Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In 77 and 69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late and to a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

When the head of state didn't play guitar,
Not everybody drove a car,
When music really mattered and when radio was king,
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything

When popstars still remained a myth
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when God Saved the Queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
When my mom and dad were in their teens
and anarchy was still a dream
and the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail

When record shops were on top
and vinyl was all that they stocked
and the super info highway was still drifting out in space
kids were wearing hand me downs,
and playing games meant kick arounds
and footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face

I was born too late to a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

O melodie care ma obsedeaza de ceva vreme...o ascult in continuu si inca nu m-am saturat. O melodie despre o generatie deosebita si o lume daca nu mai buna cu siguranta mai interesanta, despre schimbare si rezistenta la schimbare, despre nostalgia unei perioade care n-o sa se mai repete niciodata. Ma fascineza pentru ca nimic nu mi se pare mai interesant decat sa simti putin din parfumul acelor vremuri pe care le mai vezi doar in filme sau despre care auzi atatea povesti, atatea amintiri ale celor ce le-au trait. Intr-o zi o sa fim si noi generatia in blugi, generatia jocurilor pe calculator, a imoralitatii si a scandalurilor politice, a atentatelor, generatia post-comunista , a privitorilor, a descurcaretilor...o sa fim si noi priviti cu ochiul critic sau nostalgic al copiilor si nepotilor nostii, o sa ne amintim cu placere de vremurile cand fara spaga nu treceai de nici o usa, cand graffiti-ul era arta cea mai adevarata si cand lumea din jur era parca modelata pe stilul nostru. Si-atunci o sa spunem si noi "Pe vremea mea era altfel"...poate pentru ca intr-un fel sau altul ramanem cu totii blocati in acel univers al tineretii noastre, acea perioada cand mai visam, cand mai eram capabili sa o luam de la capat, cand mai eram tineri si liberi. Cu trecerea timpului insa, incetam sa mai credem , sa mai visam, incetam sa ne mai adaptam timpului pe care-l traim, incetam sa mai intelegem...