Nick Drake
"The future says:Dear mortals;I know you are busy with your colourful lives;I have no wish to waste the little time that remains On arguments and heated debates;But before I can appear Please, close your eyes, sit still And listen carefully To what I am about to say;I haven't happened yet, but I will. I can't pretend it's going to be Business as usual. Things are going to change. I'm going to be unrecognisable. Please, don't open your eyes, not yet. I'm not trying to frighten you. All I ask is that you think of me Not as a wish or a nightmare, but as a story You have to tell yourselves -Not with an ending In which everyone lives happily ever after,Or a B-movie apocalypse,But maybe starting with the line'To be continued...'And see what happens next. Remember this; I am not Written in stone But in time - So please don't shrug and say What can we do?It's too late, etc, etc, etc. Dear mortals,You are such strange creatures With your greed and your kindness,And your hearts like broken toys;You carry fear with you everywhere Like a tiny god In its box of shadows. You love festivals and music And good food. You lie to yourselves Because you're afraid of the dark. But the truth is: you are in my hands And I am in yours. We are in this together,Face to face and eye to eye;We're made for each other. Now those of you who are still here;Open your eyes and tell me what you see."
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"The future says:Dear mortals;I know you are busy with your colourful lives;I have no wish to waste the little time that remains On arguments and heated debates;But before I can appear Please, close your eyes, sit still And listen carefully To what I am about to say;I haven't happened yet, but I will. I can't pretend it's going to be Business as usual. Things are going to change. I'm going to be unrecognisable. Please, don't open your eyes, not yet. I'm not trying to frighten you. All I ask is that you think of me Not as a wish or a nightmare, but as a story You have to tell yourselves -Not with an ending In which everyone lives happily ever after,Or a B-movie apocalypse,But maybe starting with the line'To be continued...'And see what happens next. Remember this; I am not Written in stone But in time - So please don't shrug and say What can we do?It's too late, etc, etc, etc. Dear mortals,You are such strange creatures With your greed and your kindness,And your hearts like broken toys;You carry fear with you everywhere Like a tiny god In its box of shadows. You love festivals and music And good food. You lie to yourselves Because you're afraid of the dark. But the truth is: you are in my hands And I am in yours. We are in this together,Face to face and eye to eye;We're made for each other. Now those of you who are still here;Open your eyes and tell me what you see."
"يقول المستقبل:
أيها الفانون الأعزاء؛
أعلم أنكم منغمسون في صخب حياتكم الملونة؛
ولا أبتغي أن أهدر ما تبقى من وقت في جدال عقيم ومناقشات حامية؛
ولكن قبل أن أتجلى،
أرجوكم، أغمضوا أعينكم، اجلسوا بهدوء،
وأنصتوا جيداً لما أنا على وشك قوله؛
لم أكن بعد، ولكني سأكون.
لا يسعني التظاهر بأن الأمور ستبقى على حالها.
الأحوال ستتغير.
سأكون غير مألوف.
أرجوكم، لا تفتحوا أعينكم، ليس بعد.
لست أسعى لإخافتكم.
كل ما أطلبه هو أن تروني
لا كأمنية أو كابوس، بل كقصة
عليكم أن ترووها لأنفسكم –
لا بخاتمة يسعد فيها الجميع إلى الأبد،
أو فناء كأفلام الدرجة الثانية،
بل ربما تبدأ بعبارة "يتبع..."
وتروا ما سيحدث بعد ذلك.
تذكروا هذا؛ أنا لست
مكتوباً على حجر،
بل في الزمن –
فلا تتجاهلوا وتقولوا بلامبالاة:
ما عسانا فاعلون؟ لقد فات الأوان، وما إلى ذلك، وما إلى ذلك، وما إلى ذلك.
أيها الفانون الأعزاء،
يا لكم من كائنات عجيبة
بجشعكم وطيبتكم،
وقلوبكم كدمى محطمة؛
تحملون الخوف معكم في كل مكان
كإله صغير
في صندوق ظلاله.
تحبون الأعياد والموسيقى
والطعام الشهي.
تكذبون على ذواتكم
خوفاً من الظلام.
لكن الحقيقة هي: أنتم في يديّ
وأنا في أيديكم.
نحن في هذا معاً،
وجهاً لوجه وعيناً بعين؛
كأننا خُلقنا لبعضنا.
والآن، يا من بقيتم هنا؛
افتحوا أعينكم وأخبروني ماذا ترون."
Nick Drake
"The future says:Dear mortals;I know you are busy with your colourful lives;I have no wish to waste the little time that remains On arguments and heated debates;But before I can appear Please, close your eyes, sit still And listen carefully To what I am about to say;I haven't happened yet, but I will. I can't pretend it's going to be Business as usual. Things are going to change. I'm going to be unrecognisable. Please, don't open your eyes, not yet. I'm not trying to frighten you. All I ask is that you think of me Not as a wish or a nightmare, but as a story You have to tell yourselves -Not with an ending In which everyone lives happily ever after,Or a B-movie apocalypse,But maybe starting with the line'To be continued...'And see what happens next. Remember this; I am not Written in stone But in time - So please don't shrug and say What can we do?It's too late, etc, etc, etc. Dear mortals,You are such strange creatures With your greed and your kindness,And your hearts like broken toys;You carry fear with you everywhere Like a tiny god In its box of shadows. You love festivals and music And good food. You lie to yourselves Because you're afraid of the dark. But the truth is: you are in my hands And I am in yours. We are in this together,Face to face and eye to eye;We're made for each other. Now those of you who are still here;Open your eyes and tell me what you see."
Nick Drake
"Life is but a memory Happened long ago. Theatre full of sadness For a long forgotten show."
Nick Drake
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