Farazi V Kayra - Hayalet Islığı // Ghost Whistle (2013)
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15 1/2. Dobro Vecer¹
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That's just the way it is
I got the wild style, always been a foul child
Life on earth is just a death sentence
To maintain everyday... dealing with these
That's just the way it is
[Verse 1: Kayra]
I see the honey-covered finger in the beehives
How I've sharpened my teeth, let's growl together
The glass held against the wall, colouring your life...
Stars or the bullets², which one was the brighter?
I'm losing my mind altogether up on the hill
I see my grandfather with the rifle in the town square
It immediately sticks in your mind, focuses on me
Wait a minute, I'm coming to count up the bones
'Los olvidados³' a break to patience at last
I'm loaded with too much faith and the reason is Derrick Rose
It's very likely that someone will die tonight
I'll kill you if you die and that's a fact
Tell me why you are laughing, give me a reason
Have you never seen a killer who watches 'Avanak Apti⁴'?
Now a complete stranger is washing my face
"Are you OK?" they ask; You kidding? I'm phenomenal
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[Verse 2: Kayra]
I've patiently counted them all: seventy-six stars
Where did the star come from to land on my arm; my memory fails me
This moment, the person rejoicing at the goal news from the radio,
It's more sacred to me than my first beer
It's hard to remember where I came here from
I've walked so much that my feet weighs a tonne
It's hard to remember which house you lived in
The same gramophone is playing all over the city now
First take a deep breath then give up
I said that I'd come eventually
I'm keeping my promise because I'm determined
I'm just throwing up as I'm taking a vow of revenge
The brightness of a bullet lures me
The bullets tarnished and the stars shined
Did you back down immediately? Why did you run away so much?
You were sleeping so beautifully; I couldn't bring myself to shoot you!
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¹A line from the sampled song meaning "Good evening" in Bulgarian
²A reference to the lines "Is the hometown or the stars / or is my youth the furthest?" from a poem by Nâzım Hikmet
³"The Forgotten Ones" in Spanish
⁴The comedy movie formerly mentioned by Sorgu in the track [13]