Iby - Byt by Iby

from Europe's Pavement Melodies by SoundsLikeVanSpirit

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Recorded in Prague - Music and words by Jakub Juránek
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ibymusiccom/

lyrics

Original Lyrics (English Below):

Mám v pronájmu starej byt, někdy z konce století
kdo všechno moh tu asi žít
Někdy se ptám, když kávu usrkám
a hledím na garniže, jak ti druzí tisíckrát

Můj kamarád, jednu teorii zvláštní má
že ve svých minulých životech, jsem tu bydlel vždycky já
No to se ví, to mě vždycky pobaví
když se vracím nad ránem, že tenhle byt je tím pádem -
má konečná – na na na ná na ná…

Můj děd, v roce osmdesátpět, když mi byly asi tři
vzal mě vlakem na výlet
Dodnes to vím, jedna fotka vypráví
jak mě drží tenhle pán,
co ho už špatně vzpomínám

Až jednou já, budu starý jako on
vezmu vnuka na peron, a taky vyfotit nás dám
To se ví, až mu bude jako mě
tenhle byt si pronajme
a stejná věc ho napadne...

Nekonečná, na konci cest
je konečná, nekonečná
Nekonečná, je odpověď
Je konečná, nekonečná

Znám tajné chodby myšlenkách
a když neslyšís na lehni
taky smíš je prozkoumat
Tam uslyšíš co staré fotky vypráví
a že vyprávějí taky zdi
a prázdná nádraží...

Nekonečná, na konci cest
je konečná, nekonečná
Nekonečná, je odpověď
je konečná, nekonečná

English Lyrics:

I rent an old apartment from around the turn of the century
“who are all those that could have lived here?”
I sometimes ask myself as I sip my coffee
and look up at the curtain rod, just as a thousand others have before.

My friend, he has a certain theory
that in my past lives I’ve always lived here,
which is something that never ceases to amuse me
when I drag myself back home in the morning. I know this flat is where it ends.
It is final.

My grandfather, who was 85 when I was about three,
took me on a train trip.
From that time until today, I remember the story the photo tells,
and how this man holds onto me,
even though my memories are already starting to fade.

When one day I’m as old as him
I’ll take my grandson to the platform too, to have a photo taken of us.
And when he’s as old as me
he’ll rent this flat
and things will feel the same to him.

Endless, the end of the road
is finite, infinite...
Infinite is the answer
is finite, infinite

I know the secret hallways of my mind
if you don’t lie you can also explore them
I’ll let you take a look inside
You’ll hear the tales of all ancient photographs
and the walls will tell a story, too
And deserted railway station

Endless, the end of the road
is finite, infinite...
Infinite is the answer
is finite, infinite

credits

from Europe's Pavement Melodies, released April 11, 2020

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I'm Marten, a young sound engineer with a rolling recording studio.
I wanted to bring the European Continent a little closer together just with an old rusty van and a bunch of microphones. The ideas was to find the best street musicians from all around Europe, record their music, and share their stories with the world. 2 years and 25 countries later it is finally done. ... more