More songs by Daniel Caesar
Description
The world is falling apart at the seams, like a sweater after a bad wash - it looks the same, but it no longer holds its shape. A strange feeling is itching in my chest - somewhere between repentance and the urge for another sip of what destroys. It all sounds like a confession, said not in a church, but on a dance floor under neon lights, where saints and sinners stand in the same line for salvation. There's the pain of loss, and the temptation to stick your fingers in a socket again, just to feel alive. Sin, guilt, alcohol - it all intertwined into a single pulsating chord. And perhaps it's in this chaos that a strange happiness is hidden - the kind you'll definitely have to repent for later, but first you just want to dance.
Lyrics and translation
Original
What have I done?
What should I do?
Forces of evil pull me away from you.
I let 'em in, granted them entry.
Now that you're gone, nobody gets me.
Am I a man or a beast?
Somebody please discipline me, for I'm a sinner, a sinner.
I know I should stay away, but I can't.
I'm too drawn to the evil.
I know that I've gone astray, here I am.
So many pretty people.
Good of my heart, where will it lead?
It's only a door the people believe in.
If I take it back, what will I turn to?
Sin is a dress that I know you see through.
Am I a man or a mouse inside your house? Stuck, can't get out.
Sin is a weakness and you see it.
I know I should stay away, but I can't.
Oh, cleaving to evil.
I know that I've gone astray, here I am.
So many pretty people.
English translation
What have I done?
What should I do?
Forces of evil pull me away from you.
I let 'em in, granted them entry.
Now that you're gone, nobody gets me.
Am I a man or a beast?
Somebody please discipline me, for I'm a sinner, a sinner.
I know I should stay away, but I can't.
I'm too drawn to the evil.
I know that I've gone astray, here I am.
So many pretty people.
Good of my heart, where will it lead?
It's only a door the people believe in.
If I take it back, what will I turn to?
Sin is a dress that I know you see through.
Am I a man or a mouse inside your house? Stuck, can't get out.
Sin is a weakness and you see it.
I know I should stay away, but I can't.
Oh, cleaving to evil.
I know that I've gone astray, here I am.
So many pretty people.