the hounds of winter

Sting'in "mercury falling" albümünün açılış parçasıdır. Sting'in bir çok hüzünlü parçası vardır, ama hiç bir şarkısı bu kadar hüzün taşımaz.

şarkı o kadar mükemmeldir ki daha introsunda sizi alıp kışın ayazına bırakır. o kadar gerçektir ki, anlattığı ayrılık acısı da yüreğinizi biri parçalıyor gibi acıtır.

sting'in yazdığı en etkileyici beste olabilir mi, büyük ihtimalle evet.

hüzün sen nelere kadirsin.

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mercury falling
i rise from my bed
collect my thoughts together
i have to hold my head
it seems that she's gone
and somehow i am pinned by
the hounds of winter
howling in the wind

i walk through the day
my coat around my ears
i look for my companion
i have to dry my tears
it seems that she's gone
leaving me too soon
i'm as dark as december
i'm as cold as the man in the moon

i still see her face
as beautiful as day
it's easy to remember
remember my love that way
all i hear is that lonesome sound
the hounds of winter
they follow me down

i can't make up the fire
the way that she could
i spend all my days
in the search for dry wood
board all the windows and close the front door
i can't believe she won't be here anymore

i still see her face
as beautiful as day
it's easy to remember
remember my love that way
all i hear is that lonesome sound
the hounds of winter
they follow me down

a season for joy
a season for sorrow
where she's gone
i will surely, surely follow
she brightened my day
she warmed the coldest night
the hounds of winter
they got me in their sights

i still see her face
as beautiful as day
it's easy to remember
remember my love that way
all i hear is that lonesome, lonesome sound
the hounds of winter
they harry me down
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