Translating is always betraying. 3) Caroline Says II
Lou Reed - Caroline says II (lyrics on clip) Caroline says, trying to get up off the ground, āwhat do you think youāre achieving by hitting me, what pleasure do you find in it?ā
Caroline says, while trying to cover those marks around her eyes, ātry looking inside yourself, stop thinking itās always me, me, meā¦.ā
No, she doesnāt care about dying. Those who know her call her āAlaska.ā
And when she arrives high on amphetamines, everyone laughs about it and wonders whatās going on in her head; and they ask her, āwhatās going through your mind?ā
Caroline tells them, getting back up from the floor, āyou can keep hitting me as much as you want, but I donāt love you anymore.ā
Caroline thinks to herself, biting her lip, āthis canāt be all there is to life, there must be better things, this is just a bad trip.ā
But she doesnāt give a damn about dying, which is why those who know her call her āAlaska.ā
So, when sheās just sitting there getting high on amphetamines, they laugh and wonder whatās going on in her head. āWhatās going through your mind?ā they ask her.
And then, she punches the window and shatters the glass.
āIt was strange, really a strange feelingā¦.ā
Itās cold in Alaska.
Itās really damn cold in Alaska.
God, how cold it is in Alaska.
