Han sko bare ut med søppelet
Og hans fru, Beatrice, fylte bøttene med tårer
Ei per år si han forsvant
Og naboene er mistenksomme
Og stemmen i håve fristande
På sju år har han komt seg for langt

Og folk utforbi vinduet de vinker febrilsk
Som om de ikkje kan få tatt farvel fort nok
Og sånn som då Cecilia løyg
Skal kver en drøm gå opp i røyk
Åh, Beatrice, alt du trenger er en gnist

Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice
Med konfetti i håret og Jack Daniels bris
Plaster på såret, og et takk for sist
Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice
Skyt gjennom himmelen i et blink
Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice

Nei, det er andre tider nå enn då Houdini forsvant
Du får ikkje folk til å sjå en annen vei
Kalle det en illusjon og sei; Tada!
Men det er ei tid for alt
Og i natt får du igjen for sju års forsprang
Og du kan godt sjå en annen vei
Kalle det en eksplosjon og sei; Nana!

Og duene på taket, de har aldri stått så stille
Står de like stille når kvelden er omme
Og når regn applauderer på takhellene
Og korps går i moll i bakgatene
Åh, Beatrice, då skal nye tider komme

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He just wanted to take out the trash
And his wife, Beatrice, filled buckets with tears
One for every year since he disappeared
The neighbors are suspicious
And imaginary voices are tempting
In seven years he has gone so far

And people who walk by her window wave frantically
As if they can't say goodbye soon enough
And just like when Cecilia lied
Dreams will always go up in smoke
Oh Beatrice, all you need is a spark...

Seven buckets of tears are enough, Beatrice
Seven buckets of tears are enough
She has confetti in her hair and smells like Jack Daniels
Bandages on her wound, and a thank you for the past
Seven buckets of tears are enough, Beatrice
Shoot through the sky in a flash
Seven buckets of tears are enough, Beatrice

No, time has moved on since Houdini disappeared
You can't make people look the other way
Calling it an illusion and saying, 'Ta-da!'
But there's a time for everything
And tonight you'll get paid for these seven years
And you'll probably look away
Call it an explosion and say, 'Nana!'

And the pigeons on the roof have never been this quiet
Will they stay this quiet after tonight is over?
And as rain claps against the tiles on the roof
And the band plays in a minor key down a back street
Oh, Beatrice...
New times are coming


Lyrics submitted by joca13

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