Men in a war<br />If they’ve lost a limb<br />Still feel that limb<br />As they did before<br /><br />He lay on a cot<br />He was drenched in a sweat<br />He was mute and staring<br />But feeling the thing<br />He had not<br /><br />I know how it is<br />When something is gone<br />A piece of your eyesight<br />Or maybe your vision<br /><br />A corner of sense<br />Goes blank on the screen<br />A piece of the scan<br />Gets filled in by hand<br /><br />You know that it was<br />And now it is not<br />So you just make do with<br />Whatever you’ve got<br /><br />Men in a war<br />If they’ve lost a limb<br />Still feel that limb<br />As they did before<br /><br />If your nerve is cut<br />If you’re kept on the stretch<br />You don’t feel your will<br />You can’t find your gut<br /><br />And she lay on her back<br />She made sure she was hid<br />She was mute and staring<br />Not feeling the thing<br />That she did<br /><br />I know how it is<br />When something is gone<br />A piece of your eyesight<br />Or maybe your vision<br /><br />* *<br /><br />Les hommes dans une guerre<br />S'ils ont perdu un membre<br />ressentent toujours ce membre<br />tel qu'il l'avaient avant<br /><br />He was drenched in a sweat<br />He was mute and staring<br />But feeling the thing<br />He had not<br /><br />Il était couché sur un lit<br />Il était trempé de sueur<br />Il était muet et tremblant<br />Mais ressentant la chose qu'il n'avait pas<br /><br />I know how it is<br />When something is gone<br />A piece of your eyesight<br />Or maybe your vision<br /><br />Je sais comment il est<br />Quand quelque chose est allé<br />Un morceau de votre vue<br />Ou peut-être votre vision<br /><br />A corner of sense<br />Goes blank on the screen<br />A piece of the scan<br />Gets filled in by hand<br /><br />Un coin du bon sens<br />Se vide sur l'écran<br />Un morceau de la numérisation<br />Obtient remplis à la main<br /><br />*<br /><br />Man in a war / Days of open hand, 1990<br />Lukas/ Solitude standing, 1987<br /><br />Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music.
