wrap your void, to self-define
But guess what? Nobody cares…
Shooting at others
You fail to see real harm is done,
But it’s you, who should bother
Your life will pass and you wont see the sun
People,
Why all this hatred?
You’re manipulated
To burn in flames
And shame that
Love is
So underrated
Depericiated
So hard to find
You kind...
You copy paste somebody’s lines….
What if?
written by Bartek Brosz
What if the world will end tonight?
What If I do not feed my cat?
What if a book I'm looking for
hasn’t been even written yet?
What will happen if you tell me
everything and even more
(and) what will all this mean to me
without those secrets anymore?
Now give me a second of peace,
let me empty my head
and if you wouldn't mind,
please stop talking for a while.
Only in calmness
I will ask You again.
What if the sea will come too close?
What if I oversleep again?
What if We never met before?
What if We won’t ever meet at all?
What will happen if you tell me
everything and even more
(and) what will all this mean to me
without those secrets anymore?
What will happen if you tell me
everything and even more
(and) there will be no place for faith
and all the gods will be unemployed?
Now give me a second of peace,
let me empty my head
and if you wouldn't mind,
please stop talking for a while.
Where are You now, why am I here?
Somebody, please, just wake me up...
What if I have to say goodbye?
What if I stop to sing right now?
Edge of the World
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
I fell right from the sky into the sea
But you know that part - as you were there with me
They said that if we do what we are told
We shall reach the fabled center of the world
The world is flat, the world is round(there's just)
one good direction to be found(imagine)
All wonders and riches that await (they said)
Just swim, boy, fast, don't you hesitate
(So I ) swam to reach the promised golden shore
Like everybody else and all who came before
Against waves and tides and currents of the sea
But you know that part - as you were there with me
The see is rough, the see is deep (and there's )
no place to hide, no chance to sleep (but if you)
Try very hard, you'll earn your crown (and hey,)
We never said you may not drown
I didn't want to drown
And so one day, I turned around
And now I'm sailing to the edge of the world
sailing to the edge of the world
And leaving the golden shores behind
I'm sailing to the edge and beyond
My boat is drawn by seven mermaids
They gave me pearls and a chest of wine
They sing along to my guitar riffs
They'll take me to that distant line
Cause I'm sailing to the edge of the world
sailing to the edge of the world
And leaving the higher grounds behind
I'm sailing to the edge and beyond
The edge of the world
Beyond the edge, under the falls
I'll find a ledge and build some walls
On shooting stars I'll leave a view
I'll open wine and wait for you
I'm sailing to the edge of the world
sailing to the edge of the world
And leaving all promised lands behind
I'm sailing to the edge and beyond
The edge of the world
I'm sailing to the edge of the world
Chinatown Hotel
written by Bartek Brosz
A drop is dripping from the tap,
The bath is full of water
On the sixth floor, late at night
in the Chinatown Hotel
These streets never sleep,
Bikes are everywhere.
It's almost New Year's Eve
In the Chinatown Hotel
ref.
I'm not asking why
You took me there
I just want to know
Will it happen again.
This silly New Year’s card
Is the only thing that’s left
So will We ever meet again
in the Chinatown Hotel?
Fried rice with chicken,
Thai barbecue and shrimps
Served on the street
near the Chinatown Hotel
The sweet smell of spices
and riots in the city,
but there's peace and quiet
in the Chinatown Hotel
ref.
I'm not asking why...
A drop is dripping from the tap
A drop is dripping from the tap
ref.
I'm not asking why....
This place is almost empty.
Yet, all the rooms are booked
Someone is testing fireworks
Above the Chinatown Hotel
Bangkok never sleeps,
It's Chinese New Year's Eve.
I send you all my love
From the Chinatown Hotel
I'm not asking why....
A drop is dripping from the tap
The riots in the city,
I wish You all the best
In the Chinese New Year's Eve.
Evergreen
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
Through windows of my secret treehouse
That's hidden inside my tree
I watch from above flowers blooming
So much like once you and me
So newborn, so much seventeen
Believing to be evergreen
I paint pictures over my body
Make up all those layers of lies.
Not sure why I am trying to cover
What's hidden under disguise
This girl that I always have been
A girl that is still seventeen.
But outside those windows
Everything will flow
The tree won’t stop to grow
We stumble and we fall
to see
the flowers that we knew so well
are gone
Why carve a map on your forehead?
Run rivers that dry out your eyes?
Why are you trying to fool me?
I see through your weary disguise
A boy that you always have been
That boy that is still seventeen
But outside those windows
Everything will flow
The tree won’t stop to grow
We stumble and we fall
to see
the flowers that we knew so well
are gone
Behind those windows
Entangled in between
The world and the unseen
Forever seventeen
Among the falling leaves believe in
Evergreen
Among the falling leaves believe in
Evergreen
Among the falling leaves believe in
Evergreen
Jon Snow
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
You say you must
Shield your world so it would
Last
Till sun may rise
But it's a world that you
despise
And you can't look me in the eyes
Why can't you look me in the eyes?
You say you crave
For a song that you were
Brave
To make a stand
And I have to understand
That you can't take me by the hand
Why can't you take me by the hand?
Whatever you say
It's just some air that you blow
Words are wind
You know nothing,
Jon Snow....
(words are wind)
You say you know
How to face the final
Blow
To all there is
You say you must and you will miss
The times you'd wake me with a kiss
Why can't you wake me with a kiss?
Whatever you say
It's just some air that you blow
Words are wind
You know nothing,
Jon Snow....
(words are wind)
You say you've learned
To withstand being
burned
By the flame
And you are taking all the blame
That it will never be the same
But, Jon Snow,...
Your badge won't shine unless you keep it in the sun
Your song won't last unless it's sung to anyone
the road ends the same for every man, I won't deny
But you must live... ( you must live)
before you die....
Yes, you must live before you die…
Mojave
written by Ola Cacha
music: Kuba Hrynkiewicz
Living your life in Rhyolite
On a desert road to nowhere
Doing, what’s supposed to be done
Mining golden ore
Once the deposits played out
Everything went bleak
And you couldn’t see the future
Even from Telescope Peak
Didn’t like the thing
Didn’t like the smell
And that’s why to Rhyolite
I bade farewell
Then you find yourself in Vegas
On a semi-bitter trip
Lose your head between facades
Look who’s on the strip
Scared just-married gambler
Wearing naughty nightwear
Place so dense it sucks you out
Talking biohazard now
I don't like this thing
I don't like the smell
And that’s why to Vegas
I bid farewell
But when you get lost in Mojave
No one ever finds you
Looking at your flesh burnt dry
Nobody figures out
That scorching sun and soaring wind
Gnawed you right to the core
That austere desert left the very
Essence of your soul
This I wanna drink
This I wanna smell
And that's why Mojave wasteland
Is where I’ll choose to dwell.
Will-o’-Whispers
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
As I'm dragging my feet
Through the gates to the palace of night
Inspire-flies caress me
With their glimmering lights
Oh, they will-o'-whisper
On the edge of my sight
Sweet mesmerising lies
Of all things that I might
They lead me through halls
Where futures dance past today
Where glistening spires reflect
All colors but gray
And the will-o'-whispers
On the edge of my sight
Promise I would achieve
All things that I might
Challenge the kings of Babylon
Travel by words through space in no time
Touch simple things and change them to nuggets
Love her like crazy and let it all rhyme
A new flake of snow in my hair
Fly into the fire / The future is bright
A new grain of sand in my eyes
Dive into the abyss / Follow the light
A petal of forget-me-not thrown in the air
Chase your desires / Catch them you might..
Drowns in naive lullabies
The halls are dispelling
Empire is crumbling to dust
I'm draggin’ my feet to do
All those things that I must
All the will-o'whispers
of the things that I might
Fade burned by the sun
On the edge of the night
Challenge the kings of Babylon
Travel by words through space in no time
Touch simple things and change them to nuggets
Love her like crazy and let it all rhyme
A new flake of snow in my hair
Fly into the fire / The future is bright
A new grain of sand in my eyes
Dive into the abyss / Follow the light
A new flake of snow in my hair
Chase your desires / Catch them you might..
A new grain of sand in my eyes
Chase your desires / Catch them you might..
Fly into the fire / The future is bright
Chase your desires / Catch them you might..
Fly into the fire / The future is bright
Chase your desires / Catch them you might..
The garden of forget-me-nots withers fast
Eclipsed by made up alibis
Wind Power Unit
written by Ola Cacha
I want it white
I want it big
I want to see it rising
Far above the morning mists
I want those blades
To sing a song never heard
I want those triple red eyes
To spin my world
My wind turbine
I’m all yours
My wind turbine
You’re all mine
Grow in my garden
Cause I wanna smile
Hearing wooh wooh wooh
Up from the sky
And if I fall
I know where to crawl
Your natural power
Will make me high!
My wind turbine…
Wind stops
Your wings can’t fly
The whole world freezes
So I would cry
And I would cry
To melt it down
To let it flow
It wouldn’t work, I know
Instead I’ll put my hands
On your stubborn neck
And all that priceless energy
I’ll give it back
My wind turbine…
Up the Hill
written by Kuba Hrynkiewicz
I came back home the other day
To find another bill unpaid
Another worry on my head
And it's already turning grey
‘cause we're all gonna die someday…
The road is steep when you start
You pack your things on this cart
You push it hard and hope someday
You'll jump on top and ride away.
‘cause we're all gonna die someday
Life's too short to take it slowly.
And before it happens
I ain't gonna push the blame
And you're supposed to push your trolley
On anyone who finds a better way.
Up the hill that never ends
Leave your brains and leave your friends
Keep the money to yourself...
‘cause we're all gonna die someday…
I don't believe a word they say
It's only us here and today
My baby says she ain’t afraid
To pack our bags and fly away...
‘cause we're all gonna die someday…
To take it all that comes in life
You shouldn't look too far behind
Enjoy things as they are today
Don't worry much 'bout turning grey...
‘cause we're all gonna die someday
Life's too short to take it slowly.
And before it happens
I ain't gonna push the blame
And you're supposed to push your trolley
On anyone who finds a better way.
Up the hill that never ends
Leave your brains and leave your friends
Keep the money to yourself...
‘cause we're all gonna die someday
Life's too short to take it slowly.
And before it happens
I ain't gonna push the blame
And you're supposed to push your trolley
On anyone who finds a better way.
Up the hill that never ends
Leave your brains and leave your friends
Keep the money to yourself...
‘cause we're all gonna die someday.
Blink Blank
written by Ola Cacha
What's within the blink of eye?
What's between the quants of time?
What will happen when I close my eyes?
I run along the seashore
my legs turn strangely light
the breath is soft, my lungs drunk with air
what happened to my heartbeat?
I lazily check
for one suspended moment it's not there
that day on the beach
I blinked
and I almost haven't noticed
that serious thing
(blink blank)
I run along the beach
always
(blink blank)
the perfect scent of dune
always
(blink blank)
your smile upon the waves
always
(blink blank)
the fairest nights of June
always
does anyone observe
what happens to the world
when I don't watch it blinking carelessly?
between the quants of time
the universes bloom
suspended moment turns into eternity
that day on the beach
I died
and I almost haven't noticed
that funny fact
suddenly I see a world in a bare sharp glow
the beach and wind, the trees and sea
wrapped around one thought
and me that wasn't really me
'cause really I am gone
I'm gone
(blink blank)
to run along the skies
always
(blink blank)
the vital breath of sea
always
(blink blank)
your sparkling navy eyes
always
(blink blank)
dead girl that wasn't me
always
(blink blank)
to run along the skies
always
(blink blank)
the vital breath of sea
always
(blink blank)
your sparkling navy eyes
always
(blink blank)
dead girl that wasn't me
always
(blink blank)
Pile of Bones
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
You wake up looking at two distant windows
So high above, the light can't reach the ground
A shadow hides your precious few belongings
When you see them, you just turn around
A sentence that should have become a story
A cardboard model of the iron throne
A closet filled with visions of your glory
On the bottom of your eyes you live alone
And all you'll ever be is a pile of bones
You try to keep your candles always burning
You've waited for somebody for so long
The other day you thought the lock was turning
But there are no locks and there are no doors
The scratching of your brothers and your sisters
A distant noise behind the walls of stone
One of them you even call your mistress
On the bottom of your eyes you live alone
And all you'll ever be is a pile of bones
You try to hold your head upon your shoulders
But it rolls back when you await the dawn
You're not the first or last cursed with that boulder
On the bottom of your eyes you live alone
And all you'll ever be is a pile of bones
Hey you, my brother
Behind the wall
Hey you, my sister
Please hear me call
Hey you, my brother
Behind the wall
Hey you, my sister
Please hear me call
Objects in the Mirrors
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
The radio says it's 5 pm
Driving through an empty day
The wipers battle endless rain
Slow motion death on a fast lane
One glimpse in the mirror
To forget for a while
And I saw your face
I saw your smile
So far behind, still so clear
Objects in the mirrors are closer
Than they appear
(appear in the mirrors)
...are closer than they appear
(appear in the mirrors)
they're closer
Than they appear.
Warm summer night, a water's edge ...
Your sparkling skin, the distant lights
This life - I said - seems just too still
It's time to move on higher gear
If that's what you wish - you said -
- Follow your falling star
I'll be waiting here
Watching from afar
So far behind, yet so near
Objects in the mirrors are closer
Than they appear
(appear in the mirrors)
are closer
than they appear
(appear in the mirrors)
they're closer
than they appear.
I've passed through the crossroads of temptation
I had my roundabouts of thoughts
I stopped by the avenue of shattered dreams
I missed all highways heading home
to that country road that leads you down
to the water's edge
On cloudless nights the air is still
the lake reflects, the lake reflects…
The lights reflect in my red eyes
I see myself so multiplied
Frames ahead and frames behind
A dead end interstate of mind
Driving me crazy
On this one way track
And I can't pull up
And I can't turn back
Or fall behind to disappear
among
objects in the mirrors no matter
they seem so near
(appear in the mirrors)
are closer
than they appear
(appear in the mirrors)
they're closer
Than they appear
(in the mirrors are closer...)
If you really loved me
how could you let me go?
If you really loved me
you had to let me go.
If you really loved me
how could you let me go?
If you really loved me
you had to let me go.
Stones Within
lyrics by Ola Cacha
music by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
This one’s called chalcedony
Should've made her mellow
But kept inside sows apathy
And steals all lights but yellow
Mine it from within her
Put it in the necklace
By this silent spell
her night's no longer restless
This one’s called the bloodstone
Gathers cash abed
But kept inside it weighs a ton
And steals all lights but red
Mine it from within her
Put it in the ring
By this silent spell
She will awake to spring
This one’s called the emerald
Jewel meant for queens
But kept inside seems rough and hard
And steals all lights but green
Mine it from within her
Put it in the bracelet
By this silent spell
She will sit up in bed
This one’s called black onyx
Heals a broken back
But kept inside it breaks the promise
Steals all lights but black
Mine it from within her
Put it in the wreath
By this silent spell
The lifeless bed she leaves
That's what I call the jewelry
May give you strength and luck
But kept inside it's useless
All must be given back
So put it all around her
And put it in the sky
The last silent spell
Will check if she will fly
The last silent spell
Will check if she will fly
The last silent spell
Will check if she will fly
Universal Cowboy
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
Tonight there's whiskey in my blood
My blue eyed boy, don't walk away
If you wanna know what drains your dad
the time is today
and today won’t last another day
Tomorrow will come, I'll send you to school
I'll tell you what's good and what is bad
You've got to work hard, obey the rules
and believe in God
cause that's what does your dad
But when I start to preach, don't listen to me
Steal my horse
Be who you wanna be
When time arrives don't listen to me
steal my horse
Be who you wanna be
When you marry a girl you choose for life
Beauty will pass, so make sure she's tough
Hell only knows where you two arrive
the road is rough
and love often just ain't enough
I've been writing them down since you were born
My guides, through glass, seem a pile of crap
(So) before I get blind again - be warned:
they lead to a trap
But I do know of a better map
When time arrives don't listen to me
steal my horse
Be who you wanna be
And dare not say that I'm the best
I raised you up
Screwed almost all the rest
The setting sun can lead you to the banks of Mississippi
with cotton bales you'll sail to New Orleans
on Mardi Gras you'll find true love in the arms of Queen Maria
if you pick a card she'll tell you what it means
If you ask me tomorrow I will deny
I know any paths to distant lands
I'll warn you how birds got wings to fly
that they’ve traded their hands.
(I'm buried knee deep within the sands)
Brew nightshade, sulfur, honey if you wish to find Tortuga
Tobacco store is run there by Ol'Jack
He rolls cigars from treasure maps to smoke them not to sell'em
Unless it's for an oath you won’t come back
When time arrives don't listen to me
steal my horse
Be who you wanna be
And dare not say that I'm the best
I raised you up
Screwed almost all the rest
When time arrives don't listen to me
steal my horse
Be who you wanna be
The ghost town of Macondo lies beyond the gates of Eden
all rotten wood and dreams turned into plants
please pay there my respects to the last of Aurelianos
before he is consumed by his ants
Ships of Ha Long
written by Bartek Brosz
How long does it take
To get back to you?
How long must I walk to
Walk the whole world through
When we’ll finally meet
all bad dreams will be gone
And I’ll tell you about the ships
On the bay of Ha Long
Ha long, Ha long
Believe me you’ll love it
How long? How long
Must we wait for it?
We’ll sail on the sea
under blue skies of dreams
All will be as great
as it really seems
How many times
Must I say "I love You" ?
How many times
need I hear it from you?
The answer is simple
And I now tell you, love
As many as the ships
On the Bay of Ha Long
Ha long, Ha long...
Countless rock islands
Rise from the sea
I’d like you to see them…
Without or with me
Don't you worry if some day
I will be gone
You’ll find me on the ship
On the bay of Ha Long
Ha long, Ha long...
Springin' Me
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
let's hide below
a quilt of snow
mist woven fears
they fall - and I'm out of tears
(so) let's hibernate
before it's too late
falling apart
our world - it breaks my heart
you smile and say
hey hey
by the end of the day
it's gonna be ok
I'll stand by your side
I'll stay through the night
I'll wait for the tide
I'll show you the light
and I spy with my little I
the number pi up in the sky
my iron tie seems to untie
the words you say are springin' me so high
so high
where there's no gravity, society,
no mornings of anxiety
you're springin' me,
springin' me up
above the
lands of second thoughts,
the frozen ancient seas,
the silent armies of despair
that someone sent to conquer me
and we are spinning,
revolving round and round
head over heels in love that feels so true
until we hit the ground
and will we live
or will we...?
(so I'm)
sticking sorrow
out of my burrow
the snow is gone
the air - we're back on
below my toes
your flower grows
a single seed
of love - it's all I need.
you smile and say
hey hey
by the end of the day
it's gonna be ok
I'll stand by your side
I'll stay through the night
I'll wait for the tide
I'll show you the light
and I spy with my little I
the number pi up in the sky
my iron tie seems to untie
the words you say are springin' me so high
so high
where there's no gravity, society,
no mornings of anxiety
you're springin' me,
springin' me up
above the
lands of second thoughts,
the frozen ancient seas,
the silent armies of despair
that someone sent to conquer me
and we are spinning,
revolving round and round
head over heels in love that feels so true
until we hit the ground
and will we live
or will we...?
Slow Summer Song
written by Bartek Brosz
The summer heat on stubble fields
Old cross in the bushes by the way
We're riding on the sandy road
The time has stopped two hours ago
We're going towards a lonely tree
The sun is getting closer too
The sweat is pouring down our backs
Let's slow down and let it last
Let it last
Let it last
Let it last
For a while…
Sweltering heat causes delusions
We see a belfry in the skyline
Now we can hear the wedding bells
So it can't be a mirage
The afternoon is rolling slowly,
Sound of the crickets in the grass
Nothing is happening right now
Let it last forevermore
Let it last
Let it last
Let it last
For a while …
Meadows have surrounded us
You look just perfect in the sun
I take a picture of this moment
Now we'll be here for all the times
Let it last
Let it last
Let it last
For all the times
Let it last
Let it last
Let it last
For all the times
The summer heat on stubble fields
Old cross in the bushes by the way
We're riding on the sandy road
The time stopped many years ago
Panthalassa Salt
written by Krzysztof Hrynkiewicz
hey girl, look at me
smile and let it last
(in) your eyes are my chronoscopes
my private secret path to our past
to our past
tranquility, no one to be
no problems to solve
as all the salt
(in the sea)
the sea dissolves
(so why evolve)
my shortcuts to the great warm blue
our home we left behind
kaleidoscopes still shuffle dreams
we chased but failed to find
we failed to find
curiosity of that apple tree
lured us to the shore
we had the sea,
(you and me)
we wanted more
(we wanted more)
Too late again, your eyes wide shut
I kiss your cheek goodnight
I feel ashamed, as on my lips
I feel salt
I feel salt
this trail of tears is a desperate call
of our ancient sea?
or perhaps...
(or perhaps?)
it's because of me
(because of me)