Testi di In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

In Our Talons (originale)

And the warbler sings
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And the sparrow sings
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Through the wheels
Through the wheels on the interstate
And hears no refrain
And the beetle creeps
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
On the crippled trees
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And he looks down to where the soil must have been
Wonderin'
And no, you’re not alone
No, my cousins, you’re not alone
You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go
And the branches bend
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
To the growing sea
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And they ask
And they ask us to spread their seeds
For they know they’re drowning
And no, you’re not alone
No, my cousins, you’re not alone
You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go
You’re in our headlights frozen and, no, we’re not stopping
You may not believe, but even we were scared at first
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth
We’re only human
This at least we’ve learned

(traduzione)

E il cantore canta
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
E il passero canta
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Attraverso le ruote
Attraverso le ruote dell'interstatale
E non sente alcun ritornello
E lo scarabeo si insinua
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Sugli alberi storpi
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
E guarda in basso dove deve essere stato il suolo
mi chiedo
E no, non sei solo
No, cugini miei, non siete soli
Ora sei nei nostri artigli e non lo lasceremo mai andare
E i rami si piegano
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Al mare in crescita
(deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
E chiedono
E ci chiedono di spargere i loro semi
Perché sanno che stanno annegando
E no, non sei solo
No, cugini miei, non siete soli
Ora sei nei nostri artigli e non lo lasceremo mai andare
Sei nei nostri fari congelati e, no, non ci fermiamo
Potresti non crederci, ma all'inizio abbiamo avuto paura
Ci vuole molto coraggio per distruggere questa terra meravigliosa
Siamo solo umani
Almeno questo abbiamo imparato