Twenty-Three (2011 Remix)
[Weerd Science]
I know these kids
And they love to get high
Probably to try escape the same things that I
Have battled with
And now steamed into our psyche
At one point or another we're all convinced that we might be
Just a tad bit broken
And only hear the bad even when good things are spoken
We find solace and find patterns in bottles
And a lot of us become the demons that we can't abolish
So we apply the polish
Put up a front that say's we're okay
But in reality we're demolished
See there's a lot of different ways to kill yourself
While some of them are blatant others are hidden well
And when your family can't tell
And it's you against the world
But your whole world's a living hell
And if you're anything like me then you've gotta known that you're not alone
And we've all been twenty-three
[Chorus]
And I wish that you hadn't done it
Could have won it and moved on from it
Now we'll never grow old together
But you're in my memories…
[MC Lars]
Remix!
I wrote this song four years ago
A lot of healing has taken place since then
A girl in London told me that her boyfriend took his life
He was twenty-three
I said it hurts but it's alright
I told her not to worry
He'd be up in Heaven waiting
I don't have the answers
But listen this is all I'm sayin'
I've seen the demons too
They wanna take me down
I felt the darkness closing in like no one is around
I've battled with this feeling even though I keep it quiet
I miss my homie Pat
And I can't deny it
I've wrestled with the guilt like maybe it was all my fault
And so I write these songs
Because it's all I've got
It's such an honor rocking mics with Science every night
Making music, touring Europe
Keeping his memory alive
We raised a grand for the AFSP
Pat, I see you homie and I hope you're proud of me
You said that rap was magic every time I did my vocal takes
It's funny how the heart can heal, even when you've felt it break
[Chorus]
And I wish that you hadn't done it
Could have won it and moved on from it
Now we'll never grow old together
But you're in my memory
As twenty-three
[MC Lars/Pat]
"Ladies and gentleman, I want you to meet a good friend of mine, this is Patrick Wood"
"What's up, Lars?"
"What's up Pat?"
"How're you doin', man?"
"Good. What do you think about my recording equipment
taking up three-quarters of our small room in the Kimble dorm?"
"It's no problem man, I love you."
"I love you too, Pat."
"Thanks, Lars."
"Pat Wood, hey, that's you!"
[Chorus]
And I wish that you hadn't done it
Could have won it and moved on from it
Now we'll never grow old together
But you're in my memories
And I wish that you hadn't done it
Could have won it and moved on from it
Now we'll never grow old together
But you're in my memory
As twenty-three
Veintitrés (Remix de 2011)
Conozco a estos chicos
Y les encanta drogarse
Probablemente para intentar escapar de las mismas cosas con las que
He luchado
Y ahora se han metido en nuestra psique
En algún momento u otro, todos estamos convencidos de que podríamos estar
Un poco rotos
Y solo escuchamos lo malo incluso cuando se dicen cosas buenas
Encontramos consuelo y patrones en botellas
Y muchos de nosotros nos convertimos en los demonios que no podemos abolir
Así que aplicamos el pulimento
Ponemos una fachada que dice que estamos bien
Pero en realidad estamos demolidos
Vemos que hay muchas formas diferentes de matarte
Mientras algunas son obvias, otras están bien escondidas
Y cuando tu familia no puede darse cuenta
Y es tú contra el mundo
Pero todo tu mundo es un infierno viviente
Y si eres como yo, entonces debes saber que no estás solo
Y todos hemos tenido veintitrés
Y desearía que no lo hubieras hecho
Podríamos haberlo superado y seguir adelante
Ahora nunca envejeceremos juntos
Pero estás en mis recuerdos...
Escribí esta canción hace cuatro años
Mucho ha sanado desde entonces
Una chica en Londres me contó que su novio se quitó la vida
Tenía veintitrés años
Le dije que duele pero está bien
Le dije que no se preocupara
Él estaría en el Cielo esperando
No tengo las respuestas
Pero escucha, esto es todo lo que digo
También he visto a los demonios
Quieren derribarme
Sentí la oscuridad acercarse como si nadie estuviera cerca
He luchado con este sentimiento aunque lo mantengo en silencio
Extraño a mi amigo Pat
Y no puedo negarlo
He luchado con la culpa como si tal vez todo fuera mi culpa
Y así escribo estas canciones
Porque es todo lo que tengo
Es un honor rockear micrófonos con Science todas las noches
Haciendo música, de gira por Europa
Manteniendo viva su memoria
Recaudamos una gran suma para la AFSP
Pat, te veo amigo y espero que estés orgulloso de mí
Dijiste que el rap era mágico cada vez que hacía mis tomas vocales
Es curioso cómo el corazón puede sanar, incluso cuando sientes que se rompe
Y desearía que no lo hubieras hecho
Podríamos haberlo superado y seguir adelante
Ahora nunca envejeceremos juntos
Pero estás en mi memoria
Como veintitrés