Lyrics and translation Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Memory of a Free Festival

Memory of a Free Festival

The Children of the summer's end
Gathered in the dampened grass
We played our songs and felt the London sky
Resting on our hands
It was God's land
It was ragged and naive
It was Heaven

Touch, We touched the very soul
Of holding each and every life
We claimed the very source of joy ran through
It didn't, but it seemed that way
I kissed a lot of people that day

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon
To paint that love upon a white balloon
And fly it from the toppest top of all the tops
That man has pushed beyond his brain
Satori must be something just the same

We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes and saw machines of every shape and size
We talked with tall Venusians passing through
And Peter tried to climb aboard but the Captain shook his head
And away they soared
Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud
Someone passed some bliss among the crowd
And we walked back to the road, unchained

The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party oh oh oh...

Souvenir d'un festival libre

Les enfants de la fin de l'été
Se sont réunis dans l'herbe humide
On a joué nos chansons et senti le ciel de Londres
Se poser sur nos mains
C'était la terre de Dieu
C'était débraillé et naïf
C'était le paradis

Toucher, on a touché l'âme même
De tenir chaque vie
On a prétendu que la source même de la joie la traversait
Ce n'était pas le cas, mais on aurait dit
J'ai embrassé beaucoup de gens ce jour-là

Oh, capturer une seule goutte de toute l'extase qui a balayé cet après-midi
Peindre cet amour sur un ballon blanc
Et l'envoyer du plus haut de tous les sommets
Que l'homme a poussé au-delà de son cerveau
Satori doit être quelque chose de la même chose

On a scruté le ciel avec des yeux arc-en-ciel et vu des machines de toutes formes et de toutes tailles
On a parlé avec de grands Vénusiens de passage
Et Peter a essayé de monter à bord, mais le capitaine a secoué la tête
Et ils se sont envolés
Grimpant à travers le nuage vibrant d'ivoire
Quelqu'un a fait passer un peu de bonheur dans la foule
Et on est retournés sur la route, déchaînés

La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh
La Machine à Soleil descend, et on va faire la fête oh oh oh...