The Fray – How to Save a Life

Step one, you say, “We need to talk.”
He walks, you say, “Sit down. It’s just a talk.”
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
‘Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defence
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you’ve told him all along
Pray to God, he hears you
And I pray to God, he hears you

And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you’ve followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came

The Fray - How to Save a Life

Prevod na srpski

Kako spasiti život

Prvi korak, kažeš, “Moramo da razgovaramo.”
On hoda, kažeš, “Sedi. To je samo razgovor.”
On ti se ljubazno osmehuje
Ti ljubazno zuriš kroz njega
Neki prozor sa tvoje desne strane
Dok on ide levom, ti ostaješ na desnoj strani
Linija između straha i optužbe
Zapitaš se zašto si došao

Gde sam pogrešio? Izgubio sam prijatelja
Negde, usput, u gorčini
I ostao bih s tobom budan celu noć
Da sam znao kako spasiti život

Daj mu do znanja da znaš najbolje
Jer na kraju krajeva, ti znaš najbolje
Probaj se provući kroz njegovu odbranu
Bez proglašavanja nevinosti
Iznesi sve što nije u redu
Ono što si mu sve vreme govorio
Pomoli se Bogu da te čuje
I ja se molim Bogu da te čuje

Gde sam pogrešio? Izgubio sam prijatelja
Negde, usput, u gorčini
I ostao bih s tobom budan celu noć
Da sam znao kako spasiti život

Kad počne da podiže glas
Ti utišaj svoj i daj mu još jedan izbor
Vozi dok ne izgubiš put
Ili dok ne raskrstiš sa onima koje si pratio
Uradiće jednu od dve stvari
Priznaće sve
Ili će reći da prosto više nije isti
I zapitaćeš se zašto si došao

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