La Marée Haute

La route chante,
Quand je m'en vais.
Je fais trois pas,
La route se tait.

La route est noire,
À perte de vue.
Je fais trois pas,
La route n'est plus.

Sur la marée haute,
Je suis monté.
La tete est pleine,
Mais le coeur n'a pas assez.
Sur la marée haute,
Je suis monté.
La tete est pleine,
Mais le coeur n'a pas assez.

Mains de dentelle,
Figure de bois,
Le corps en brique,
Les yeux qui piquent.

Mains de dentelle,
Figure de bois.
Je fais trois pas
Et tu es là.

Sur la marée haute,
Je suis monté.
la tete est pleine,
Mais le coeur n'a pas assez.
Sur la marée haute,
Je suis monté.
la tete est pleine,
Mais le coeur n'a pas assez.

Lhasa de Sela

Love Came Here

There is no end to this story
No final blow or glory
Love came here and never left
Now that my heart is open
It can't be closed or broken
Love came here and never left
Now I'll have to live with loving you forever
Although our days of living life together
Of living life together are over
There's nothing here to throw away
I came to you in light of day
And love came here and never left

Lhasa de Sela

I'm Going In

When my lifetime had just ended
And my death had just begun
I told you I'd never leave you
But I knew this day would come

Give me blood for my blood wedding
I am ready to be born
I feel new
As if this body were the first I'd ever worn

I need straw for the straw fire
I need hard earth for the plow
Don't ask me to reconsider
I am ready to go now

I'm going in I'm going in
This is how it starts
I can see in so far
But afterwards we always forget
Who we are

I'm going in I'm going in
I can stand the pain
And the blinding heat
'Cause I won't remember you
The next time we meet

You'll be making the arrangements
You'll be trying to set me free
Not a moment for the meeting
I'll be busy as a bee

You'll be talking to me
But I just won't understand
I'll be falling by the wayside
You'll be holding out your hand

Don't you tempt me with perfection
I have other things to do
I didn't burrow this far in
Just to come right back to you

I'm going in I'm going in
I have never been so ugly
I have never been so slow
These prison walls get closer now
The further in I go

I'm going in I'm going in
I like to see you from a distance
And just barely believe
And think that
Even lost and blind
I still invented love

I'm going in
I'm going in
I'm going in

Lhasa de Sela

El Desierto

He venido al desierto pa' reirme de tu amor

Que el desierto es más tierno y la espina besa mejor

He venido a este centro de la nada pa' gritar
Que tú nunca mereciste lo que tanto quise dar

He venido yo corriendo, olvidándome de ti
Dame un beso pajarillo, no te asustes colibrí

He venido encendida al desierto pa' quemar
Porque el alma prende fuego cuando deja de amar

Lhasa de Sela