PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Intro]
People throwing dinars at the belly-dancers
In a sad circus by a trench of burning oil
People throw belongings, a lifetime's earnings
Amongst the scattered rubbish and suitcases on the sidewalk

[Chorus 1]
Take palms and orange and tangerine trees
And eyes that are crying for everything
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire

[Verse]
I talked to an old man by the generator
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
He turned to me, then surveyed the scene
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Said, “war is here in our beloved city.”
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Some dove in the river and tried to swim away
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Through ten thousand tons of sewage, fate written on their foreheads
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Date palms, orange and tangerine trees
And eyes were crying for everything

[Chorus 2] [x3]
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire