BEFORE I DIE

before I die I want to
watch you making love with someone else
before I die I want to
feel prostitute fingers on my body

I wish time was on my side,
for once.
from now I'm a blank diary.

before I die I want to
walk on the moon, talk to John Lennon
before I die I want to
forget how to ride my bike

everybody has to know that everyday is my birthday.


SHOOT THE NANNY

shoot the nanny hey hey hey
take yourself for a ride, man
take care of what you feel, what you see

make it snappy hey hey hey
snatching life is easy
and instead of acting cool
be the fool

just be on time for the new big parade
thousand of smiles make your life inflammable

singing louder and louder: "here I am !"

shoot the nanny hey hey hey
let your sin be seen
the street is your new church
can't you hear the bells that ring?

make it fluffy hey hey hey
head in clouds feet in grass, man
there's sunshine in your eyes, blood on your hands
forever

LADY PORNOGRAPH

there's a party in my garden tonight
everyone's here, empty bottles of wine...
from where I'm standing I cant's see her smoking american cigarettes
pills in pocket, she knows that I know

eyes wide open, she thinks everyone's mad
she forgave them for making her so sad.
has she been told that dreams lead to a slow and painfull death?
a cold breezze through her hair, goose bumps...she's gone...

caterpillar shapes, double headed lions, she needs you, she loves you
endless golden skin, seas of glycerine, she sees you, ceases you...

Lady Pornograph, fleshly autograph

can't she see now that everyone is gone
maybe she'll ask for a warm place to stay.


YOUR LOVE IS OLD-FASHIONED

someone is ringing,
you throw me straight out your bed
you say "that must be him"
I'm leaving like a hurricane

alone on the staircase
with doors slamming in my hears
everyone's running
the day had begun without me

today I'm forty and I'm in love
I'm a bit cold but my heart's warm

it's kind of funny
that was UPS delivering..
even funnier is someone you know well is ringing now

today I'm forty and I'm in love
with a sock in my pocket and the drawing of a child in my hand

today I'm forty and I'm in love
the streets are quiet but I sing loud.


HOLE IN MY SHOE

is there something I can say
about the hours spent in buses and trains?
is there something I can do
about the pouring rain and the hoe in my shoe?
I'm too close to give up

hello, I'm ringing at your door
I'm early, I can't wait for five minutes more
no problem, take your time

is there something I can say
to her mobile phone, what message after the tone?
is there something I can do
about the girl next door who's asking for more...?
I'm too close to give up

hello, I'm still waiting at your door
I can't stand her pleasure anymore
this voice sounds familiar to me....


CREATURES

I'm looking through my windows
and all I can see is me

oh, beautiful people
I'm so proud of myself
oh, beautiful people
I'm so proud of myself

from here to now
the world is my creature

and I know it's the way you like it.


IF

if I was a boat
I would sink
if you were a disease
I would die
if you were a cloud
I would rain
if you were the night
I would fall
if I was your fate
you would live forever
if you were just my friend
I would cry