Lyrics and translation Elemental - Nema Ga

Nema Ga

Dizali su revoluciju s osmijehom na licu
Pustili su kosu, otkrili su LSD i maricu
Pjevali o miru, s Titom nesvrstano stajali
Po nacionalnoj osnovi nisu se razdvajali
Lako bilo je bit' filozof u studentskoj kantini
Umjetnik bez kinte i muzičar u sredini
Di su stvari kolko-tolko išle, država di štima
Lako bilo je bit student u sedamdesetima
Moji starci, lako su našli prvi posao
S diplomom u ruci na burzu niko nije iš'o
Živjelo se dobro u tom partijskom sistemu
Goli Otok se prešutio, mijenjalo se temu
Studentarija čupava po diplomi se zaposlila
Sigurnu plaću kući redovno donosila
A udruženi rad znao davat je stanove
Onda lako je bilo imat velike planove
Savit svoje gnijezdo, bit opušten, bez tenzija
Bacit sidro u firmi, u OOURu do penzija se ostajalo
Cijeli život za istim stolom
Tad se nije činilo sve samo folom
Jeftinim trikom, nikom nije falilo za hranu
Bili su sretni u svom malome stanu
Siguran posao, staž i penzija
Začas lako bilo se odlučit' da dobiju nas

Više ništa nije isto, nema sigurnoga puta
Nema izravnoga leta do zvijezda u bolje sutra
Crno-bijeli svijet iz snova sad je svijet u boji
Al predaleko stoji, kao da i ne postoji
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga

A danas, danas su druga vremena
Dosta se toga promijenilo
Mi smo odrasli već, a još nam uvijek nije krenulo
Poslova nema, svi se snalaze kak znaju
Ili sjede na burzi il za vezu mito daju
U podstanarskom odnosu sa plaćom na ruke
Bez ikakve sigurnosti i glavom punom zbrke
Danas premija je imat pos'o na neodređeno
Taj koji daje plaću, staž i socijalno sređeno
Nema tog više, danas druga su vremena
A ne bi se reklo da smo generacija lijena
Mi smo spremni na rad, polomit se ako treba
Naučili od staraca da novci ne padaju s neba

Prošlost nam se smiješi umornim očima
A u zraku miriše nostalgija
Nema Blata nema Zvečke, vjetar je zameo sve
Naši starci barem žive uz uspomene
Pioniri su prošlost, studenti su odrasli
A ni crveni jugo više nikog ne vozi
Dinari su nestali, radnici u penziji
Ostaje nam nada u dan koji dolazi
A nada je kurva, i san mi je promijenila
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga

Više ništa nije isto, nema sigurnoga puta
Nema izravnoga leta do zvijezda u bolje sutra
Crno-bijeli svijet iz snova sad je svijet u boji
Al predaleko stoji, kao da i ne postoji
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema ga
Više nema ga, nema ga, nema ga, nema

He's Gone

They raised a revolution with a smile on their face
Let their hair down, discovered LSD and marijuana
Sang about peace, stood non-aligned with Tito
They weren't divided along national lines
It was easy to be a philosopher in the student canteen
An artist without a penny and a musician in the middle
Where things were more or less working, a country where things clicked
It was easy being a student in the seventies
My parents easily found their first jobs
With a diploma in hand, no one went to the employment office
Life was good in that party system
Goli Otok was hushed up, the subject was changed
The shaggy student body got employed after graduation
Brought a steady paycheck home regularly
And the worker's union used to provide apartments
Then it was easy to have big plans
Build your own nest, be relaxed, without tension
Drop anchor in a company, in the OOUR (Basic Organization of Associated Labor), staying until retirement
A whole life at the same desk
Back then it didn't seem like a sham
A cheap trick, no one lacked food
They were happy in their small apartment
Secure job, seniority and pension
It was easy to decide to have us in no time

Nothing is the same anymore, there's no safe path
No direct flight to the stars, to a better tomorrow
The black and white dream world is now a world in color
But it stands too far away, as if it doesn't even exist
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone

And today, today are different times
A lot has changed
We've grown up already, but things still haven't taken off for us
There are no jobs, everyone is getting by as best they can
Either sitting at the employment office or giving bribes for connections
In a sublet relationship with a cash-in-hand salary
Without any security and a head full of confusion
Today, having a permanent job is a bonus
The one that provides a salary, seniority and social security
That's gone, today are different times
And you wouldn't say we're a lazy generation
We're ready to work, break our backs if necessary
We learned from our parents that money doesn't grow on trees

The past smiles at us with tired eyes
And nostalgia hangs in the air
There's no Blato, no Zvečka, the wind has swept everything away
At least our parents live with memories
Pioneers are the past, students have grown up
And the red Yugo doesn't drive anyone anymore
Dinars are gone, workers are retired
We have hope left for the coming day
And hope is a whore, and she's changed my dream
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone

Nothing is the same anymore, there's no safe path
No direct flight to the stars, to a better tomorrow
The black and white dream world is now a world in color
But it stands too far away, as if it doesn't even exist
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone
He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone