Barcelona blues

«Poquito a poco entiendendo

que no vale la pena andar por andar,

que es mejor caminar pa' ir creciendo

Volveré a encontrarme con vosotros

Volveré a compartir mi alegria

Volveré pa' contar lo que he soñado

Colores nuevos y dias claros»

(Chambao, Poquito a poco, 'Con Otro Aire', 2007)

Fortificazione.

«I am the coast defence,
I am the city wall,
stealing pounds and pence
from you all».

(da Bricks and Mortar, 'In These Lights and On This Evening', Editors, 2009)

Abbandono.

«Oh, I'm scared of the middle place
between lights and nowhere;
I don't want to be the one left in there,
left in there».

(da Hope There's Someone, 'I am a Bird Now', Antony & The Johnsons, 2005)

Sinallagma funzionale.

«We take what we're given
just because you've forgotten
doesn't mean you're forgiven.

[...]

Set my spirit free!
Set my body free!».

(da My Body Is A Cage, 'Neon Bible', Arcade Fire, 2007)

Oscillazioni.

«Once more we'll take the risk to fall
for all things taking us high and low».

(da High and Low, 'European', Sambassadeur, 2010)

Camere da letto.

«But sometimes,
we remember our bedrooms and our parent's bedrooms and the bedrooms of our friends».

(da Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), 'Funeral', Arcade Fire, 2004)

Tanfo d'angelo.

«Era bello, aveva l'alito fetido, più solfidrico che solforoso, dunque era in grado di impersonare concretamente la terrificante e losca immagine d'un angelo decaduto».

(Raymond Quenau, Figli del limo, 1938) 

Appoggiarsi.

«If you lean any harder
that window breaks at the bone,
and when that light turns back again
you will remember the way
they fall for you like a brick;
oh, but nobody loves you
or woos you when you're down or kicked».

(da Out Go the Lights, 'Transference', Spoon, 2010)