Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967
By John Mayer
2012
5:07
Official Music Video
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 by John Mayer
Lyrics & Translation
English
Walt Grace, desperately hating his old place
Dreamed to discover a new space and buried himself alive
Inside his basement
The tongue on the side of his face meant
He's working away on displacement
And what it would take to survive
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And his wife told his kids he was crazy
And his friends said he'd fail if he tried
But with the will to work hard and a library card
He took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
That morning the sea was mad and I mean it
Waves as big as he'd seen it deep in his dreams at home
From dry land, he rolled it over to wet sand
Closed the hatch up with one hand
And pedaled off alone
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And for once in his life, it was quiet
As he learned how to turn in the tide
And the sky was aflare when he came up for air
In his homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
One evening, when weeks had passed since his leaving
The call she planned on receiving finally made it home
She accepted the news she never expected
The operator connected the call from Tokyo
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
Now his friends bring him up when they're drinking
At the bar with his name on the side
And they smile when they can, as they speak of the man
Who took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 by John Mayer
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967* (original John Mayer)
Walt Grace, desperately hating his old place
Dreamed to discover a new space and buried himself alive
Inside his basement
The tongue on the side of his face meant
He's working away on displacement
And what it would take to survive
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And his wife told his kids he was crazy
And his friends said he'd fail if he tried
But with the will to work hard and a library card
He took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
That morning the sea was mad and I mean it
Waves as big as he'd seen it deep in his dreams at home
From dry land, he rolled it over to wet sand
Closed the hatch up with one hand
And pedaled off alone
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And for once in his life, it was quiet
As he learned how to turn in the tide
And the sky was aflare when he came up for air
In his homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
One evening, when weeks had passed since his leaving
The call she planned on receiving finally made it home
She accepted the news she never expected
The operator connected the call from Tokyo
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
Now his friends bring him up when they're drinking
At the bar with his name on the side
And they smile when they can, as they speak of the man
Who took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Walt Grace, odiando desesperadamente su viejo lugar
Soñó con descubrir un nuevo espacio y se enterró vivo
Dentro de su sótano
La lengua en el lado de su cara significaba
Está trabajando en el desplazamiento
Y lo que le costaría sobrevivir
Porque cuando terminas con este mundo
Sabes que el siguiente depende de ti
Y su esposa les dijo a sus hijos que estaba loco
Y sus amigos dijeron que fracasaría si lo intentaba
But con la voluntad de trabajar duro y una tarjeta de biblioteca
Tomó un viaje en submarino casero, con hélice de ventilador, para un solo hombre
Esa mañana el mar estaba furioso y lo digo en serio
Olas tan grandes como las había visto en lo profundo de sus sueños en casa
Desde tierra firme, lo hizo rodar hasta la arena mojada
Cerró la escotilla con una mano
Y pedaleó solo
Porque cuando terminas con este mundo
Sabes que el siguiente depende de ti
Y por una vez en su vida, hubo silencio
Mientras aprendía a girar con la marea
Y el cielo resplandecía cuando salió a tomar aire
En su viaje en submarino casero, con hélice de ventilador, para un solo hombre
Una tarde, cuando habían pasado semanas desde su partida
La llamada que ella esperaba recibir finalmente llegó a casa
Ella aceptó la noticia que nunca esperó
La operadora conectó la llamada desde Tokio
Porque cuando terminas con este mundo
Sabes que el siguiente depende de ti
Ahora sus amigos lo mencionan cuando beben
En el bar con su nombre a un lado
Y sonríen cuando pueden, mientras hablan del hombre
Que tomó un viaje en submarino casero, con hélice de ventilador, para un solo hombre
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