No Tears

 

Песенка оптимиста*)


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When autumn clouds meet with the sun,
The former eat the latter.
But life goes on, until you’re done,
And then - it doesn’t matter.

When autumn’s grey paints up your head,
Your bones begin to rattle,
But life goes on, until you’re dead,
And then - it doesn’t matter.

………… Water, water, water, what a mess!
………… Shedding tears, though, is wasting water.
………… That’s a clear sign of carelessness,
………… When the global climate’s getting hotter.

You lose your hair and your friends,
Get lonelier and wetter.
But life goes on, until it ends,
And then - it doesn’t matter.

Between last straws and final drops,
It doesn’t get much better.
But life goes on, until it stops,
And then - it doesn’t matter.

………… Water, water, water, what a mess!
………… Shedding tears, though, is wasting water
………… That’s a clear sign of carelessness,
………… When the global climate’s getting hotter
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2009