Lyrics and translation 8in8, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Damian Kulash & Neil Gaiman - Because the Origami (Originally Released on "Nighty Night", 2011)
Because the Origami (Originally Released on "Nighty Night", 2011)
Parce que l'origami (Initialement sorti sur "Nighty Night", 2011)
Because
the
Origami
didn't
work
Parce
que
l'origami
n'a
pas
fonctionné
We
gave
you
dancing
lessons
On
t'a
donné
des
cours
de
danse
Because
the
dancing
lessons
made
you
bored
Parce
que
les
cours
de
danse
t'ont
ennuyé
We
bought
you
a
guitar
On
t'a
acheté
une
guitare
Because
you
said
it
made
your
fingers
sore
Parce
que
tu
as
dit
que
ça
te
faisait
mal
aux
doigts
We
found
you
a
pony
On
t'a
trouvé
un
poney
Because
the
pony
broke
your
leg
and
ran
away
Parce
que
le
poney
t'a
cassé
la
jambe
et
s'est
enfui
We
got
you
drums
On
t'a
acheté
des
tambours
But
the
drums
annoyed
our
neighbours
so
Mais
les
tambours
ont
énervé
nos
voisins,
alors
We
gave
you
cooking
lessons
On
t'a
donné
des
cours
de
cuisine
And
the
cooking
lessons
made
you
fat
Et
les
cours
de
cuisine
t'ont
fait
grossir
We
bought
you
running
shoes
On
t'a
acheté
des
chaussures
de
course
If
you
hear
this
Si
tu
entends
ça
We
love
you
Tommy
On
t'aime,
Tommy
We
know
it
never
was
On
sait
que
ça
n'a
jamais
été
About
Origami
À
propos
d'origami
Because
you
took
the
shoes
and
ran
away
Parce
que
tu
as
pris
les
chaussures
et
tu
t'es
enfui
We
gave
them
your
description
On
a
donné
ta
description
Now
we
haven't
heard
a
thing
in
weeks
Maintenant,
on
n'a
plus
de
nouvelles
depuis
des
semaines
Because
we
don't
know
where
you
are
Parce
qu'on
ne
sait
pas
où
tu
es
We're
putting
out
this
song
On
sort
cette
chanson
Because
we
think
that
you
might
hear
Parce
qu'on
pense
que
tu
pourrais
l'entendre
And
know
where
you
belong
Et
savoir
où
tu
appartiens
So
what
did
we
do
wrong?
Alors,
qu'est-ce
qu'on
a
fait
de
mal
?
If
you
hear
this
Si
tu
entends
ça
We
love
you
Tommy
On
t'aime,
Tommy
Please
come
home
we've
S'il
te
plaît,
rentre
à
la
maison,
on
a
Left
your
room
Laissé
ta
chambre
And
if
you
ever
hear
this
song
Et
si
jamais
tu
entends
cette
chanson
Know
we
send
our
love
Sache
qu'on
t'envoie
notre
amour
Take
your
origami
skills
Prends
tes
talents
d'origami
And
make
a
paper
dove
Et
fais
une
colombe
en
papier
Send
a
message
home
Envoie
un
message
à
la
maison
We
promise
not
to
teach
you
On
te
promet
de
ne
plus
t'apprendre
We
don't
care
what
you've
done
On
se
fiche
de
ce
que
tu
as
fait
We
hope
that
this
will
reach
you.
On
espère
que
ça
te
parviendra.
If
you
hear
this,
Si
tu
entends
ça,
We
love
you
Tommy
On
t'aime,
Tommy
We
won't
ask
you
On
ne
te
demandera
rien
We
won't
be
angry
On
ne
sera
pas
en
colère
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Writer(s): AMANDA PALMER, BEN FOLDS, DAMIAN KULASH, NEIL GAIMAN
1
You Don't Know Me (Seeds)
2
Rock Star - Demo, 2000
3
Song for the Dumped (Demo 1994)
4
Girl (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
5
Rockin' the Suburbs
6
Army - Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08
7
Mess - Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99
8
Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3: KCRW Performances, 1997)
9
Because the Origami (Originally Released on "Nighty Night", 2011)
10
Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
11
Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
12
Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions, 2000)
13
Don't Change Your Plans
14
Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo, 1996)
15
Best Imitation of Myself (Demo, 1992)
16
Hiro's Song (Demo, 2000)
17
Time (Alternate Version, 2004)
18
Losing Lisa (Demo, 2000)
19
Boxing (Demo, 1992)
20
The Secret Life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001)
21
Wandering (Demo, 2000)
22
Such Great Heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006)
23
Sleazy - Originally released on "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief", 2011
24
Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
25
Barrytown - Originally released on "Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack, 2000
26
Bitches Ain't Shit (E.P. Version)
27
Landed (Strings Version)
28
House
29
Brick (Radio Mix)
30
Effington (Live Ax Hall, Seoul, South Korea, 6/9/11)
31
Picture Window (Live HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 2/20/11)
32
Sentimental Guy (Live Diamond Hall, Nagoya, Japan, 6/7/11)
33
Not the Same (Live A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
34
Kylie from Connecticut (Live from Detroit, MI 10/9/08)
35
Narcolepsy (Live Brussels, Belgium, 1999)
36
Dr. Yang (Live Leuven, Belgium, 2008)
37
Battle of Who Could Care Less (Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08)
38
Long Tall Texan (Live Warehouse Houston, TX, 10/24/08)
39
Annie Waits
40
Philosophy
41
Underground
42
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
43
Kate
44
Gracie
45
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
46
Still (Soundtrack)
47
Julianne (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
48
Video (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
49
Song for the Dumped (Live Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 5/8/98)
50
Missing the War (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
51
Magic (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
52
Selfless, Cold and Composed (Live Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, 12/9/01)
53
Zak and Sara (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
54
Just Pretend (Live Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 3/24/03)
55
Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra) [Live Kings Park in Perth, Australia, 3/12/03]
56
Careless Whisper (with Rufus Wainwright) [Live Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA]
57
All You Can Eat (Live Myspace Broadcast, 2/27/07)
58
From Above
59
Underground (Demo, 1992)
60
Tell Me What I did (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
61
Stumblin' Home Winter Blues (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
62
Rocky (4 Track Home Demo, 1993)
63
Break Up At Food Court (Demo, 2000)
64
Smoke (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
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