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Reality
05:04
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I understand the theory perfectly my dear
But I cannot apply it
When Life is really here
Reality, reality
My major problem is reality
I lead long conversations
With you in my head
But I cannot repeat them
When you're really here
Reality, reality
All goodness lost to stone cold reality
The mirror in the bathroom
Has been a long time friend
Has done better for me
Than any mirror can
Reality, reality
I tell him tales
Of cruel, cruel reality.
Although of late
He has been quite cold
I smile at him
But he ain't smiling back
Hospital, hospital
I might have to go into a hospital.
Reality, reality
I cannot tell dreams from reality.
All these years have past
Do you feel them too
Some things are not easy
To put to sleep
I've been thinking of you
Thinking of you
But you sure weren't
Thinking of me.
So let's try and put
These past things behind
No point to cry over milk
That has been spilt
Let's find out
Let's find out
If we can get something new to drink
I know you don't believe me
It's so hard to explain
Things get awful strange
When your Mind detaches from your Brain
It's day outside
It's day outside
But he is trying to convince you
That it's night
Reality
Reality
My major problem is Reality
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If I'm being totally honest
On this day that don't seem to end.
I don't think you see me that clearly,
And you don't make me feel all that good.
And if I'm being totally honest,
My mind has gone out for a walk
And I'm growing increasigly weary
Of listening to you talk.
And when it comes back it really should tell
of the words that brought it to tears
And how it's not that keen on hearing more
about your boring little affairs.
And if I'm being totally honest,
I'm not that interested in your thoughts.
I just needed a warmth of a body,
And you couldn't even give me that.
And if I'm being totally honest
We will never be the same
Because you are at the very beginning
And I'm nearly reaching the end.
And if you really wanted me to be by your side
You wouldn't be acting like this
You'd close your little mouth
And touch my warm cheeck
And admit how selfish you've been.
And if I'm being totally honest
I couldn't love you even if I really tried
Your childish ways are only a pebble
In these Amorite Walls that I've built
And all of this is a reaction
Of a Soul that's too tired to talk
And wonders why it's surrounded
By all of these sexless men.
And if you really think you can turn my strange wheel
And stop your finger on a part that you like
I would say you'd have to remove it
And continue listening to it spin.
And if I'm being totally honest
I don't owe you my thoughts.
So I'll remove my sacred intentions
from your pale colonial skin.
And if I'm being totally honest.
This is not what I need.
You just want me to act like the version of me
That you've dreamt up in your head.
You are afraid of the Other World
Although you are trying to hide it from me.
I've been there a while, you'd retrieve if you knew
How lonesome this journey has been.
And if Im being totally honest
You are not what I need
I need a man that won't close his eyes
When I show him how selfish I've been
And if I'm being totally honest
Here comes a sobering thought
We are not in love
We just got nothing else going on.
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4. |
UnPlanned GoodBye
03:48
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And here I sit after all that we had planned
Writing an UnPlanned GoodBye.
He wants to force me in a little hole that he's created
But he's filled it with all the things he claimed he hated.
But he flew in with the tempest of our pasts
And made ploughland from the graveyards of my songs
There must be a way to let this live
Some words of repentance he can give.
Oh how sweet you are my naive little honey
He just wants you to make him lots of money
He would turn his back on you in a sigh
And trade your life for a lead role in a song
You give our secrets to your little friend for reviewing
And you don't think that I know what you are doing
I'm deviod of trust now, my little fickle drummer
You should try it with someone a bit dumber.
He made an enemy out of fiction of your song
And then pretended like he did nothing wrong.
With no remorse, he left you purpously bereft
Of the only thing that you had left
Well don't you worry, just go on, play and live.
It's the betrayal of Spirit that I cannot forgive
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Hurt Me
02:40
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I need you to hurt me
Oh darling I don't wanna go to Berghain
I need you to hurt me
No sweetheart I won't be waiting no lines
I need you to hurt me
Come level this pain that's bubbling inside
I need you to hurt me
Until I almost see the light
I need you to hurt me
And be prepared to be hurt
Oh be prepared to be hurt
Hurt me
Oh darling I don't wanna go to Berghain
I need you to hurt me
Until my life is almost done
I need you to hurt me
And be prepared to be hurt
Oh be prepared to be hurt
No sweetheart I won't be waiting no lines
I need you to hurt me
Come level this pain that's bubbling inside
I need you to hurt me
And be prepared to be hurt
Oh be prepared to be hurt
Be prepared
Be prepared
This is no Berghain
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6. |
Go Fuck Yourself
03:32
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Go fuck yourself
You condescending piece of shit
You almoust convincied me that I'm the one that's crazy
Your grandiose speeches never fail to amaze me
Why don't you lie down for a year, two or three
You'll be just a sidenote in the history of me
And go fuck yourself you pretencious piece of shit
He thinks genius is whiskey and XY chromosome
My boy here's got a bad case of the Bukowski syndrome
I'm just here to say I've listened to your album througout
My darling you got nothing to be pretencious about
And go fuck yourself
You fake moralist
You wanna put words into mouths of another
While your entire persona is downloaded from tumblr
I can't even tell if there's a real human in there hid
Or just some sort of manufactured little PC robot kid
If growing without hurting is what you're trying to achieve, little darling you gotta whole lotta life still to live
And go fuck yourself
With your excuses of bad childhood
Well I'm in for a pound
And in for a penny
Someone's been called a special little boy one time too many
It's time someone finally tells you what's up
You're over 35 darling it's time to grow the fuck up
Accept consequences for your behaviour laddy
And stop blaming it all on mommy and daddy
And go fuck yourself, Vanja Zaimović
You just sit in your hole in this fine summer weather
One second you're worse than everyone and the next one you're better
It's time someone finally tells you what's up
You're 32 darling, wake the fuck up
Finish these stories which you stayed true to
To return to wasting your life watching videos on Youtube
*Desparate NANA-ing*
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7. |
Not Like Other Guys
05:56
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You come out of nowhere and put your hands on me
And say you should be mine
A guy like me can wait his whole life
To meet a woman like you
And at first I'm not sure if I like you that much
But I'm willing to give it a try
And each one of our meetings is better than last one
But I have a feeling something about you is off
As we say in Croatia I won't light a fire
While the rabbit is still in the forest
And then one day you get all serious on me
And say you're not like other guys
You cannot move past the wounds of your childhood
And you're not able to keep a good thing alive
If only you knew how many men hold this stance
You'd know how stupid you sound
Well I learned my lesson a long time ago
And I ain't here to be anyones mother
My old boy there's noone in this world
Who can save you from yourself
And sure there were times when I was much younger
When a guy like you could make me utterly hurt
I love the perspective your 30ies can give
'Cause now this just makes me laugh
Your proclivity to spew out these shallow life stances
Make it hard to fathom you're almoust 40
And with a slight risk of sounding too harsh
I'll say your problems are really not that uncommon
And the outlining forms of your psychological profile
Are much simpler than you'd like to think
An overbearing mother
A distant father
And here you are my darling
You're so complex
And I admit there are times I dred having a son
For a fear he'll end up like you
Becuse sometimes I really can't tell if you're joking
Or are you really that dumb
Let me tell you a secret I've learned from similar spirits
You're not love impaired, my darling
You are just selfish
Cause somoene told you long time ago
That you should always have all that you want
And maybe it worked thus far for beauty of your face
But for me it's not gonna fit
And if I may offer a piece of advice
I'd say rethink your selfish position
You're still relatively young for a man
But life will get very lonely for you after you're 50
Because things get a bit more severe
when all your friends slowly start dying
And it's not that you don't have some certain charm
And some things you say sound very well thought out
But something deep inside of me tells me
You just say things you think I wanna hear
Things that You've learned from googling my name
And listening to my songs on repeat
And with a slight fear of sounding too harsh
I'd say you still just really dont know who you are
And I don't care if other girls think you're so handsome
For me, it's not gonna work
Because if this is really the best you can do
I'd rather move on to somebody better
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Krend
08:16
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Life is very strange, it changes every day
Just when you think You've got it
It turns the other way
All these months I wondered what I couldn't understand
Couldn't put my finger on it
And explain how I am
Now I finally get it, now I see you very clear
There's a big discrepancy
Between the things you do
And things that you say
And only in solitude am I exactly who I am
Outside I'm always on the defense
Always doubting myself
Well if there's one thing that I've learned
From this shit you've put me through
You don't need a lover
And I don't need a producer
I went nearly crazy from songs pilled up in my head
Waiting for someone to put them into an expensive microphone
There's another thing I've learned from this little episode
There's noone in this world that you can count on but yourself
So here is a conclusion that I've happily drawn
You can't commit to a lover
And I can't commit to a producer.
It's been seven years since the dawning of these songs
I'd much rather be a writer and a poet that I am
So I can create my own worlds and not have to lean on anyone
But even greatest poem in the world from a poet that's a star
Moneterally will not get you very far
So to give myself a chance
And escape this world I dont fit in
I've translated all those poems and I made myself sing
I remember when I left for the city that I'm in
I've made a little concert for acquaintances and friends
There was this guy there, and there's always one like him
Sayin': You shouldn't sing in a language that's not native to your tongue
They've got plenty of Englishmen there trying to make it through
You think you're something special, you think they're waiting for you
They won't even move past your strange Balkan name
You're not even a musician, you can barely play a guitar
Well where I'd be today if I listened to idiots like him
Trying to fit me in the box they've created for themselves
I said: "You re looking for the key in places that are wrong
I don't sing a lanuage, I sing what I am
I don't practice my guitar, I don't practice my voice
I don't write because I want to, I just got no other choice
Poets don't live in the world of everyday
Yeah musicians here are countless
But i guarantee you they ve got nobody like me"
And so I've made it through against all of the odds
Despite always being on the outside, always doubting myself
And now to honor the great wisdom of this man
Just for the heck of it I'll sing one verse in Croatian
To je sudba male tranzicijske zemlje
Uvijek netko drugi zna bolje uvijek je bolje nesto treće
Zlatni kavez kola krvlju nase nacije
Bitna je potvrda od Drugog, pozornost nekog Trećeg
Ako radiš nešto dobro nitko neće pitat gdje si
Ništa od tog nije bitno ako ti znaš tko jesi
Kada razmišljam o Nama van uobičajenih priča
Nitko mi nije draži od naše slavenske nacije
Duboko u sebi ja sam pravi patriota
A nije da tu u krasnoj Europi manjka idiota
So now to get back to what I was saying before
I'm gonna stop waiting for a savior, stop doubting myself
Just like Ewa said: " Darling, you're good on your own,
You'll be alright without an expensive microphone
Just do what you can with what you've got
And not let some stupid guy have power over your Art."
So here is the last thing I'll say before we're through.
You believed in my voice and you understood who I was
All the bad things don't overshadow all the fun
I'll always cherish that and won't forget what you've done
But you've turned a good thing into a living nigtmare
Well the greater the climb, the greater the fall
So I'm writing this song to make some sense of it all
You've lured me in with understanding and then became so very cruel
Turned to a measly shadow of a man I thought I knew
The disappointment was too great so now I bid you adieu
So in coclusion of my little lo-fo masterpiece
Life is always changing and you should always change with it
I'll make this thing work, if it was last thing that I did
I can't be my own lover
But I can be my own producer.
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9. |
Not The Same
05:42
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Now that dust has settled at last
Let me bring this thing to its end
There are a few things that need to be said
This is not a song it's more of a statement.
You tried to thread lightly to keep me around
But at that you were unsuccessful
One thing which stuck from your little speech
That we're the same and You were my equal
Well I had some time to calmly conduct
A thorough investigation
And the evidence gathered clearly suggests
We're not the same, I am way better
You went off running to give all your time
To your vaguely talented friends
But despite all the gimmicks and expensive effects
Than me they will never be better
I realize now that I'm both Lee and Nancy
Bound by the highest commitment
And after everything is said and done
I've got the talent you just got the equipment
It's a difficult thing being of nature
Both insecure and assertive
But I've finally reached a point where I'm sure
We're not the same, I'm so blatantly better
The tumoltous age is now behind me
To tell you the truth, I've never been calmer
Stuck between the person I was
And the person I'm about to become
Well You've stated your piece and I've stated mine
And I've got nothing to add
So I'll take myself further into the past
And talk to somebody else
Despite all my forgiving attempts
This friendship cannot continue
What an original diagnosis you have
An unconciuos manipulator
I've done all in my power to be a friend
And forgive all your little intrigues
And all the serious offences comitted
Who's counting but this was the third
You gave me a very clear indication
That the time of enlightenment was nearing
Well my enlightenment is reaching its peak
And your enlightenment is still a teenager
When I add and subtract all our times together
They don't add up to a number that's even
You've been more of foe than a friend
If I were You, I'd be ashamed
You made it seem like it's all understood
And it wasn't a fault of neither
Oh just how wrong can one women be
He's not dumb
But he ain't that smart either
Some previous words were opposing this fact
But now it's so clear and apparant
I've actually worked to transform the disantvantage
We're not the same
And dont you forget it
You can argue that I am too harsh in these words
Well You were harsh in your deeds
You've done it to me but thats where it ends
I dont want you any close to my children
And while im at it, another message to someone
I'm taken, you gotta stop calling
He is the final destination for me
And than You, He's about a million times better
We've all been there at times that's just how it is
My girl you gotta stop complaining
Self pity is a universal solace for the hurt
But when its endless its just plain narcism
At times you hurt, at times you get hurt
We made deals with both God and the Devil
I wish all of You a joyous way forward
And all the best from Pula, Veruda.
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Vanja Zaimović Pula, Croatia
Vanja Zaimović is a Croatian musician, poet and writer. Her music is rooted in her poetry and it draws some influences from great musical poets like Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen, as well as various other heros like the writers of the beat generation, stand up comedians, Jacques Brel, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Einstürzende Neubauten and a mix of many other artists. ... more
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