Detroit
Damir Avdić Lyrics

Odlučio sam jedno veče usred frke na Posavini
I made a decision one evening in the midst of chaos in Posavina

bacio pet metaka i papovku i na splav za Hrvatsku
I threw five bullets and a shotgun on a raft for Croatia

doš'o sam do Zagreba u Varteksovim leviskama
I arrived in Zagreb wearing Varteks jeans

blatnjavim čizmama nenasilan ali kategoričan
With muddy boots, non-violent but resolute

na Trgu Bana Jelačića našao sam Miću metalca
I found Mića the metalhead at Bana Jelačića Square

odveo me u svoj stan vlažnu sobu u podrumu
He took me to his apartment, a damp room in the basement

dao mi da jedem da se okupam
He gave me food and allowed me to bathe

bdio nada mnom dok sam spav'o sve dok sebi nisam doš'o
He watched over me while I slept until I found myself

obuk'o me upristojio sredio kartu avionsku
He dressed me up, made me presentable, and arranged an airplane ticket

sto pedeset maraka i lažnu šaru Hrvatsku
With 150 marks and a fake Croatian visa

došao sam do Londona istom šemom k'o i drugi
I arrived in London using the same scheme as others

čekala me na aerodromu sretna i uplašena
She waited for me at the airport, happy and scared

ona lijepa a ja jeben ona šuti a ja plačem
She beautiful, and I'm screwed; she's silent, and I cry

kaže nemoj vodim te večeras svira Bajaga
She says, 'Don't worry, I'll take you tonight, Bajaga is playing'

i care gled'o sam Bajagu prvi put u životu u Londonu
And man, I watched Bajaga for the first time in my life in London

ne znam je l' baš bio Bajaga ali jedan je ličio na njega
I don't know if it was really Bajaga, but one of them resembled him

tri mjeseca je izgarala sve dok nije sredila
She struggled for three months until she got things settled

vizu meni i sebi za United States of America
She got visas for both of us to go to the United States of America

sletjeli smo u Detroit Motor City MC5
We landed in Detroit, Motor City, MC5

i danas se naježim kad se toga sjetim
Even today, it gives me goosebumps when I remember that

znala je naše ljude fina raja urbana
She knew our people, fine and urban folks

zvali su nas isto veče na party kraj bazena
They invited us to a party by the pool that same evening

jelo se i pilo pričalo i sralo
We ate, drank, talked, and taunted

a onda u po Detroita puče Sinan iz sveg glasa
And then, in the middle of Detroit, Sinan erupted with all his might

nema više bella
There's no more bella

bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

revolution uzela je đigera
the revolution took the cool guy

urbani nam plešu
the urban people dance

uz trubice plešu
they dance to the trumpets

nije turbo care moj
It's not turbo, my friend

već Goran Bordello
but Goran Bordello

nema više bella
There's no more bella

bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

na svih sto florova
on all one hundred dollars

ona stara đigera
that old cool guy

urbani nam plešu
the urban people dance

uz harmonike plešu
they dance to the accordions

nije turbo kažu
they say it's not turbo

već sevdah i etno
it's sevdah and ethno

pet mjeseci iza toga rekla je da odlazi
Five months later, she said she was leaving

da ne može više živjet' sa mnom da joj treba neko stabilan
That she couldn't live with me anymore and needed someone stable

i ostah sam u po Detroita od centra dole desno
And I remained alone in the middle of Detroit, downtown, on the right

dva sata vozom nadomak pizde materine
Two hours by train, close to hell

a onda padoše tornjevi pa dođe recesija milioni se sele a ja posla preko glave
And then the towers fell, recession came, millions moved, and I had enough troubles

glavni čovjek za kargo na pomoćnom aerodromu
The main man for cargo at the auxiliary airport

kad je moja smjena nema zajebavanja
When it's my shift, no messing around

u mom kargu nema slijepih putnika
There are no stowaways in my cargo

u mom kargu nikad nije bilo sumnjivih paketa
There have never been any suspicious packages in my cargo

security me ne pregledaju klimnu glavom k'o jaranu
Security doesn't search me, they nod their heads like buddies

how's gone man gone gone gone
how's gone man gone gone gone

prva cura poslije nje umjetničko ime Afrodita
The first girl after her had the artistic name Afrodita

pjevala u reggae bandu a solo je repala
She sang in a reggae band, but she also rapped solo

dobro smo seksali nismo puno pričali
We had good sex, we didn't talk much

a i to što je govorila govorila je u rimama
And what she said, she said in rhymes

zvala me na koncert sve je bilo kako treba
She invited me to a concert, everything was fine

a onda care u po repa ona ista đigera
And then, man, she turned her back, that same cool guy

i prođe dva'es't pet godina kupio sam finu kuću
And then, after twenty-five years, I bought a nice house

kažu zajeban neigborhood al' mene lijepo primiše
They say it's a tough neighborhood, but they received me well

čim sam se doselio dileri odseliše
As soon as I moved in, the dealers moved out

mame me zavoljele u parku više nema majmuna
Moms fell in love with me, and now there are no more monkeys in the park

promijenio sam navike ne rolam i ne pušim
I changed my habits, I don't skate or smoke anymore

nosim Shetland džempere i Lacoste majice
I wear Shetland sweaters and Lacoste shirts

neke stare sam vratio kosu sam opet pustio
I brought back some old things, I let my hair grow again

i radim sklekove one na tri stolice
And I do push-ups, three chairs wide

dobar sam sa ženama padaju na šetlande
I'm good with women, they fall for Shetlands

prvo mi se smiju a onda bi da probaju
First, they laugh at me, then they want to try

svi koji me znaju vole doć' kod mene
Everyone who knows me likes to come to my place

kuća mi je puna cvijeća na prozorima store
My house is filled with flowers on the windowsills

skont'o sam da imamo fetiš na malograđanštinu
I realized that we have a fetish for small-town mentality

to nas valjda podsjeća na vrijeme kad smo imali mamu i tatu
I guess it reminds us of the time when we had mom and dad

neigborhood me poštuje iako sam druge boje
The neighborhood respects me even though I'm of a different color

iako im temelje razvaljujem muzikom koju ne vole
Even though I break their foundations with music they don't like

al' poštujem i ja neigborhood pustim nešto i za njih
But I respect the neighborhood too, I play something for them

onaj stari old school rep Cannibale i Napalm Death
That old-school rap, Cannibale and Napalm Death

eto care dobar sam sam sam a i nisam
So, man, I'm good, but I'm also alone

ničega se ne sjećam i ni za čim ne žalim
I don't remember anything, and I don't regret anything

rijetko al' ponekad moram priznati pomislim
Rarely, but sometimes, I have to admit, I think

gdje bi bio šta bi bio da oružje nisam bacio
Where would I be, what would I be if I hadn't thrown away the weapon

bella ciao bella bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

dođi do mog predgrađa tu ne svira đigera
Come to my suburb, there's no cool guy playing

bella ciao bella bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

još uvijek sam vitalan nasmijan al stabilan
I'm still lively, smiling, but stable

bella ciao bella bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

nosaću te na rukama k'o na jastuku Bajaga
I'll carry you in my arms like a pillow, Bajaga

bella ciao bella bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful

znam da nemaš nikoga dođi do Detroita
I know you have no one, come to Detroit

bella ciao bella
beautiful goodbye, beautiful