The Smiths - "Still Ill"
Ask me why, and I'll die
Oh, ask me why, and I'll die
And if you must, go to work - tomorrow
Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother
For there are brighter sides to life
And I should know, because I've seen them
But not very often
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days
Am I still ill?
I'll give this the Nordic treatment; English to Norwegian, Norwegian to Swedish, then to Danish, to Finnish, to Icelandic and then, finally, back to English. Here goes..!
Ask me why, and I will die
Oh, do not ask me why, and I will die
And if you have to go to work - tomorrow
Well, if I were you I would not bother
It has a brighter side of life
And I should know, because I've seen them
But not very often
Under the iron bridge we kissed
And even though I ended up with sore lips
It was like the old days anymore
No, it's not like the days
I'm still sick?
Well, that's disappointing.
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