I Have No Relation (1986)
[The song speaks of a man who announces, in rather rich vocabulary, his clear disconnectionÂ
with any of the many players who started and fed the coals of the Lebanese civil war.]
It is not within my capabilities to know
what turns in your head
what plays around in your chest (1)
so leave me be, by God
I am unable to understand
what hovers in your thoughts
what revolves in your brain
so forget me, if you've any honor
CHORUS: I have no relation, "I have none, I have none"
I have no relation with your crimes, with your skulls
I have no friendship, "I have none, I have none"
I have no friendship with the likes of you, with your agents
It isn't possible for me to imagine
what is underneath your bald head
what is concealed by your brain (2)
so cancel me out of your plan
And regardless how hard I try, I will not find
a solution to fix your dumbness
or a method to untie your complex
spare me your evil
CHORUS
"I have no relation, I have no friendship" - repeated
with vocal improvisation over them.
(1) A local expression meaning: What goes on in your heart
(2) The word used here for "brain" is one used to refer to animal brains