He joined the very successful heavy metal band Pentagram (known internationally as Mezarkabul) in 1992 as a guitarist. During the period between 1997 and 1999, Demirkan worked with a number of music artists including Sertab Erener and Şebnem Ferah. He co-wrote the smash hit Everyway That I Can, with which Erener won the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest, and also wrote a number of tracks on her debut English language album, No Boundaries.
His first solo album was released in 2000. The second Dünya Benim was available in 2002. Since then, Demirkan. has released two other albums: 2004 İstanbul (2004) and the soundtrack to the movie Gelibolu (2005).
Discography:
* Demir Demirkan (2000)
* Dünya Benim (2002)
* 2004 İstanbul (2004)
* Gelibolu (Soundtrack) (2005)
* Ateş Yağmurunda Çırılçıplak (2007)
* Yolun Yarısı (2008)
* Devrim Arabaları (Soundtrack) (2008)
You Oughta Know
Demir Demirkan Lyrics
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Kanalım sarhoşken şu aşkın yalanına
Gireceksek girelim gel kız günaha
Öleceksek ölelim şimdi şuracıkta
Yağmura, buluta, yıldıza, aya, kara toprağa, düşen yaprağa sor
Var mı aşktan öte?
Nemli saçlarına nefes nefesine şu çırılçıplak kıvrılan beline sor
Düşelim cennetten yeryüzü yalanına
Girelim sarhoşken şu aşkın koynuna
Gireceksek girelim gel kız günaha
Öleceksek ölelim şimdi şuracıkta
Yağmura, buluta, yıldıza, aya kara toprağa düşen yaprağa sor
Var mı aşktan öte?
Nemli saçlarına nefes nefesine şu çırılçıplak kıvrılan beline sor
Var mı aşktan öte varsa sen söyle.
The lyrics of "You Oughta Know" by Demir Demirkan speak about the power of love, its complexities, and its ability to make us act in ways that we may not be able to control. The song begins with the lines "Let's fall from heaven to the game of earth, in a drunken state towards the lies of love. If we are going to enter, let's enter, girl, into the sin. If we are going to die, let's die now right here." These lines suggest that the characters in the song are willing to give in to their desires and succumb to the temptations of love, even if it may lead to their ultimate downfall.
The lyrics then go on to ask the question, "Is there anything greater than love?" The singer addresses different aspects of nature like rain, clouds, stars, the moon, and asks them if there is something greater than love. The second verse is a repetition of the first one with a change in the final line which asks the subject of the song, the beloved, if they think there is anything greater than love. The lyrics of the song suggest that the power of love is so strong that it can make us forget everything else and give in to our desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Düşelim cennetten yeryüzü oyununa
Let's fall from heaven to the game of earth
Kanalım sarhoşken şu aşkın yalanına
While my canal is drunk with the lies of this love
Gireceksek girelim gel kız günaha
If we are going to enter, come and let's enter into sin girl
Öleceksek ölelim şimdi şuracıkta
If we are going to die, let's die right here and now
Yağmura, buluta, yıldıza, aya, kara toprağa, düşen yaprağa sor
Ask the rain, the cloud, the star, the moon, the black soil, and the falling leaf
Var mı aşktan öte?
Is there anything beyond love?
Nemli saçlarına nefes nefesine şu çırılçıplak kıvrılan beline sor
Ask your damp hair, and your bare arched waist with breathlessness
Var mı aşktan öte varsa sen söyle.
If there is anything beyond love, you tell me.
Düşelim cennetten yeryüzü yalanına
Let's fall from heaven to the falsehood of earth
Girelim sarhoşken şu aşkın koynuna
Let's enter into the bosom of this love while we are drunk
Gireceksek girelim gel kız günaha
If we are going to enter, come and let's enter into sin girl
Öleceksek ölelim şimdi şuracıkta
If we are going to die, let's die right here and now
Contributed by Avery F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.