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Born To Leave
03:12
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The world is changing, I feel insane
Sometimes I catch myself forgetting what is happening
I’m so exotic, at least that’s what they say
But can you look me in the eye and tell me what you see?
You say you see me coming, coming your way
But trust me you don’t need to run away
What you said about, what you said about it
We’re stuck in a moment and we’re lost in a dream
All the things you said you would do about it
You got what you want but you never believed
Cause you were born to leave
They told me not to listen to my peers
So I became a version of myself that wasn’t me
When you’re hanging at the bottom of the chain
You get eaten alive or you run away
So I ran away
Can you see me coming?
Do you wanna talk about it?
How easily
We forget
Our memories
We forget
Our memories
Thought that I could fight
I could live without it
From the other side
You can hear me calling
We’re lost in a dream but you never believed in dreaming
What you said about, what you said about it
We’re stuck in a moment and we’re lost in a dream
What you running from? Why you running from it?
We’re stuck in a moment and it keeps us alive
What you sad about? Why u sad about it?
You got what you want but you never believed
Cause you were born to leave
You were born to leave
You were born to leave
You were born to leave
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2. |
Comme ça
03:52
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Moi, j’ai tout quitté, j’ai tout lâché
Comme ça
J’ai perdu ma langue, une fois, deux fois
Comme ça
Lentement
Respire
Aspire
Avance
Je suis étranger dans mon quartier
Comme toi
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
Ça ne sera pas la première fois qu’un homme se noie.
Je sens encore l’odeur du nord sur mon corps.
J’ai compris depuis longtemps que les chances de réussir sont fragiles.
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
« Comme avant »
Je ne te connaissais pas comme ça
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Daya3
03:55
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In Arabic:
We’re all walking together
Step by step
We’re all walking together
One step forward, ten steps back
We’re all walking
One step forward, ten steps back
كلنا ماشيين سوا
إِجر قدّام إِجر
كلنا ماشيين سوا
إِجر لقدّام، عشرة لَوَرا
You want to change the world but you don’t want to die
You’re walking, you’re walking
You’re walking inside the lines
You want to see the light but we’re all going blind
We’re losing, we’re losing
We’re losing our minds
ضياع Daya3 (we’re lost)
We’re losing our minds
ضياع Daya3 (we’re lost)
We’re losing our minds
In Arabic:
We’re all walking together
One feet after the other
We’re all walking together
One step forward, ten steps back
كلنا ماشيين سوا
إِجر قدّام إِجر
كلنا ماشيين سوا
إِجر لقدّام، عشرة لَوَرا
We’re living together in a house made of lies
Your words are words but words don’t make it right
And every step forward feels like a step back
We’re lost in here together inside our minds
We’re lost in here together inside our minds
In Arabic:
We’re all immigrating together
From sea to sea
Flying in the air
We left everything behind
كلنا مهاجرين سوا
من بحر لبحر
طايرين بالهوا
تَركْنا كل شي وَرا
ضياع Daya3 (we’re lost)
ضياع Daya3 (we’re lost)
You want to change the world
(One feet after the other)
إِجر قدّام إِجر
You want to change the world
But you don’t care about us
إِجر لقدّام، عشرة لَوَرا
(One step forward, ten steps back)
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4. |
Last Ruins
04:15
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Higher, you thought you would never fly
When it don’t make sense
You know that you have to lie
I’m an alien from outer space
I’m out of place
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
Mysterious without a face
Without a name
Your love is everything
Your love is everything I need
Look at you now
You don’t understand what you did but you did it
And when you got lost
You learned what they told you to say
And you said it
You said it
I’m an alien from outer space
I’m out of place
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
I’m losing it
I disappear without a trace
Your love is everything
Your love is everything I need
Your love (Your love is everything)
I’m an alien
A lost barbarian
I’m an alien from outer space
I’m out of place
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
I’m an alien from outer space
I’m out of place
Your love is everything
Your love is everything
Your love (Your love is everything to me)
Your love (I’m an alien, a lost barbarian)
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Sleep 2.0
04:15
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Somedays, I can't remember where I'm from
Somedays, I forget where I'm going
Can you feel it coming
Something shocking our way
Shocking our ways
So why do you waste your time
My time
Worrying
Why do you waste your time
My time
Worrying
Sleep
It's all you gotta do
Sleep
It's what you know
Sleep
It's what you've always wanted
Sleep
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6. |
BEY-YUL
04:26
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I keep forgetting who I am
I’m just trying to be a man like you
But I’m losing myself
Again
How long does it take to change?
I want
I want
Going in circles
I want
From the east to the west. من الشرق الى الغرب
طايرين بالهوا I want to think like you
I want to think like you
Look like you
Talk like you
Walk like you
Shop like you
Love like you
Lose like you
Fuck like you
Laugh like you
Win like you
Be white like you
Rock like you
Live like you
Die like you
Be wrong like you
Dress like you
Feel like you
Eat like you
Fight like you
Kill like you
But I’m losing myself
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7. |
Les Années 70
03:12
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On voulait vivre les années 70
Et maintenant on vit tous en Amérique
On attend que ça explose
Ils attendent qu’on se repose
Et on perd
Et on perd
Et on perd
Combien de mal à venir
Combien doit-on souffrir
Combien ça coûte
Et combien me reste-t-il
Combien de quartiers doit-on transformer
En terrains de bohème
Avant de se parler
Et on perd
Et on perd
On perd toutes nos guerres
On voulait vivre les années 70
Et maintenant on vit tous en enfer
On attend que ça finisse
Mais la fin c’est pas si triste
Quand on a tout perdu
Il ne nous reste plus rien à perdre
Rien à perdre
Rien à perdre
Rien à perdre
Rien à perdre
Rien à perdre
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Nouvelle vague
04:10
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Lentement, le doute s’installe en toi
Sans boussole, plus rien n’a de sens
On se transforme
On se déforme
Lentement, lentement
On se dépasse
On s’abandonne au temps qui passe
Lentement, lentement
On n’a plus rien à perdre et on reste debout
Nos histoires s’effacent, on oublie d’être nous
Regarde les nuages qui se forment dehors
C’est une nouvelle vague qui se jette sur nous
Je ne veux pas te perdre
Je sais qu’il faudra tout changer
Changer
Loin de mes repères
J’ai peur d’oublier où je vais
Mais tout ça n’a pas d’importance
Lentement, lentement
On n’a plus rien à perdre et on reste debout
Nos histoires s’effacent, on oublie d’être nous
On nous dit d’être sages, on nous dit pas pardon
On dirait qu’à notre âge nos rêves s’effondrent
Je ne veux pas te perdre
Je sais qu’il faudra tout changer
Changer
Loin de mes repères
J’ai peur d’oublier où je vais
Mais tout ça n’a pas d’importance
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9. |
Cycles
04:20
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Cycles
بكرا بيمشي الحال (things will work out tomorrow)
Cycles
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Wake Island Montréal, Québec
Wake Island is originally from Beirut, now based in Montréal. Through music, they reconcile their roots with their North American lives, from pop songs to electronic and ambient compositions. They have cemented their place in local Arab and Queer scenes with their shows, DJ sets and Laylit, a party they co-founded that celebrates music and artists from SWANA. ... more
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