Ένα από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα στιχουργικώς τραγούδια που έχουν γραφτεί για τον πόλεμο είναι αυτό το (από κάθε άποψη) αριστούργημα του Tim Buckley σε στίχους του Larry Beckett. Από το άλμπουμ – μονόλιθο Goodbye And Hello, δεύτερο του TB, κυκλοφορημένο εν μέσω κλιμάκωσης της βιετναμικής κρίσης. 🔴 🔴 One of the most interesting lyrically written songs about war is this (in every respect) masterpiece by Tim Buckley with lyrics by Larry Beckett. From the album – monolith Goodbye and Hello, his second, released amid the escalation of the Vietnam crisis.
Written by Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett Album Goodbye And Hello Producers Jerry Yester, Jac Holzman
Photographs of guns and flame
Scarlet skull and distant game
Bayonet and jungle grin
Nightmares dreamed by bleeding men
Lookouts tremble on the shore
But no man can find the war
Tape recorders echo scream
Orders fly like bullet stream
Drums and cannons laugh aloud
Whistles come from ashen shroud
Leaders damn the world and roar
But no man can find the war
Is the war across the sea?
Is the war behind the sky?
Have you each and all gone blind:
Is the war inside your mind?
Humans weep at human death
All the talkers lose their breath
Movies paint a chaos tale
Singers see and poets wail
All the world kows the score
But no man can find the war
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I’m struck by how strong and resonant Buckley’s voice is.
Trust me, you’re not the only one!
Good to know!
Wow, thanks! That was cool, so I looked him up. He died so young.
Yes, and so did his son (also tremendously talented) Jeff Buckley. The father od’d on heroin + morphin at 28, the son died by accident at 30. It’s called “The Buckley curse”.
Thank you Resa!
Sigh! …