Fado Falado

I found her on a night of fire and noise
Wild bells rang in a wild sky
I knew from that moment on
I'll love her till the day that I died
And I kissed away a thousand tears

She had a heartful of love and devotion
She had a mindful of tyranny and terror
Well, I try, I do, I really try
But I just err, baby, I do, I error
So come find me, my darling one
I'm down to the grounds, the very dregs




The bells from the chapel went jingle-jangle

Do you love me? Do you love me?
Do you love me? Do you love me?
Do you love me? Do you love me?
Do you love me? Like I love you




All things move toward their end
I knew before I met her that I would lose her
I swear I made every effort to be good to her
I made every effort not to abuse her
Crazy bracelets on her wrists and her ankles

And the bells from the chapel go jingle-jangle
Do you love me? Do you love me?
Do you love me? Like I love you




I've searched the holy books
I tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the saviour

I've read the poets and the analysts
Searched through the books on human behaviour

I travelled this world around
For an answer that refused to be found

I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now

.


I loved her then and I guess I love her still
Hers is the face I see when a certain mood moves in
She lives in my blood and skin
Her wild feral stare, her dark hair
Her winter lips as cold as stone

Yeah, I was her man
But there are some things love won't allow
I held her hand but I don't hold it now

I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now

I was her cruel-hearted man
And though I've tried to lay her ghost down
She's moving through me, even now

I don't know why and I don't know how
But she's nobody's baby now

(blogomontagem das canções "Do you love me" e "Nobody's baby" do grande Nick Cave, de regresso a Portugal no dia 18 de Agosto em Paredes de Coura)