Òû äâèãàëñÿ òàê ìåäëåííî, êàê ì¸ä.
 äðîæàíèè ñâåòèëüíèêîâ ñòàðèííûõ
Òû î÷åíü áëèçêî ïîäîø¸ë êî ìíå,
Íî ðàçãëÿäåòü ìåíÿ òû íå ñóìåë.
Ëþáîâü ñêîâàëà ñåðäöå ìíå êàê ë¸ä.
Íî íå ïóãàéñÿ – ÿ òåáÿ ïîêèíó.
Âåäü ýòî áûëî âî â÷åðàøíåì ñíå.
Ìåíÿ òû êàê ìåëîäèþ íàïåë.
Íå äàì òåáå ïîêîÿ íèêîãäà,
Ÿ òåáå âñþ æèçíü íàïîìèíàÿ.
Õîòü ñåðäöó òðóäíî ÷òî-òî ïðèêàçàòü,
Íî â ýòîì áóäåò ìîé áîëüøîé ñåêðåò:
Òâîè ÿ çàâîþþ ãîðîäà,
Ìåäîâîé òÿæêîé ïîñòóïüþ øàãàÿ.
È íè÷åãî íå áóäó òàê æåëàòü,
Êàê ëèøü òâîèì âíèìàíüåì îâëàäåòü.
Îäíàæäû òû ïîòÿíåøüñÿ êî ìíå
Ïî äóíîâåíüþ áðèçà àðîìàòîì.
À ñíû, õîòü è îáìàíûâàþò íàñ,
Êàê âíåøíîñòü ìîæåò ñ ñåðäöåì ïîøóòèòü,
Íî ñêðàøèâàþò áóäíè÷íîñòü âïîëíå
Ìå÷òîé, ñîåäèíèâøåé íàñ êîãäà-òî.
ß – ìîñò. Òû íà êðàþ åãî êàê ðàç,
Ñþæåò ñ êîíöîì ïûòàÿñü ïðèìèðèòü.
È òàéíà â òîì, ÷òî òû êî ìíå ïðè䏸ü.
ß âîñïàðþ íàä âñåé òâîåþ æèçíüþ.
È ñ òåõ âåðøèí, ãäå ñëàâó ÿ íàéäó,
ß áóäó ì¸äîì òå÷ü ê òâîèì ðóêàì.
Êîãäà ÿ áóäó ñâåæåé, ñëîâíî äîæäü,
Êîãäà ÿ áóäó ïîäíåáåñíîé ñèíüþ,
Òàì ìóçûêè ÿ ñèëó îáðåòó,
È, êàê â÷åðàøíèé äåíü, ÿ ñãèíó òàì.
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I've been a bad bad girl,
I've been careless with a delicate man.
And it's a sad sad world,
When a girl can break a boy
just because she can.
Don't you tell me to deny it,
I've done wrong and I want to
Suffer for my sins.
I've come to you 'cause I need
Guidance to be true
And I just don't know where I can begin.
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
because he was all I ever knew of love.
Heaven help me for the way I am.
Save me from these evil deeds
Before I get them done.
I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand.
But I keep livin' this day like the next will never come.
Oh, help me, but don't tell me to deny it.
I've got to cleanse myself.
of all these lies till I'm good enough for him.
I've got a lot to lose and I'm bettin' high
So I'm beggin' you before it ends
Just tell me where to begin.
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
because he was all I ever knew of love.
Let me know the way
Before there's hell to pay.
Give me room to lay the law and let me go.
I've got to make a play
to make my lover stay
So, what would an angel say?
The devil wants to know.
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
because he was all I ever knew of love