COMPAÑERA
Music & Lyrics: Javier García Vicente
Saxophone: Pieter van Houte; Electric guitar: Janos Koolen;
Drums: Pim Huitink; Percussion: Jeroen de Rijk;
Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar: J.G.V
“They were right, those who said love is not enough to overcome the problems and the phases, partner”
Relationships are always tricky. Especially long ones go through phases and challenges with time. Why argue or be angry, it’s such short life after all!
If you can choose to be with someone: make it work, it’ll be worthy.
Quiero dedicarte niña una canción
Por todos estos años juntos, por todo lo que trajo el amor
Nos conocimos en un concierto
Llevabas en el cuello un triskel, como yo
Hay días que tu quieres salir cuando yo me quiero quedar
Hay cosas que nos hacen reír y otras que nos hacen llorar
Pero han pasado quince primaveras
y sigo amarrado en la playa de tu piel
Tenían razón los que dicen que no basta el amor
para poder salvar los problemas y las fases, compañera
Me miro en el espejo y veo tu reflejo sin querer saber
que ayer faltaba de tu cama otra vez
Pero al amanecer me acuesto lentamente junto a ti
Tenían razón los que dicen que no basta el amor
para poder salvar los problemas y las fases, compañera
Tantas cosas que aguantarse pero no vale la pena discutir, gritar,
esta vida es tan corta…
Si me dan a elegir yo quisiera disfrutarla junto a ti, compañera
Todo aquello que nos queda por vivir, compañera, compañera
GIRL I WANT TO DEDICATE A SONG TO YOU
FOR ALL THIS YEARS TOGETHER
POR WHAT LOVE BROUGHT US
WE MET AT A GIG
YOU HAD A TRISKEL AROUND YOUR NECK
LIKE ME
SOMEDAYS YOU WANT TO GO OUT
WHEN I FELL LIKE TO STAY IN
SOMETHINGS MAKES US SMILE
AND OTHERS MAKES US CRY
BUT FIVETEEN SPRINGS HAD PASSED
AND I’M STILL MOORED IN THE BEACH
OF YOUR SKIN
THEY WERE RIGHT
THOSE WHO SAY LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS AND THE PHASES
COMPANION
I LOOK MYSELF IN THE MIRROR
AND SEE YOUR REFLECTION WITHOUT WANTING TO KNOW
THAT LAST NIGHT I WAS ABSENT FROM YOUR BED
AGAIN
BUT AT DAWN (SUNRISE)
I SNEAK TENDERLY IN BED NEXT TO YOU
THEY WERE RIGHT
THOSE WHO SAY LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH
TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS AND THE PHASES
COMPANION
SO MANY THINGS TO PUT UP WITH
IT’S NORTH TO ARGUE ABOUT, TO SHOUT ABOUT
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
IF I COULD CHOOSE
I’D LIKE TO ENJOY IT NEXT TO YOU
COMPANION
ALL THAT IS STILL AHEAD OF US
COMPANION
©JGVMusica2018