Songtext zu 'No One Else' von Cale The Lyricist

(verse one)

Drivin' full speed, headin' towards a cliff/
My foot's on the gas, i'm accelerating quick/
All that i see, through this grungy windshield/
Is barron wasteland, and deserted fields/
I'm a turn the music up, just to keep me company/
Helps to focus on what's comin' up in front of me/
I can't stop sweatin', it's hot in this savanna/
Rockin' the canadian flag, as a bandanna/
Wonder if anyone will ever find me /
First, they'll have to get through the cloud a dirt behind me/
Leavin' a trail, in a land with no laws/
Where everyone's a rebel, on the hunt for a cause/
My seatbelt's undone, my door's unlocked/
Time to jump out the driver's seat, and watch this car drop/
Off the mountaintop til' it falls on rocks/
And eventually explodes, so i'm forced to walk/

Chorus x 2

There's no one else, i'd rather be but myself/
Nobody else, i'd rather be but myself/
Yo there's no one else, i'd rather be but myself/
Cause i can't imagine wanting to be somebody else/

(verse two)

Where did the time go, we must of lost track/
As sand trickled fast, down a shrink's hour glass/
I may be off the wall, but i'm on the ball/
Sensin' that right moment, to perform a song for y'all/
So come gather round', catch a glimpse of the magic/
Even if this microphone's invisible, i'll still grab it/
Can you see it, c'mon here take a look/
It's so hot, i could put frozen food on it, to cook/
I know when your shocked, can't believe your eyes/
When i see them lines a hair, above your eyelids rise/
So please don't try to startle, or surprise me/
That's why i sleep, with a baseball bat beside me/
Call me cautious, call me paranoid/
Fillin' in a space, wherever there's a void/
There's a whole lot a holes though that need to be stitched/
Wish i knew how to sew, cause yo they have to be fixed/

Chorus x 2

There's no one else, i'd rather be but myself/
Nobody else, i'd rather be but myself/
Yo there's no one else, i'd rather be but myself/
Cause i can't imagine, wanting to be somebody else

(verse three)

I wanna learn to cook nice, interpret books right/
Wish i was a star, so i could see what space looks like/
I know i'm not invincible, i don't got immunity/
I stopped throwin' rocks threw windows of opportunity/
Quit bitin' my tongue, and swallowin' pride/
From eatin' my own words, and feelin' hollow inside/
Now i have a healthy appetite, always full a life/
And a fire burning in it, that y'all can help ignite/
A chance to communicate's, what i've always wanted/
All i need is a stage, where these skills can be flaunted/
Forget about the hype, attention n' limelight/
I know it won't be what i'm after, lookin' back in hindsight/
So i'm a say this now, and i'm a say it loud/
Raise a fist in the air, everybody stay proud/
Proud of who we are, proud of where we come from/
Proud of what we gonna do, n' proud of what we've done/

Chorus x 4

There's no one else, we'd rather be but ourselves/
Nobody else, we'd rather be but ourselves/
Yo there's no one else, we'd rather be but ourselves/
Cause could you imagine, wanting to be somebody else ?.