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Bali Go Down

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G7
In love with the lovely people - embraced in their culture so fine

C7                                                                                                             G7
Priest pours holy water o'er us - and we wear the three colored twine

A7
Entranced in dances and Monkey Chants - offerings, altars, and weavings

C7

The lushness the sea the sky and the breeze - we never want to be leaving - but it's

          G7       F#7    E+Bb                G7

Goin down down             Bali go down

 

[Tibetan long horn sounding]

 

Arrived on a Monday morning - flight from Singapore

Started off in Kuta - surroundings  to explore

Hadn't been in Ubud - in almost thirty years

Didn't recognize it at all - so jam packed front and rear

Goin down down - Bali go down

 

[Theramin sighing]

 

They called it the overbuilt island - way back in 92

And they didn't stop or miss a spot - another shop could undo

Fleets unloading at Gilimanuk - planes pourin to Ngurah Rai

Concrete an trash are piling up - nothing scapes the charm killer's eye

 

Goin down down - Bali go down

 

[Saw crying]

 

As fast as the hopeful new opens - lonely ruins line long the street

Empty eateries beach chairs rooms taxis - and floors waiting millions new feet 

Then one brick too many was laid - and a shaking and rumblin began

The ground shifted down from the weight of it all - and the ocean rushed in cross the sand

 

Goin down down - Bali go down

Goin down down - Bali go down

 

[Timpani rumbling]

 

From the deck of our ship - we look back as she slips

And like Titanic slinks - into Davey Jones' sinks

Silent and numb - with tears on the run

Singin bye bye Bali Goodby [repeat x times]

 

[Violin singing - shiva dances]

 

 

Indonesian
unchecked Google translate

 

Bali Turun

 

Jatuh cinta dengan orang-orang yang menyenangkan - dipeluk dalam budaya mereka dengan sangat baik

Imam menuangkan air suci ke kami - dan kami memakai benang tiga warna
Terpesona dalam tarian dan Nyanyian Monyet - persembahan, altar, dan tenun
Kerimbunan laut, langit dan angin sepoi-sepoi - kami tidak pernah ingin pergi - tapi itu
Turun turun Bali turun

[Klakson panjang Tibet terdengar]

Tiba pada hari Senin pagi - penerbangan dari Singapura
Dimulai di Kuta - lingkungan untuk dijelajahi
Belum pernah ke Ubud - hampir tiga puluh tahun
Tidak mengenalinya sama sekali - jadi macet di depan dan belakang
Turun turun - Bali turun

[Theramin mendesah]

Mereka menyebutnya pulau overbuilt - jauh di tahun 92
Dan mereka tidak berhenti atau melewatkan satu tempat - toko lain dapat membatalkannya
Bongkar armada di Gilimanuk - pesawat menuju Ngurah Rai
Beton sampah menumpuk - tidak ada yang luput dari mata si pembunuh pesona

Turun turun - Bali turun

[Melihat menangis]

Secepat pembukaan baru yang penuh harapan - reruntuhan yang sepi berbaris di sepanjang jalan
Restoran kosong kursi pantai kamar taksi - dan lantai menunggu jutaan kaki baru
Kemudian satu bata terlalu banyak diletakkan - dan goncangan dan rumblin dimulai
Tanah bergeser ke bawah dari berat semuanya - dan lautan bergegas melintasi pasir

Turun turun - Bali turun
Turun turun - Bali turun

[Timpani bergemuruh]

Dari dek kapal kami - kami melihat ke belakang saat dia tergelincir
Dan seperti Titanic menyelinap - ke wastafel Davey Jones
Diam dan mati rasa - dengan air mata dalam pelarian
Singin bye bye Bali Goodby [ulangi x kali]

[Nyanyian biola - tarian shiva]



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