Cold Eyes (Холодные Глаза)
I don’t usually believe in rumors, but,
Sooner or later, the truth would have still come out
I was living with the fantasy
That you’d always be here with me
It would have come true if not for your cold eyes
REFRAIN:
These cold eyes
There’s no more love in them.
There’s just an icy light
That giggles mercilessly.
Oh, cold eyes
Who are you laughing at?
These cold eyes
Are laughing at me.
I was good to you, and maybe you got tired of that.
Maybe your old circle of friends has called you back.
Or maybe things are simpler:
You don’t love me anymore.
Isn’t that what your cold eyes are screaming at?
REFRAIN
Five Reasons (Пять Причин)
How could all of this have happened?
After all the time that had passed.
I just cannot learn to live alone,
And for that I have five reasons:
The first reason is you
Second, all the dreams that you construed
Third were all of your words
I didn’t believe them at first.
And the fourth reason is deceit,
Who’s right and who was wrong we could not see
And the fifth reason is pain
Because all our love has died away.
And today I saw you in dreams,
But, I saw you smiling not at me.
You entered a world of other men,
And for that you have five reasons:
The first reason is myself
Second, all the friends who crossed your path
Third is your new love
It is all too simple for words.
The fourth reason is deceit
Who’s right and who was wrong we could not see
And the fifth reason is pain
Because all our love has died away.
[repeat first verse and refrain]
Because all our love had died away. (2x)
Let Me Invite You (Приглашаю Тебя)
I thought that I would find the words
But all words were erased.
I thought that I’d walk up to you
But I stayed in my place.
Maybe it was pride, maybe fear, that kept me silent then.
The words stayed frozen on my lips,
But I wanted to say
REFRAIN:
Let me invite you to my home
So that we stay there alone
You have sinned, and I’m no angel
I am free and you are single.
So, let me invite you to my home
So that we can stay there alone
You have sinned and I’m no angel
I am free and you are single.
But you made the decision
Easy for me that night.
You got into your automobile
And flew right out of sight.
And so I thought, away with you!
Maybe it’s for the best.
And so I saved for someone else,
The words I would have said.
REFRAIN (2x)
Taxi (Такси)
Today, I am a bit too drunk
It is not safe for me to drive.
Closing time at the restaurant
We are hugged by this July night.
In the middle of this dark scene
I have one favor to ask, please,
Let us leave here our limousine
You and I, we’ll catch a taxi!
REFRAIN (2x):
Taxi, taxi takes you and me
Down the road, through dreams,
Nothing’s as it seems.
Taxi, taxi, in this taxi,
All I want to do
Is hug and kiss you.
It will take us to our old place
We’ll walk in, won’t turn the lights on,
And together, in one embrace,
You and I, we will meet the dawn.
Please forgive me for all the pain
I’ve ever caused you to go through.
Please forgive me for those poems,
All that weren’t written about you.
REFRAIN (4x)
Berlin at Night (Ночной Берлин)
REFRAIN:
And only shadows on the wall
Will make you think of me at all
And only leaves in summertime
Will make my words come back to mind
Please do not gift them, keep them safe
Let streetlights guide you on your path
One sole companion in your life –
Berlin at night.
The shining signs, the stream of cars
Steward, please pour a sip of wine
I’m going East, I will not stall
Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.
You are no longer next to me
You stroll upon the evening street
And I repeat until I’m numb,
“Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.”
“Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.”
REFRAIN
There, behind glass, among the shops
We say goodbye amidst the night
Don’t search for me, I will not stall
Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.
The city melts under the wing.
Our love it was a magic dream.
And I repeat until I’m numb.
“Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.”
“Farewell Berlin. Farewell my love.”
REFRAIN (2x)
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