Franz Ferdinand – Walk Away

I swapped my innocence for pride
Crushed the end within my stride
Said ‘I’m strong now I know that I’m a leaver”
I love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear
And I am cold
Yes I’m cold
But not as cold as you are
I love the sound of you walking away

Why don’t you walk away?
No buildings will fall down
Why don’t you walk away?
No quake will split the ground
Why don’t you walk away?
The sun won’t swallow the sky
Why don’t you walk away?
Statues will not cry

I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye
I’m not cold
I am old
At least as old as you are
As you walk away

And as you walk away
My headstone crumbles down
As you walk away
The Hollywood wind’s a howl
As you walk away
The Kremlin’s falling
As you walk away
Radio 4 is static
As you walk away

The stab of stiletto
On a silent night
Stalin smiles
Hitler laughs
Churchill claps
Mao Tse-Tung
On the back

Prevod na srpski

Odlazi

Menjao sam svoju nevinost za ponos
Na svom putu utro kraj
Rekao “Sada imam snage i znam da ja sam onaj koji odlazi”
Sviđa mi se kako zvuči tvoj odlazak
Maskara krvari pocrnelu suzu
A ja sam hladan
Da ja sam hladan
Ali ne tako hladan kao ti
Sviđa mi se kako zvuči tvoj odlazak

Zašto ne odeš?
Ni jedna zgrada srušiti se neće
Zašto ne odeš?
Nikakav potres rascepiti zemlju neće
Zašto ne odeš?
Sunce progutati nebo neće
Zašto ne odeš?
Statue plakati neće

Ne mogu se okrenuti da vidim te oči
Jer moglo bi do izvinjavanja doći
Moram biti jak i nevernik ostati
I zvuk tvog odlaska voleti
Maskara u oko mi krvari
Hladan nisam
Star sam
Bar onoliko star koliko i ti
Dok odlaziš

Dok odlaziš
Moj nadgrobni spomenik se ruši
Dok odlaziš
Holivud urliče
Dok odlaziš
Kremljin pada
Dok odlaziš
Radio 4 šušti
Dok odlaziš

Ubod bodeža
Jedne tihe noći
Staljin se osmehuje
Hitler se smeje
Čerčil tapše
Mao Ce Tunga
Po leđima

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