Lyrics and translation Peter Hammill - The Second Hand (Live)
The Second Hand (Live)
La Seconde Main (Live)
See
the
old
man
acting
like
a
fool,
Regarde
ce
vieil
homme
agir
comme
un
fou,
Yeah,
he's
running
from
the
ambulance.
Oui,
il
fuit
l'ambulance.
When
he
was
a
youngster
he
broke
all
the
rules
–
Quand
il
était
jeune,
il
brisait
toutes
les
règles
–
Now
he
says
that
was
just
accident.
Maintenant,
il
dit
que
c'était
juste
un
accident.
Always
had
the
feeling
he
was
going
to
die
young,
Il
a
toujours
eu
le
sentiment
qu'il
allait
mourir
jeune,
So
now
he
feels
repentant;
Alors
maintenant,
il
se
sent
repentant
;
But
the
judge
was
progressive
and
the
jury
was
hung,
Mais
le
juge
était
progressiste
et
le
jury
était
suspendu,
He
got
a
suspended
sentence.
Il
a
eu
une
peine
avec
sursis.
So
he
ran
from
his
future,
he
ran
from
his
past,
Alors
il
a
fui
son
avenir,
il
a
fui
son
passé,
Yes,
he
ran
from
the
desert
of
the
hour-glass
Oui,
il
a
fui
le
désert
du
sablier
But
the
sea
of
time
is
a
rising
flood
Mais
la
mer
du
temps
est
une
inondation
montante
And
he's
swamped
by
the
wave.
Et
il
est
submergé
par
la
vague.
His
arms
go
limp
by
his
side,
Ses
bras
deviennent
flasques
à
ses
côtés,
He
only
came
for
the
ride,
Il
n'est
venu
que
pour
la
balade,
He
thought
he'd
hold
back
the
tide,
Il
pensait
pouvoir
retenir
la
marée,
One
eye
on
the
main
chance
and
one
eye
on
the
clock,
Un
œil
sur
la
chance
et
un
œil
sur
l'horloge,
Oh,
when
did
his
brain
go?
Oh,
quand
son
cerveau
est-il
parti
?
And
when
does
a
veteran
get
to
be
a
crock...
Et
quand
un
vétéran
devient-il
un
crock...
No
gold
at
the
end
of
this
rainbow!
Pas
d'or
au
bout
de
cet
arc-en-ciel !
He
always
boxed
clever
with
his
shadowy
hopes
Il
a
toujours
boxé
intelligemment
avec
ses
espoirs
ombragés
But
now
he's
in
trouble
with
his
back
on
the
ropes
Mais
maintenant
il
est
en
difficulté
avec
le
dos
contre
les
cordes
And
the
hands
of
time
are
bunched
into
fists:
Et
les
aiguilles
du
temps
sont
serrées
en
poings :
Yeah,
he's
out
for
the
Count.
Oui,
il
est
K.O.
The
sword
has
sunk
in
the
lake
L'épée
a
coulé
dans
le
lac
And
now
he's
watching
dawn
break
Et
maintenant
il
regarde
l'aube
se
lever
And
now
he
waits
for
the
stake,
Et
maintenant
il
attend
le
pieu,
This
boy's
a
fool,
Ce
garçon
est
un
fou,
This
fool's
a
man,
Ce
fou
est
un
homme,
All
men
are
ruled
Tous
les
hommes
sont
gouvernés
By
the
Second
Hand.
Par
la
Seconde
Main.
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