PoÚme, version chantable, à écouter en musique de Adnane Benchakroun
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No tales of storms or bravery.
No mountain high to call my name,
No cabin fire, no woods to tame.
Ainât buried deep in dusty books,
No scholarâs stare, no ancient looks.
I'm just a man who's seen the days,
And writes them down in quiet ways.
I'm just an old man with his words,
No saddle, no sail, no flying birds.
No medals, no maps, no holy verse,
Just stories caught in every curse.
I speak in rhythm, not in mightâ
My heart still hums in the dead of night.
I'm just an old man... and his words.
I got no fields to plow no more,
No kids to swing around the floor.
The world moves fast, I move slow,
Like Gnaoua drums in desert flow.
These boots are cracked, my hands are worn,
But I remember where I was born.
Under stars that knew my name,
Before the world forgot the flame.
I'm just an old man with his words,
No headlines, no likes, no trending blurbs.
No riches, no throne, no pretty blurâ
Just whispers in a coffee stir.
I play my silence like a tune,
My soul still dances under the moon.
I'm just an old man... and his words.
(Add guembri + krakebs + slide guitar)
A trance of time, a breath, a swayâ
The spirits move in what I say.
My rhythm's not for marching feet,
But for the truth that canât be beat.
They say the past donât feed a man,
But I still chew what I can stand.
Memories like dates and sand,
Sweet and rough in every hand.
I ain't the hero of no tale,
No ship, no crown, no holy grail.
But I got verses in my scars,
Like midnight songs beneath the stars.
I'm just an old man with his words,
No kingdom, no sword, no silver herds.
No heaven, no hell, just open chordsâ
My truth donât come with no rewards.
But if you stop and lend an ear,
Youâll hear a soul that wonât disappear.
Iâm just an old manâŠ
Yeah, just an old manâŠ
Just an old man... and his words.