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Hayiti Kan

I Was Here

by Nathan Goshen and Ivri Lider

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vaani hayiti kan kol hazeman velo samtem lev
And I was here all along and you didn't notice
ani hayiti kan yadayim al shulchan lev boer raev
I was here, hands on the table, heart burning, hungry
ani ratziti gam kol hazeman lo yadati ma
I wanted too, all this time, didn't know what
ani ratziti gam achshav ani muchan larega hamushlam
I wanted too, now I'm ready for the perfect moment
karati sefer vehaya sham ish echad
I read a book and there was this one man
chazar lakefar shelo acharey harbe shanim
Who returned to his village after many years
halvay haya li kefar lachzor elayv
I wish I had a village to return to
lo rak rechov im binyanim
Not just a street with buildings
raiti seret al rotzecha metoraf
I saw a movie about a crazed killer
shechay michutz lazeman shel shear haanashim
Who lived outside the time of other people
halvay yacholti gam lishkocha meharega
I wish I could also forget the moment
beli lehashir shovel shel dam al hashetichim
Without leaving a trail of blood on the carpets
vaani hayiti kan kol hazeman ani lo mishtana
And I was here all along, I don't change
ani hayiti kan od chelek beolam iver aval roe
I was here, another part of the world, blind but seeing
ani chikiti gam kemo kulam lerega meushar
I waited too, like everyone, for a happy moment
mochrim lanu sipur sidra behemshechim sirot al hanahar
They sell us a story, a series in episodes, boats on the river
karati sefer vehaya sham ish echad
I read a book and there was this one man
avar lakefar gider lo bayit beli shechenim
Who moved to a village, fenced himself a house with no neighbors
halvay haya li kefar lachzor elayv
I wish I had a village to return to
lo rak shurot shel binyanim
Not just rows of buildings
raiti seret vediberu sham al samim
I saw a movie and they talked about drugs
eych ze margish lirot harbe yoter tzevaim
What it feels like to see so many more colors
chaver sheli nigmar batzahorayim hakeririm
A friend of mine was done by the cool afternoon
nimas lo lehachazik et hachayim
He was tired of holding on to life
charata nechratt al halev shelecha
Regret is etched upon your heart
kemo hatzharot haahava al haetzim
Like declarations of love carved on trees
shemishehu yaavir et hashelet visachek baarutzim
Someone switch the channel and play with the remote
habedidut kemo sakin hamenatechim
Loneliness is like a surgeon's knife
katavti paam aval kelum lo hishtana
I wrote once but nothing changed
hayom mutar lihyot atzuv amarti leatzmi
Today it's okay to be sad, I told myself
machar tavo simcha
Tomorrow joy will come
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