Paroles et traduction Andries Bezuidenhout - Verskonings

Verskonings

Laetitia jy't gebel toe ek my tas oplig
Om in te weeg vir die oornagvlug
Jy wou ernstig praat, maar ek was weer te laat
En moes my pad inderhaas na Hek 12 toe maak

Jy sien wat regtig gebeur in die hoek van jou oog
En die ware verhaal kom eers as woorde opdroog
En wie dan vertrou as jy jou eie stories
So verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou

Laetitia, jy't gebel toe die kliënt begin skel
In ʼn vergadering oor die afloop van my grootste kontrak
Tussen skerm en fondament val beton op die grond
En moes ek sonder mondering dinamiet ontlont

Jy sien wat regtig gebeur in die hoek van jou oog
En die ware verhaal kom eers as woorde opdroog
En wie dan vertrou as jy jou eie stories
So verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou

Laetitia, ek bel terug en ek hoor die sug
In jou instruksie om ʼn boodskap te laat
Jy's seker te besig, maar ek weet jy's daar
So hier's my verskoning elektronies bewaar
As jy daarna luister en jy kan dit ontsyfer
Sal jy my ook laat weet, want ek het reeds vergeet?
Die strekking van leuens het ek afgelees
Van etikette op bottels voor hierdie spieël

Jy sien wat regtig gebeur in die hoek van jou oog
En die ware verhaal kom eers as woorde opdroog
En wie dan vertrou as jy jou eie stories
So verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou, so verkeerd onthou

Excuse

Laetitia, you called when I lifted my bag
To weigh it in for the overnight flight
You wanted to talk seriously, but I was late again
And had to make my way to Gate 12 in a hurry

You see what is really happening in the corner of your eye
And the true story comes only when words dry up
And who then trusts you if you remember your own stories
So misremembered, so misremembered, so misremembered

Laetitia, you called when the client started yelling
In ʼn meeting about the conclusion of my biggest contract
Concrete falls on the ground between the screen and the foundation
And I had to defuse dynamite without my uniform

You see what is really happening in the corner of your eye
And the true story comes only when words dry up
And who then trusts you if you remember your own stories
So misremembered, so misremembered, so misremembered

Laetitia, I called you back and I hear the sigh
In your instruction to leave a message
You are probably very busy, but I know you are there
So here is my apology, preserved electronically
If you listen to it, and you can decipher it
Please let me know, because I have already forgotten
I read the extent of the lies
From the labels on bottles in front of this mirror

You see what is really happening in the corner of your eye
And the true story comes only when words dry up
And who then trusts you if you remember your own stories
So misremembered, so misremembered, so misremembered