written and performed by David Sylvian
World Citizen - I Won’t Be Disappointed
What happened here?
The butterfly has lost its wings
The air’s too thick to breathe
And there’s something in the drinking water.
The sun comes up
The sun comes up and you’re alone
Your sense of purpose come undone
The traffic tails back to the maze on 101
And the news from the sky
Is looking better for today
In every single way
But not for you
World citizen
World citizen
It’s not safe
All the yellow birds are sleeping
Cos the air’s not fit for breathing
It’s not safe
Why can’t we be
Without beginning, without end?
Why can’t we be?
World citizen
World citizen
And if I stop
And talk with you awhile
I’m overwhelmed by the scale
Of everything you feel
The lonely inner state emergency
I want to feel
Until my heart can take no more
And there’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t give
I want to break
The indifference of the days
I want a conscience that will keep me wide awake
I won’t be disappointed
I won’t be disappointed
I won’t be.
I saw a face
It was a face I didn’t know
Her sadness told me everything about my own
Can’t let it be
When least expected there she is
Gone the time and space that separates us
And I’m not safe
I think I need a second skin
No, I’m not safe
World citizen
World citizen
I want to travel by night
Across the steppes and over seas
I want to understand the cost
Of everything that’s lost
I want to pronounce all their names correctly
World citizen
World citizen
I won’t be disappointed
I won’t be.
She doesn’t laugh
We’ve gone from comedy to commerce
And she doesn’t feel the ground she walks upon
I turn away
And I’m not sleeping well at night
And while I know this isn’t right
What can you do?
Friday, May 30, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Day 6
Our trip to Jew town. We visited all the shops-catered specially for tourists. The Jewish synagoge was a little old and cant take pictures inside, but they have tiles from china! Like Blue porcelain, cools:)
Visited an old catholic church
Went to the beach close to the church after. I havent seen these plastic things in a loooong while:)
Chinese nets at the beach. Saw alot of these through the trip.
Grp photo!
Our trip to Jew town. We visited all the shops-catered specially for tourists. The Jewish synagoge was a little old and cant take pictures inside, but they have tiles from china! Like Blue porcelain, cools:)
Visited an old catholic church
Went to the beach close to the church after. I havent seen these plastic things in a loooong while:)
Chinese nets at the beach. Saw alot of these through the trip.
Grp photo!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Day 4 and 5
Went to Munnar's tea plantation
Passed a waterfall on the way:)
The flowers are unbelievably beautiful! Perfect, must be the cold air!
The scenery is like the jigsaw puzzle landscapes.
Met fellow tourists, think we're the only light skinned people around, kept getting stared at. People are really friendly tho, in a curious kind of way...
Boating trip with me weilian liz and george in the other boat. The cool air and gorgeous scenery made it worth the exercise:) Esther saw the a snake in the water, but they had a hard time peddling back against the current. We were smarter tho, haha!
At the market in Munnar.
Denmark in India!
At the National Park- Saw many Nigiritar, the species of goat close to extinction in India.
Went to Munnar's tea plantation
Passed a waterfall on the way:)
The flowers are unbelievably beautiful! Perfect, must be the cold air!
The scenery is like the jigsaw puzzle landscapes.
Met fellow tourists, think we're the only light skinned people around, kept getting stared at. People are really friendly tho, in a curious kind of way...
Boating trip with me weilian liz and george in the other boat. The cool air and gorgeous scenery made it worth the exercise:) Esther saw the a snake in the water, but they had a hard time peddling back against the current. We were smarter tho, haha!
At the market in Munnar.
Denmark in India!
At the National Park- Saw many Nigiritar, the species of goat close to extinction in India.
Day 3
Went to a hotel on the way to the waterfall. Swarms and swarms of butterflies like a fairy ring, the most amazing sight:)
Charles the Great bathing in the river.
Lunch at a restaurant, taken from a window showing the kitchen. Nice domestic scene.
Outside the restaurant.
P.s. Shian killed a lizard on the car with his bare hands!
A tribe of monkeys on the way to the waterfall. Funny expression,
The waterfall was a cooling experience. After though, it started raining heavily and we got soaked to the skin.
Went to a hotel on the way to the waterfall. Swarms and swarms of butterflies like a fairy ring, the most amazing sight:)
Charles the Great bathing in the river.
Lunch at a restaurant, taken from a window showing the kitchen. Nice domestic scene.
Outside the restaurant.
P.s. Shian killed a lizard on the car with his bare hands!
A tribe of monkeys on the way to the waterfall. Funny expression,
The waterfall was a cooling experience. After though, it started raining heavily and we got soaked to the skin.
Day 2
Went for a walk around george's neighbourhood.
Flowers given by the children in the neighbourhood. They are so happy and innocent they make me wonder where my childhood went...
Tried to capture the 'taxis' in the city, the 'tuk tuk's of India- the people are so friendly u wont believe.
The Korean dragonfly!
Crowning image of the trip! Looks like a cross doesnt it;p
On the boating trip- we took like at least 3 boats for the whole trip, not sea sick tho- it was beautiful!
Went for a walk around george's neighbourhood.
Flowers given by the children in the neighbourhood. They are so happy and innocent they make me wonder where my childhood went...
Tried to capture the 'taxis' in the city, the 'tuk tuk's of India- the people are so friendly u wont believe.
The Korean dragonfly!
Crowning image of the trip! Looks like a cross doesnt it;p
On the boating trip- we took like at least 3 boats for the whole trip, not sea sick tho- it was beautiful!
Reflections on India...
Ok, this is going to be really slow cause of the uploading so i will be taking my time uploading!:)
The first nite...
Met in the airport at 6...
At the airport
On the plane- the missing people!
The church in George's name!
I guess this trip has been for me a spiritual return to God. Seeing how people profess their faith openly, putting 'Jesus' on license plates and 'God Loves Us' on the backs of trucks are definite indicators of how much importance people place in God, and how much they love Him. The streets crowded with debris and stray animals and everything NOT structured as in Singapore, India was a real eye opener for me.
India is really a different place, where drivers drive with character and where the people are passionate and friendly, and not just to tourists. There were many picturesque places that we absolutely did not expect, and it broadened my world-view alot- the world does NOT revolve around one way of thinking, and Asians are definitely much more reserved in behaviour.
The first nite...
Met in the airport at 6...
At the airport
On the plane- the missing people!
The church in George's name!
I guess this trip has been for me a spiritual return to God. Seeing how people profess their faith openly, putting 'Jesus' on license plates and 'God Loves Us' on the backs of trucks are definite indicators of how much importance people place in God, and how much they love Him. The streets crowded with debris and stray animals and everything NOT structured as in Singapore, India was a real eye opener for me.
India is really a different place, where drivers drive with character and where the people are passionate and friendly, and not just to tourists. There were many picturesque places that we absolutely did not expect, and it broadened my world-view alot- the world does NOT revolve around one way of thinking, and Asians are definitely much more reserved in behaviour.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
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