Tot nu toe was het nooit geheel volmaakt,
verbrande steden en een volk om voor te sterven,
een tomeloze liefde, een derde die het kon bederven,
tot nu toe was het nooit geheel volmaakt.
Er is gezegd: er komen andere tijden,
er is gevochten voor een nieuw fatsoen.
Er is niet geluisterd naar wat anderen zeiden,
ik heb geen zin het nog eens over te doen.
Het is nu beter al je vrienden maar te mijden,
ze veranderen snel en zijn niet meer als toen.
De grote waarheid is intussen achterhaald,
wat vroeger wet was, is nu bij de wet verboden,
de ouderen zijn niet meer zoals vroeger halve goden
en de vis wordt ook niet meer zo duur betaald.
Natuurlijk zijn er mensen die nog lijden
en vrede is nog steeds een visioen.
Het is geen tijd om nu je bedje al te spreiden,
al zijn er mensen die dat nu al doen.
Het is dus beter al je vrienden maar te mijden,
ze veranderen snel en zijn niet meer als toen.
Maar denk in godsnaam niet dat we er al zijn,
er moet zowel het een en ander nog gebeuren.
En het blijft vechten hoewel de anderen niet ophouden met zeuren
dat het vroeger beter was, zo rustig en zo fijn.
Dat zijn je vrienden die eertijds altijd zeiden
dat zij het later anders zouden doen.
Ze wilden zich van elk gezag bevrijden.
Nu doen ze niets, ze houden hun fatsoen.
Het is dus beter deze vrienden maar te mijden,
ze veranderen snel en zijn niet meer als toen.
Morgen is het weer zoals vandaag
het lijkt veranderd, maar jullie weten beter.
Al wordt de grond intussen onder jullie voeten heter,
jullie rekenen niet af, je bent te traag.
Er is gezegd er komen andere tijden,
er is gevochten voor een nieuw fatsoen.
Er is niet geluisterd naar wat anderen zeiden,
ik heb geen zin het nog eens over te doen.
Daarom heb ik besloten jullie maar te mijden,
jullie zijn hetzelfde, geen vrienden meer als toen.
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Very bad story for rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, in fact, they have been accused of sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The malefactor managed to take Koji and Gustavo away, while Miss Asia, the third bulldog, escaped and was found shortly after by Lady Gaga's bodyguards.
David Crosby against Phoebe Bridgers, if we had been in the Middle Ages, they probably would have challenged each other with the sword, while in 2021 they decided to go wild with tweets.
Evan Rachel Wood, the beautiful protagonist of Westworld has decided to denounce the violence she has suffered for years, at least according to what she claims, by Marilyn Manson.
After some positive signs in the past months, here is the news that we weren't hoping to learn and that throws new questions on the possibility of organizing festivals and live concerts for 2021.
The winners of the 43rd edition of the Kennedy Center Honors have recently been announced, including Joan Baez, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen and the violinist Midori.
The band Soundgarden recently recorded two classics with Brandie Carlile. After the death of their leader Chris Cornell, the band had decided to stop for some time also as a sign of respect for the untimely death of their front man.
New year is synonymous of news and in fact 2021 opened with a nice surprise. The American rock group, The Foo Fighters, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl ex drummer of Nirvana, delight us with the release of a new single entitled "No son of Mine".
He was 69 and on Christmas Day, guitarist Tony Rice, Bluegrass legend, passed away. His label, Rounder Records, made the news with an official release on December 26th.
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