Roger Waters - "Wait for Her/Oceans Apart/Part of Me Died"

Roger Waters - ""Wait for Her/Oceans Apart/Part of Me Died"
Trasa koncertowa Us & Them
Ergo Arena (Gdańsk/Sopot) 5.08.2018
Lyrics: Roger Waters (Muhmoud Darwish)
Music: Roger Waters
Year: 2017
Original: Roger Waters
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Will a glass inlaid with gemstones
On a pool around the evening
Among the perfumed roses
Wait for her
With the patience of a packhorse
Loaded for the mountains
Like a stoic, noble prince
Wait for her
With seven pillows laid out on the stair
The scent of womens’ incense fills the air
Be calm, and wait for her
And do not flush the sparrows that are nesting in her braids
All along the barricades
Wait for her
And if she comes soon
Wait for her
And if she comes late
Wait
Let her be still
As a summer afternoon
A garden in full bloom
Let her breathe in the air
That is foreign to her heart
Let her lips part
Wait for her
Take her to the balcony
See the moon soaked in milk
Hear the rustle of her silk
Wait for her
Don’t let your eyes alight upon
The twin doves of her breast
Lest they take flight
Wait for her
And if she comes soon
Wait for her
And if she comes late
Wait, wait
Serve her water before wine
Do not touch her hand
Let your fingertips
Rest at her command
Speak softly as a flute would
To a fearful violin
Breathe out
Breathe in
And as the echo fades
From that final fusillade
Remember the promises you made
~~~♫♫♫~~~
She was always here in my heart
Always the love of my life
We were strangers, oceans apart
But when I laid eyes on her a part of me died
~~~♫♫♫~~~
The part that is envious
Cold hearted and devious
Greedy, mischievous
Global, colonial
Bloodthirsty, blind
Mindless and cheap
Focused on borders
And slaughter and sheep
Burning of books
Bulldozing of homes
Giving to targeted killing with drones
Lethal injections
Arrest without trial
Monocular vision
Gangrene and slime
Unction, sarcasm
Common assault
Self-satisfied heroic killers
Lifted on high
Piracy adverts
Acid attacks
On women by bullies
And perverts and hacks
The rigging of ballots
And the buying of power
Lies from the pulpit
Rape in the shower
Mute, indifferent
Feeling no shame
Portly, important
Leering, deranged
Sat in the corner
Watching TV
Deaf to the cries of
Children in pain
Dead to the world
Just watching the game
Watching endless repeats -
Out of sight, out of mind
Silence, indifference:
The ultimate crime
But when I met you
That part of me died
Bring me a bowl
To bathe her feet in
Bring me my final cigarette
It would be better by far to die in her arms
Than to linger
In a lifetime of regret