Lyrics and translation Gil Scott-Heron - Speed Kills
Speed
on
by
Passe
vite
Don't
seem
to
have
the
time
On
dirait
que
tu
n'as
pas
le
temps
What
about
this
life?
Qu'en
est-il
de
cette
vie
?
What
about
this
life?
Qu'en
est-il
de
cette
vie
?
Can
I
call
mine?
Puis-je
l'appeler
mienne
?
Issues
in
the
paper
Des
articles
dans
le
journal
Somehow
I'm
not
concerned
Je
ne
suis
pas
préoccupé
pour
autant
Seems
that
I've
been
here
before
J'ai
l'impression
d'avoir
déjà
vécu
ça
Here
before,
but
I
never
learn
Déjà
vécu
ça,
mais
je
n'apprends
jamais
Children
Les
enfants
Slowly
turn
Tournent
lentement
Time
stay
gone
Le
temps
s'en
va
We
never
saw
it
go
On
n'a
jamais
vu
qu'il
partait
Now
what
do
we
have?
Maintenant,
qu'est-ce
qu'on
a
?
Now
what
do
we
have
Maintenant,
qu'est-ce
qu'on
a
That
we
may
show?
Que
l'on
puisse
montrer
?
Friends
you
swore
you'd
never
lose
Des
amis
que
tu
as
juré
de
ne
jamais
perdre
Melted
from
your
style
Ont
fondu
de
ton
style
Down
the
tunnels
of
your
youth,
of
your
youth
Dans
les
tunnels
de
ta
jeunesse,
de
ta
jeunesse
Now
you
never
smile
Maintenant,
tu
ne
souris
jamais
Children
Les
enfants
Learn
to
smile
Apprends
à
sourire
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1
Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2 Omen
3 Brother
4 Comment #1
5 Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
6 The Subject Was Faggots
7 Evolution (And Flashback)
8 Plastic Pattern People
9 Whitey On the Moon
10 Enough
11 Paint It Black
12 Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?
13 Everyday
14 Ain't No New Thing
15 The King Alfred Plan
16 Wiggy
17 Did You Hear What They Said? (Alt take 1)
18 The Middle of Your Day (Alt take 1)
19 Free Will (Alt take 1)
20 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (alternate ending)
21 Speed Kills (Alt take 3)
22 The King Alfred Plan (Alt)
23 No Knock (Alt)
24 Wiggy (Alt)
25 Ain't No New Thing (breakdown take)
26 Billy Green Is Dead (Alt)
27 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations (Alt)
28 No Knock (breakdown Alt take)
29 Free Will (Alt take 2)
30 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
31 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations
32 Did You Hear What They Said?
33 Speed Kills
34 The Middle of Your Day
35 No Knock
36 Billy Green Is Dead
37 Sex Education: Ghetto Style
2 Omen
3 Brother
4 Comment #1
5 Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
6 The Subject Was Faggots
7 Evolution (And Flashback)
8 Plastic Pattern People
9 Whitey On the Moon
10 Enough
11 Paint It Black
12 Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?
13 Everyday
14 Ain't No New Thing
15 The King Alfred Plan
16 Wiggy
17 Did You Hear What They Said? (Alt take 1)
18 The Middle of Your Day (Alt take 1)
19 Free Will (Alt take 1)
20 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (alternate ending)
21 Speed Kills (Alt take 3)
22 The King Alfred Plan (Alt)
23 No Knock (Alt)
24 Wiggy (Alt)
25 Ain't No New Thing (breakdown take)
26 Billy Green Is Dead (Alt)
27 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations (Alt)
28 No Knock (breakdown Alt take)
29 Free Will (Alt take 2)
30 The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues
31 ...And Then He Wrote Meditations
32 Did You Hear What They Said?
33 Speed Kills
34 The Middle of Your Day
35 No Knock
36 Billy Green Is Dead
37 Sex Education: Ghetto Style
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