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It was the longest day and we didn't know how to end it

by Sorry Gilberto

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1.
Blue Bus 02:07
BLUE BUS i took the blue bus i took the blue bus where the seats smelled like smoked horses i can feel the shape of each cobblestone kicking all the useless thoughts out of my bones i took the blue bus baby better before gone i had a good start with my broken heart all beauty came like a stitch through that window whatever it showed i saw your face in it i took the blue bus baby yeah that's what i did i got five books about misunderstanding in the backyard of my mind i can turn every page for you and i hope that you will find something i took the blue bus i took the blue bus every song sounded distorted through that radio yeah i like it so much it should have last forever on that blue bus baby will be sunshine instead of weather
2.
MASTERPIECE today i saw the masterpiece hanging on the wall it looked ike a perfect masterpiece there was no doubt at all one step forward one step backwards the beauty didn't change today i saw the masterpiece and it felt a little strange look at me i came a long way with my filthy hair special offers in my pocket i stood there stuck and stare i was searching for connection with my stupid eyes today i saw the masterpiece but i didn't pay the price let's meet outside right on those marble stairs next to the ministry of foreign affairs there was sunlight on those marble stairs i am a ministry of foreign affairs today i saw the masterpiece made for eternity it was covered up with glass and there it will always be and when i went out there was one thing i had to admit i didn't like the thing itself but i like the memory of it
3.
DIARY OF DIRTY DRESSES the kitchen knife will do my haircut the dictionnary knows my name and i will knit myself a superhero suit made from yesterdays pain then i open up the window and then i spread my arms and fly it's a sunny day and you can see how the streets get crowded by and by and the smoke of my cigarette looks like stripes of condensation there's always something you can leave behind for your orientation i will be recognized by tourists only cause natives seldom watch the sky even if they take a sunbath they close their eyes there's a geography of rooftops there's a choreography of cars in motion there's a carpet made of tracks and fields and forests and then there is the ocean and i will hang out with the seagulls for a while cause they know how to appear and to disappear in style and they steal from the ships and they steal from the sailors coming out of the blue in their dirty white dresses and we will meet at the peer to roepen our old soers and i will wave them goodbye and go wherever i'm let and i will wave them goodbye and go...
4.
Roadsong 02:26
ROADSONG there's an overload of beauty and i don't know where to put it lean my head against the window cause it's the only place that's left for it and i said to myself i will never write a roadsong cause it's always about driving and about feeling lonesome but what shall a poor boy do so i count the trees that are passing by and dedicate this song to you there are places by the highway where you have to pay to take a shit and then you get a coupon to pay your food with it so everything's connected and everything's expensive but there are small streets in small cities where depression is extensive sad colours sad curtains sad cat even animals get stupid there that's why you call them pets and suddenly you find yourself in a lovely bar and people give you wine and beer and show you where to park your car and they are happy that you're not so loud cause they have problems with the neighbours and i think one day i'll write a song called neighbours you can kiss my ass and after the show we're guided to a place where you can roll out your sleepingbags in a kind of private space and we sing songs in the kitchen by famous gitarreros but we skip the famous parts yeah we leave them to the heroes and we talk about relationships and how they never reach the harbour and then we fall asleep dreaming of a barbershop there's an overload of beauty and i don't know where to put it lean my head against the window cause it's the only place that's left for it that's left for it
5.
MAN IN THE SNOW it's supposed to be fun but what if i lost it i need a new punchline cause i'm ready to post it kids are drinking bitter lemon in front of a shop they can see me walking by on my way to the top everything's frozen everything's white snow covers doghshit on a saturday night the light of the lamppost will always get me with my hands in the pockets i can feel like a movie and here we go with the man in the snow wearing a loose tie while the cold wind blows and if he can't talk to you don't get him wrong cause he's nothing without a song monday's a coward tuesday is a promise wednesday is wednesday looks like something i won't miss thursday i knew that i would make it on friday saturday sunday who's gonna empty the ashtray there's a thin line between something and nothing stupid things passing as long as i'm walking
6.
Dear Academy 02:24
DEAR ACADEMY dear academy i brought you flowers for all the knowledge that grows inside your walls like a huge tree made of words and signs and symbols who stretches out to every corner of your halls i can imagine there's a fresh air of perception blowing through your ancient corridors and those lovely people in your sunny courtyard speaking fluently in metaphores wise men writing numbers on green chalkboards and wipe them out again with triumph in their smiles illuminated faces over deskboards trace out short novels in a thousand different styles who's the young girl talking to the guest professor who's that young man with the guest professor's wife they send you through a world of mystery moments before they open you the gates to life dear academy my heart is beating while i put down this boquet by your massive door i came a long way and i hope you'll find them and if you like them i can get you more
7.
THIS IS THE WORLD this is the world and it's made from a lot of things like fruits and furniture babys and bars there are big mountains and very small animals that look from secret corners up to the stars life is very short and theres not enough time for breakfasts and lunchbreaks and talking allnight long you have to hurry up and by the end of the day you put everything you did in a three-minute-song theres a sky above and its blue for the first kiss but soon it will be gray when you fucked it up again it's raining yeah it's raining you should wear a hat boy cause you will be grown-up before you even count to ten plants are always there in nature and in livingrooms i'm glad that they dont talk but sometimes you hear them grow it's nice to watch the fir-trees especially in wintertime they carry with their branches the weight of the snow its good to have friends they tell you that you are allright then they go away to tell other friend you're not let's drink a toast to all this senseless talking cause i like it yes i like it i like it a lot look at these buildings they are raised for eternity their walls should have eyes so they could tell what's wrong with you must be something that happens inbetween the ideas you have and the things that you do this is the world and you can find a lot of things yesterday i found an old keyboard on the street it had only one sound but maybe one day this will be exactly the sound that you need
8.
Summerbikes 03:20
SUMMERBIKES i was sitting on the pavement i was listening to pavement watching summerbikes with sparkling spokes riding through the sun forever cities were built by generations founded on discipline and patience to watch us hanging out with sleeping bags, instant snacks sucking red wine out of tetra-packs and did you get my postcard well i guess not cause i never sent it i let it fall into pieces in the darkest corner of my back pocket and when i was back home it poured out of my rotten trousers like dust or snow like dust or snow ohohoh i was sitting on the pavement thinking of the days that i spent replaying memories of humiliation printed in my mind forever fucked up hugs and painful silence the teacher said words can be violence too ok let's move to chapter two it was about a boy who knew everything he touched turned blue he climbed upon the highest tree to set the colours free it was about a boy who knew everything he touched turned blue he climbed upon the highest tree to set the colours free and did you get my postcard well i guess not cause i never sent it i let it fall into pieces in the darkest corner of my back pocket and when i was back home it poured out of my rotten trousers like dust or snow like dust or snow ohohoh
9.
OFFICER, OFFICER officer officer can you walk me home i'm so done i could almost trust a uniform officer officer can you see the stars some of them died before you were even born so much innocence so much ambition in your eyes in all your straight ways shiny handcuffs to keep the evil close it would look so different if i had one of those get in the car now watch your head it's your indifference that drives me mad i asked you questions and all you've said is that it was the longest day and you didn't know how to end it officer officer i'm sleepy now but i like cruising in these city streets officer officer let's pretend we're friends listening to ac/dc dirty deeds put the sirenes on and get real fast bang your head and forget the past you can tell everyone that you had a blast while it was the longest day and you didn't know how to end it
10.
Homestory 02:43
HOMESTORY his name is o o no they used to call him so don't go and visit him it's no fun my poor child what have you done look in his eyes it's all gone love and love lies it's all gone this is the hometown of good intentions but travellers dont stop here anymore once i saw a movie and the movie was bad it looked exactly like the live i had people talking people hanging out people try to get some people way to loud and when the morning comes all those actors need some sleep and when the morning comes all the extras start to weep back to o he's not new he once had a show called o you something with animals and songs inbetween and a crazy homestory about charlie sheen i used to watch it a long time ago during christmas holidays waiting for snow it didn't catch me didn't catch me at all comercial breakup wont you come and help me out once i had a walk and it felt like allright i could walk forever forever through this night i smell a lot of things but i dont have to see them i think a lot of thoughts but i dont have to be them and when the morning comes every bird will have a song and when the morning comes all this beauty can't be wrong
11.
So Long 02:05
SO LONG every monday night waits for a tuesday morning when you turn off the light it doesnt mean that you're gone do you think silouettes are more real than shadows once i stept on your shadow and there was no doubt windows are frames for the snaphots of strangers am i a stranger when no one can see me i remember your voice your words are like footsteps and sometimes i like to walk in your shoes every monday night waits for a tuesday morning when you're out of sight it doesnt mean that you're gone i sing you a song as i put on my jacket and instead of goodbye it will end with so long

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released August 27, 2010

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Sorry Gilberto Berlin, Germany

Sorry Gilberto are Anne von Keller and Jakob Dobers. They write lyric-driven songs that are melancholic, witty and playful in the same time. With surprising twists in structure and sparse instrumentation they combine simple folk- and glamorous pop-elements and create a very unique atmosphere. ... more

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