Aphrodite Anastasia Menegaki

Write me a song for the man that I love
Say, could his heart be mine?
There as I stare the world far away
All that I see can't say
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Untamed nature, wild and free
Free as only the winds can be
Soft as velvet and black as coal
Daring and boundless is their soul
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Seize the day, seize the chance
Seize the feelings in my glance
Grasp the moment, fear no longer
Waiting won't make you stronger
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Into the valleys of blood
Soldiers walk through filthy mud
Blood, iron and hopeless tears
Dare not to reveal your fears.
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There are wishes
There are kisses
There are princes
There are thousand riches
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Look at me, look me in the eye
I'm the child with skin like coal
With a hungry vulture waiting behind me
And no one to stand beside me
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Στο κύμα ψίθυροι της καρδιάς μου,
Ξεβράζει ο αφρός τα όνειρά μου,
Πλάι σε κοχύλια της αμμουδιάς ερατεινά.
Κι όσα εύχεται η καρδιά μου,
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Anchors aweigh, setting sail, full speed ahead,
To isles and seas deep, of safe ports instead.
Our Captain knows these seas like the back of his hand;
But ten striped dolphins led the way to a piece of land,
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As leaves fall upon the land under clouded skies
Painted with colours of white, blue and grey
I see nature change before my eyes
Summer fades in the arms of an autumn day
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A gun in the hand, a bomb in a bag,
Hundred lives, hundred souls in death to drag;
Amidst a square, where families come to play,
At a train station, at a club, night or day;
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Myths and spells of a faraway land
Where sun is like fire and skin is tanned
Travelling through the land of gods and pharaohs
My heart's pierced from love's arrows
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Witless heart wants me away to flee,
In rain to turn and fall on thee;
Harm and sadness never to cause,
Nor to freeze the warmth of an applause;
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Years pass, as music notes they come and go
Adagio… fortissimo… legato…
Yet in that old studio
I still hear the echoes of long ago
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Books, books, projects and that exam,
Math, management, economics, and law;
Almost done, but forgot to write a case, damn!
Where are my books of adventures to leave me in awe?
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Μικρά στενά και μπαχαρικά,
τούρκικος καφές και ναργιλές
Αγιά Σοφιά αγάπη μου παλιά
Στου Βόσπορου τα νερά
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Alleys, crooks and an old witch
Voodoo, ghosts and a little wine
I found a spell to make you mine
It won't hurt, won't give you an itch
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I got a chance to hear his voice sing a song
It was a song of two lovers who felt something strong
It was a story from long so very long ago
Hidden like all Paris' secrets you'll never know
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A lion and snake made a nest
Feeding out of all my heart's fears
Putting my love to a test
Lying upon my pain and tears
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So tell me, what do you believe?
Even if I still look naïve
Speak to me of your thoughts
Even if takes a thousand words
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In the amber of your glance
Teach me the steps of that dance
Through the stronghold of your heart
Show me how passion becomes an art
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