Kosmopolites eimi

Il danno

"Ho subito un danno. Le persone danneggiate sono pericolose. Sanno di poter sopravvivere."

[..]

"Perchè?"

"Perchè non hanno pietà. Sanno che gli altri possono sopravvivere, come loro."

(J. Hart)

Leaving on a jet plane

All my bags are packed
Im ready to go
Im standin here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin
Its early morn
The taxis waitin
Hes blowin his horn
Already Im so lonesome
I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Theres so many times Ive let you down
So many times Ive played around
I tell you now, they dont mean a thing
Evry place I go, Ill think of you
Evry song I sing, Ill sing for you
When I come back, Ill bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
Ill be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I wont have to leave alone
About the times, I wont have to say

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

But, Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Domino Effect

"Mi chiedo adesso se non sia stato allora che qualcosa cominciò a muoversi. Le cose che ci sembrano uguali e stabili in realtà scorrono in modo impercettibile e si modificano, lasciando sempre intravedere qua e là dei segnali. Come in un caleidoscopio, basta il più piccolo movimento e il mondo si trasforma rapidamente. Può sembrare che il cambiamento non sia stato importante, ma se ci si volta indietro di colpo, il paesaggio di prima si è già dissolto e non lo si può più ritrovare." 

("Chie-chan e io", Yoshimoto Banana)

Flow

Quando vai via da un posto rimangono solo i ricordi che lasci nelle vite degli altri.

E qualche conto in sospeso.

(Norah Jones/Elizabeth in "My Blueberry Nights")

Nighthawks

I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner

I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee

And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue

He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in

"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter

To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella

And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos

I'm pretending
Not to see them
Instead
I pour the milk

I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor

Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of

And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies

When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head

There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?

No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection

And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt

And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet

Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening

To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

(S. Vega, "Tom's Diner")