Cem Adrian (b. 1980) is a Turkish singer and dancer. He is known for his ab… Read Full Bio ↴Cem Adrian (b. 1980) is a Turkish singer and dancer. He is known for his ability to sing from bass to soprano, as his vocal cords are three times the length of an average person's. He started his musical studies while at secondary school, and also released his first recordings. He started his career on radio at the age of eighteen, and continued for about six years. At the same time he studied theatre and photography, and recorded about 250 of his own songs at the studios of the radio where he used to work.

In 2003, he performed as a singer and dancer with the traditional music ensemble Mystica in İstanbul. In Autumn 2004 he started his education at the Bilkent University Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, at the invitation of Fazil Say. In February 2005 he released his first album, Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım. (Translates to: I wrote this song for you.)

yollardayım
Cem Adrian Lyrics

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Kapılar kapanır,
Işıklar söner,
Sessiz sokalarda kalırsın.

İnsanlar bilir,
İnsanlar konuşur.
Yüzüne bakar öyle,
Sen susarsın.

Anlamı yok, sözlerin,
Bilirsin, yalan.
Unutmak, yalan.

Yine, yine, yine, yine
Yollardayım, yollardayım, yollardayım,
Paramparça.

Yollardayım, yollardayım, yollardayım,
Kalbim paramparça.

Bilirsin, yalan.
Unutmak, yalan.

Yine, yine, yine, yine
Yollardayım, yollardayım, yollardayım
Paramparça.

Yollardayım, yollardayım, yollardayım
Kalbim paramparça.

Unutmak, yalan,
Kalbim, kalbim, kalbim
Unutmak, yalan,
Kalbim, kalbim, kalbim
Yine, paramparça,
(Paramparça)
Kalbim, kalbim, kalbim
(Yollardayım)
Paramparça, paramparça,

Kalbim, kalbim, kalbim
Paramparça...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Yollardayım" by Cem Adrian convey a sense of loneliness and isolation. The first stanza describes the feeling of being left alone in the quiet streets as doors close and lights turn off. The second stanza suggests that people know about the singer's situation and talk about it, but the singer remains silent. The chorus repeats the phrase "Yollardayım" (meaning "I'm on the road") to reinforce the idea that the singer is wandering, lost, and brokenhearted. The final repetition of "Paramparça" (meaning "shattered into pieces") emphasizes the emotional pain experienced by the singer.

The rest of the lyrics suggest that the singer is trying to forget some painful memories but cannot; instead, the lies surrounding those memories persist. The repetition of "kalbim" (meaning "my heart") shows that the emotional wound is deep and affecting the singer's entire being. Finally, the last line reinforces the shattered state of the singer's heart.

Line by Line Meaning

Kapılar kapanır,
Doors are closed,

Işıklar söner,
Lights go out,

Sessiz sokalarda kalırsın.
You stay in silent streets.

İnsanlar bilir,
People know,

İnsanlar konuşur.
People talk.

Yüzüne bakar öyle,
They look at you,

Sen susarsın.
And you stay silent.

Anlamı yok, sözlerin,
Your words have no meaning,

Bilirsin, yalan.
You know they're lies.

Unutmak, yalan.
Forgetting is a lie.

Yine, yine, yine, yine
Again, again, again, again