Lyrics and translation Ted Hearne feat. Place Orchestra, Ayanna Woods & Philip White - Place, Pt. 1: No. 5, Breakup Letter
A
vast
amount
of
energy
that
goes
in
Une
grande
quantité
d'énergie
qui
y
est
investie
To
what
we
call
the
Negro
problem
Dans
ce
que
nous
appelons
le
problème
des
Noirs
Is
produced
by
the
white
man's
profound
desire
Est
produite
par
le
désir
profond
de
l'homme
blanc
Not
to
be
judged
by
those
who
are
not
white
De
ne
pas
être
jugé
par
ceux
qui
ne
sont
pas
blancs
Not
to
be
seen
as
he
is
De
ne
pas
être
vu
tel
qu'il
est
A
vast
amount
of
the
white
anguish
is
terrible
Une
grande
partie
de
l'angoisse
blanche
est
terrible
You
told
me
I
was
invasive
Tu
m'as
dit
que
j'étais
envahissant
To
what
we
call
the
Negro
problem
Dans
ce
que
nous
appelons
le
problème
des
Noirs
It
hurt
but
I
knew
it
was
the
truth
Is
produced
Ça
fait
mal,
mais
je
sais
que
c'est
la
vérité.
Elle
est
produite
By
the
white
man's
profound
desire
Par
le
désir
profond
de
l'homme
blanc
Not
to
be
judged
by
those
who
are
not
white
De
ne
pas
être
jugé
par
ceux
qui
ne
sont
pas
blancs
Not
to
be
seen
as
he
is
De
ne
pas
être
vu
tel
qu'il
est
A
vast
amount
of
the
white
anguish
is
terrible
Une
grande
partie
de
l'angoisse
blanche
est
terrible
Rooted
in
the
white
man's
equally
profound
need
Ancrée
dans
le
besoin
tout
aussi
profond
de
l'homme
blanc
To
be
seen
as
he
is
D'être
vu
tel
qu'il
est
Flashes
of
defensiveness
Des
éclairs
de
défensivité
To
be
released
À
libérer
Flashes
of
anger
Des
éclairs
de
colère
From
the
De
la
(Of
bitterness,
of
ferocious
resentment)
(D'amertume,
de
féroce
ressentiment)
Tyranny
of
his
mirror
Tyrannie
de
son
miroir
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Place, Pt. 2: No. 16, The Guilt That I Feel Is Freedom
2 Place, Pt. 2: No. 15, A Thought
3 Place, Pt. 3: No. 19, Colonizing Space
4 Place, Pt. 2: No. 14, Hallelujah in White
5 Place, Pt. 2: No. 13, Running to Us All
6 Place, Pt. 2: No. 17, You Were Never Comfortable with Intimacy
7 Place, Pt. 2: No. 12, New Faces
8 Place, Pt. 2: No. 11, The Tales You Tell Your Children
9 Place, Pt. 2: No. 10, This Land Was Worth Every War
10 Place, Pt. 2: No. 7, Is It OK to Say?
11 Place, Pt. 1: No. 6, Guilt
12 Place, Pt. 1: No. 5, Breakup Letter
13 Place, Pt. 1: No. 4, Maps (Appropriation)
14 Place, Pt. 2: No. 18, Beneath the Ruins Are Older Ruins
15 Place, Pt. 1: No. 1, Balloons
16 Place, Pt. 2: No. 8, What About My Son
17 Place, Pt. 1: No. 3, Interview
18 Place, Pt. 1: No. 2, Boundary
19 Place, Pt. 2: No. 9, Displacement Bloop
2 Place, Pt. 2: No. 15, A Thought
3 Place, Pt. 3: No. 19, Colonizing Space
4 Place, Pt. 2: No. 14, Hallelujah in White
5 Place, Pt. 2: No. 13, Running to Us All
6 Place, Pt. 2: No. 17, You Were Never Comfortable with Intimacy
7 Place, Pt. 2: No. 12, New Faces
8 Place, Pt. 2: No. 11, The Tales You Tell Your Children
9 Place, Pt. 2: No. 10, This Land Was Worth Every War
10 Place, Pt. 2: No. 7, Is It OK to Say?
11 Place, Pt. 1: No. 6, Guilt
12 Place, Pt. 1: No. 5, Breakup Letter
13 Place, Pt. 1: No. 4, Maps (Appropriation)
14 Place, Pt. 2: No. 18, Beneath the Ruins Are Older Ruins
15 Place, Pt. 1: No. 1, Balloons
16 Place, Pt. 2: No. 8, What About My Son
17 Place, Pt. 1: No. 3, Interview
18 Place, Pt. 1: No. 2, Boundary
19 Place, Pt. 2: No. 9, Displacement Bloop
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