Bugie

Questo vecchio video (1994) della Rollins Band linkato in fondo al post mi ronza intorno da qualche settimana.

Credo ci siano musiche che ascoltiamo per esorcizzare l'idea che là fuori ci possano davvero essere situazioni così.
Le guardiamo attraverso lo schermo di una fruizione estetica, nella tranquillità della nostra dimensione personale, e così facendo, diventa quasi accettabile sapere che il mondo e le persone talvolta possono essere torbide e spregevoli.

In questo video però, oltre a quanto sopra, si insinua anche il sottile dubbio che si possa essere così anche noi, ogni tanto, poco poco naturalmente... ;-)

Il video (regia di Anton Corbijn) è qui sotto, dopo il testo. E' stato candidato all'MTV Award 1994 e nonostante ciò è un pugno nello stomaco.

Liar (H. Rollins)
(Rollins Band, Weight, 1994)

You think you're going to live your life alone
in darkness and seclusion... yeah, I know
you've been out there and tried to mix with those animals
and it just left you full of humiliated confusion
so you stagger back home and wait for nothing
but the solitary refinement of your room spits you back onto the streets
and now you're desperate and in need of human contact
and then you meet me and your whole world changes
because everything I say is everything you've ever wanted to hear
so you drop all you defenses, and you drop all your fears and you trust me
completely, I'm perfect in every way
'cause I make you feel so strong and so powerful inside
you feel so lucky
but your ego obscures reality that you never bothered to
wonder why things are going so well
you want to know why?

'cause I'm a liar, yeah, I'm a liar
I'll tear (rip) your mind up, I'll burn your soul
I'll turn you into me, I'll turn you into me
'cause I'm a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar...

I'll hide behind a smile and understanding eyes
and I'll tell you things that you already know so you can say:
I really identify with you, so much
and all the time that you're needing me is just the time
that I'm bleeding you, don't you get it yet?
I'll come to you like an affliction then I'll leave you like an addiction
you'll never forget me... you wanna know why?

'cause I'm a liar, yeah, I'm a liar
I'll tear (rip) your mind up, I'll burn your soul
I'll turn you into me, I'll turn you into me
'cause I'm a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar...

I don't know why I feel the need to lie and cause you so much pain
maybe it's something inside, maybe it's something I can't explain
'cause all I do is mess you up and lie to you
I'm a liar, ooh, I'm a liar
but if you'll give me another chance I swear I'll never lie to you again
'cause now I see the destructive power of a lie,
they're stronger than truth
I can't believe I ever hurt you, I swear I will never lie to you again
please, just give me more chance, I'll never lie to you again, no,
I swear, I will never tell a lie, I will never tell a lie, no, no

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Sucker! Sucker! Sucker!

I am a liar, yeah, I am a liar, yeah, I am a liar
I lie you, I feel good, I am a liar, yeah
I lie I lie I lie I lie ooh, I lie, yeah, I lie
I'm a liar, I lie, I like it, I feel good, I like it, and again
I like it again and I'll keep lying, I'll promise.