Zeh lo otot davar

It's Not That Thing

Zeh lo otot davar

Like a body touching anotherK'mo sheguf beguf noge'a
it's not that thingzeh lo oto davar
like going back homek'mo lach'zor habaitah
from the rain outsidemehageshem shel hachutz
it's not that thing.zeh lo oto davar.
Like a scream from withinK'mo litzro'ach p'nimah
it's not that thingshezeh lo oto davar
it's not that thingzeh lo otot davar
like saving your mom.k'mo lehatzil et ima.

It's not that thingZeh lo oto davar
besides the longingmilvad haga'agu'a
for something that feels goodlemashehu ragu'a
singing from the past, it’s not farlashir meha'avar ha'lo rachok
that everyoneshekol ha'anashim
sings it togethersharim oto beyachad
until the fear disappearsad shene'elam hapachad
it’s so good for us to speak nowtov lanu kol kach lishon achshav
together.beyachad.

Like water flowing from a faucetK'mo mayim shenozlim mehatikrah
it's not that thingzeh lo oto davar
our love that got tangledha'ahavah shelanu shehitkarerah
it's not that thingzeh lo oto davar
getting tangled and doing crazy stufflehishtaker vela'asot shtuyot
in your sister's weddingbachatunah shel achotcha
it's not that thingzeh lo oto davar
like freeing a tear.k'mo leshachrer dim'ah.

It's not that thing...Zeh lo oto davar...

It's not that thingZeh lo oto davar
like they taught usk'mo shelimdu otanu
like in a book that lied to usk'mo basefer shekaranu
when we were still good kidskshe'od hayinu yeladim tovim
now the sadnessachshav ha'atzavim
is climbing to our headsolim lanu larosh
and this is the time to demandvezeh hazman lid'rosh
everything that seems to uset kol mah shenir'ah shelanu
to come back.chazarah.