Шар Цвета Хаки (Нау) / Khaki-Colored Globe (Draft 1)

Khaki-Colored Globe (Nautilus Pompilius, 1986-1988)

My first draft:

I was see-through, I was crystal-clear

I was colorless, but I changed to white.

I guess someone announced it was winter

And colored me white.

I was white, but I was still pure

Cold as ice, but still with a spotless track,

But someone announced, it was war,

And colored me black.

           Chorus:

I see that color, I want to cry

I smell that color, and I see black

I don't want to know that fuck

Who will color the sky

I see their song from afar, but I hear just

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

I do not know anything worse

Than a crowd colored khaki.

I was black, and I could stand the black,

But then some man
With iron jaw and eyes like rockets

Announced an attack on the Sun, and colored me khaki.

             Chorus:

I see smoke, I want to cry

I smell smoke, I see black

I don't want to know that fuck

Who will burn down the sky.

I see their song from afar, but I hear just

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

I do not know anything worse

Than a globe colored khaki.

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"

"Your left, your left!

Your right, your right!"