bir belle and sebastian şarkısı, tigermilk albümünden

i was surprised, i was happy for a day in 1975
i was puzzled by a dream, stayed with me all day in 1995
my brother had confessed that he was gay
it took the heat off me for a while
he stood up with a sailor friend
made it known upon my sisters wedding day

i got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
now she's in love
i was so touched, i was moved to kick the crutches
from my crippled friend
she was not impressed that i cured her on the sabbath
so i went to confess
when she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
to whisky and gin

the priest in the booth had a photographic memory
for all he had heard
he took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called
"the state i am in"
so i gave myself to god
there was a pregnant pause before he said ok
now i spend my day turning tables round in marks & spencer's
they don't seem to mind

i gave myself to sin
and i've been there and back again
i gave myself to providence
the state that i am in

oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me
i am stupid and blind
desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boys empty mind
now i'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
lead me to a living end
i promised that i'd entertain my crippled friend
my crippled friend

(ultraviolent - 28 Nisan 2002 22:01)

la bebe ne alakası var behzat ç ile bu şarkının diyebilirsiniz ama artık her dinlediğimde harun'un babası geliyor aklıma: "riding city buses for a hobby is sad" gerçi neticede belle and sebastian da hayata karşı işlenen suçlarla ilgili müzik yapıyor gibi. neyse, şöyle alalım: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2guihjq3ns

(piper - 21 Mart 2011 20:29)

masal niyetine tekrara alınıp sürekli dinlenilesi belle and sebastian harikası.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguaahom8w0

(bkz: huzur veren şarkılar)

(hunterofphoenix - 20 Nisan 2011 22:24)

24 ağustos 2013 belle and sebastian konseri'nin en güzel sürprizi.

(ianism - 25 Ağustos 2013 14:42)

on beş yıldır severek dinlediğim ve nazarımdaki en güzel şarkısı 5-6 kez değişmiş^****** bir grup belle and sebastian. bunca yıldan sonraysa, en güzel şarkılarının ilk albümlerinin ilk şarkısı olan "the state i am in" olduğundan neredeyse eminim artık. onlar mı gereğinden fazla ilerlediler, ben mi çok geriledim bilemiyorum, yine de sağolsunlar.

(kimi raikkonen - 5 Eylül 2013 10:05)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguaahom8w0

oh love of mine
would you condescend to help me
cuz i am stupid and blind..

(ianism - 2 Ocak 2015 11:49)

kişinin iradesinin ötesinde bazı durumların ortaya çıkmasıyla hiç beklemediği yerlere sürüklenmesini anlatan şarkı. hataların şarkısı olduğuna bu nedenle katılmıyorum ancak yanlış durumların şarkısı olduğu kesindir.

ayrıca 2002'de yazılmış bir entry'yi doğrulama hadsizliğine bulaşacağım fakat nakarat kısmı yanlış yazılmış, diğer kısımlarda da ufak tefek hatalar mevcut. ben yine de baştan sona doğru olan sözleri aşağıya yabıştırayım, şarkıya eşlik etmek isteyenler rahat etsin.

i was surprised
i was happy for a day in 1975
i was puzzled by a dream
it stayed with me all day in 1995
my brother had confessed he was gay
it took the heat off me for a while
he stood up with a sailor friend
made it known upon my sister's wedding day.

got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
now she's in love
i was so touched, i was moved to kick the crutches
from my crippled friend
she was not impressed
cause i cured her on the sabbath
i went to confess
when she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
to whiskey and gin
to whiskey and gin.

the priest in the booth had a photographic memory
for all he had heard
he took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel
called the state that i'm in
so i gave myself to god
there was a pregnant pause before he said okay
now i spend my days turning tables round in marks & spencer
they don't seem to mind.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me?
cause i am stupid and blind
desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boy's empty mind
oh and now i'm feeling dangerous
riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
why don't you lead me to a living end
i promised that i'd entertain my crippled friend,
my crippled friend.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

i gave myself to sin, i gave
myself to providence and i've
been there and back again
the state that i am in.

i gave myself to sin
and i've been there and back again
oh yeah

(weekend warrior - 22 Şubat 2016 16:14)