Lyrics and translation Niarn - Før det’ for sent

Før det’ for sent

Jeg kendte engang en fyr, det er lige meget hvad han hedder
Det har intet med historien og gøre så vi går videre
Han var en af dem der ku' li' og gå amok, sagde ikke stop
Fyldte sig med alt, så længe det gjorde ham fucked
Vi plejede at mødes nede ved en af vores fælles venner
Fyldte op med amferpiller til man kun ku' se på piller
Men han tog dem for langt ud, blev mere og mere ristet
Knuste råhypnoler fyldte dem i bongmixet, det tog overhånd
Hjernen fik ikke lov og ånde
Gadedrengen der ellers kom til verden hos borgeren
Gik fra piben til sedlen til nålen
Fik ikke hjælp fra hverken hjemmet eller skolen
Han kunne ikke, hang sig op, kroppen sagde bare stop
Når du kører med fuld fart er det for sent at bremse op
I kan jo nok gætte hvordan det endte op her
Ja desværre, det er rigtigt nok, han er ikke hos os mere

Et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent
Det et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op, eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent, ikk'

Jeg har en god ven, der engang havde en fætter
Det er lige meget hvad han hedder, I skal bare hører efter
Ka' ikk' en fuck og fyrrede op, en hver blev fældet
Levede som han ville og røg ind og ud af spjældet
Pissede over alt på den fucking lov han havde
Væltede ind på en tank med et oversavet
Og løsnede skud så han fik en endnu slemmere dom oven i en betinget
Det var for sent og vende om "vende om, vende om"
Da ham kom ud kunne ingen kende ham længere
Han var ikke sig selv, det sagde alle hans venner
Gik rundt i sin egen verden, og snakkede med sig selv
Betroede sig til Jesus og bad om et bedre held
Følte sig mere alene end han gjorde i cellen
For ham var der ikke lys for enden af tunnelen
Behøves næsten ikke fortælle enden på historien vel
Han tog det oversavet og blæste hjernen ud på sig selv

Et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent
Det et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op, eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent, ikk'

Jeg kender en fyr, det er lige meget hvem han er
Bare sæt dig tilbage og lad mig fortælle det her
Jeg lærte ham og kende i byen, når jeg drak mig lam
Og det var tit ham jeg gik til når jeg skulle bruge et gram
Han levede i den hurtige bane, smed om sig med penge
Og der var nok af sprut og stoffer, det var ingen ting
Men han ville have mere endnu, løb en stører risiko
For der sku' meget til for at han kunne dække sit forbrug
Det gik som det går
En dag blev han stoppet, på vej til en handel med bagagerummet proppet
I ved sikkert hvor'n resten af historien går
Manden svingede hammeren og dommen lød på 14 år

Et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent
Det et liv, en chance, det er dit valg
Vil du bygge lortet op, eller lade det falde
Vil du udfordre skæbnen, gøre noget ved det
Før det er for sent, ikk'

Before it's Too Late

I once knew a guy, it doesn't matter what his name was
It's irrelevant to the story so let's move on
He was one of those who could lose control and go crazy, never said stop
Filled himself with anything, as long as it messed him up
We used to meet at one of our mutual friends' places
Loaded up on amphetamine pills until all you could see were pills
But he took it too far, got more and more fried
Crushed raw hypnotics, put them in the bong mix, it got out of hand
His brain wasn't allowed to breathe
The street kid who was born to a middle-class family
Went from the pipe to the note to the needle
Got no help from home or school
He couldn't, he hung himself, his body just said stop
When you're driving at full speed it's too late to brake
You can probably guess how it ended up here
Yeah, unfortunately, you're right, he's not with us anymore

One life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late
It's one life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up, or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late, right?

I have a good friend who once had a cousin
It doesn't matter what his name was, just listen up
Didn't give a fuck and fired up, everyone got knocked down
Lived as he pleased and went in and out of jail
Pissed all over the fucking law he had
Stumbled into a gas station with a sawed-off
And fired shots so he got an even worse sentence on top of a suspended one
It was too late to turn back "turn back, turn back"
When he came out, no one could recognize him anymore
He wasn't himself, all his friends said
Walked around in his own world, talking to himself
Confided in Jesus and prayed for better luck
Felt more alone than he did in his cell
For him there was no light at the end of the tunnel
I hardly need to tell you the end of the story, right?
He took the sawed-off and blew his brains out

One life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late
It's one life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up, or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late, right?

I know a guy, it doesn't matter who he is
Just sit back and let me tell you this
I got to know him in the city, when I was drinking myself silly
And it was often him I went to when I needed a gram
He lived in the fast lane, threw money around
And there was plenty of booze and drugs, it was nothing
But he wanted more, took a bigger risk
Because it took a lot for him to cover his consumption
It went as it goes
One day he was stopped, on his way to a deal with the trunk stuffed
You probably know how the rest of the story goes
The man swung the hammer and the sentence was 14 years

One life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late
It's one life, one chance, it's your choice
Do you want to build it up, or let it fall
Do you want to challenge fate, do something about it
Before it's too late, right?