Oh No
Unleashing the Creative Spirit: Gogol Bordello's Anthem of Resilience
Lyrics
Sometimes when facing common trouble
Sometimes, in the face of common troubles,
When whole town is screwed
When the entire town is in trouble,
We become actually human
We reveal our true humanity,
Act like Prometheus would
Acting with the courage of Prometheus.
Suddenly there is more humor
Suddenly, humor emerges,
And a party tabor style
And a party in the style of a tambourine,
People ringing one another
People connect, asking about each other's experiences,
"Yo man, how was your blackout?"
"Hey man, how did you handle the blackout?"
Suddenly there is more music
Suddenly, there is more music,
Made with the buckets in the park
Created with buckets in the park,
Girls are dancing with the flashlights
Girls dance with flashlights,
I got only one guitar
With only one guitar in hand.
And you see brothers and sisters
Observing brothers and sisters,
All engaged in sport of help
All engaged in the sport of helping,
Making merry out of nothing
Finding joy in nothing,
Like in refugee camp
Similar to life in a refugee camp.
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so,
It is possible any time anywhere
Possibilities exist anytime, anywhere,
Even without any dough
Even without any money.
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so,
The forces of the creative mind are unstoppable
The forces of the creative mind are unstoppable.
And you think, all right, now people
Thinking that people have finally awakened,
They have finally woked up
But as soon as trouble subsides,
But as soon as the trouble over
They go back to sleep,
Watch them take another nap
Ignoring the next challenge.
Nobody is making merry
No one is celebrating,
Only trotting scared of boss
Only moving cautiously under the boss's control,
Everybody's making hurry
Everyone rushing for some forgotten cause.
For some old forgotten cause
But one thing is eternally true,
But one thing is surely eternal
The condition of a man,
It's condition of a man
Who doesn't know where he is going,
Who don't know where he is going
Who doesn't know where he stands.
Who don't know where does he stand
Whose dream power is in a bottle,
Who's dream power is a bottle
Stored away in a dry, dark place.
Put away in dry dark place
Whose youth power is well buried,
Who's youth power is well buried
Under waves of propaganda.
Under propaganda waves
Whose dream life opposes the current reality,
Who's dream life is in opposition
Living a life different from today.
To the life he leads today
Beaten down in believing,
Who's beaten down in believing
That it just goes this way.
It just kinda goes this way
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so,
It is possible any time anywhere
Possibilities exist anytime, anywhere,
Even without any dough
Even without any money.
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so
Oh yeah, oh no, it doesn't have to be so,
The forces of the creative mind are unstoppable
The forces of the creative mind are unstoppable.
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