Yehuda Poliker released this song in 2001 during the Second Intifada and sadly the lyrics, written by Yaakov Gilad, have never felt more relevant with the tense situation in the North and the dire situation in the South. I came across this moving performance from a concert Poliker gave a few weeks ago, here is what he says at the beginning:
"We're going through a difficult time. It's not clear whether the war in Gaza is over or not. But what it means is that the hostages still aren't here and our heroic soldiers are still getting hurt over there. I call from here for the return of all the hostages, and immediately. And let's also hope that all the soldiers will return safely and that the situation will improve and be good. And that the new Middle East will really be new, and it will be fun to live here."
And it's a really beautiful world
And it's a new Middle East
And it's Jaffa Tel Aviv
It's just an uncalm week around us
And it's a very tiny bubble
And it's me and it's you
It's not gold, it's just shiny
And it's a bubble that will burst if you touch it
And this is our life lately
It could be better
A disaster could happen
Good evening despair and good night hope
Who's next in line and who's in the next line
And it's a rifle it's a camera
It's shot like a war
And it sounds like gunshots
And there's nothing like Jaffa at night
It's not the fire it's the match
It's not a pipe it's a painting
And it's you and it's me
It's too bad Sunday isn't Monday
And this is our life lately
It could be better
A disaster could happen
Good evening despair and good night hope
Who's next in line and who's in the next line
If a storm is the wind's song
What is the melody of hope
How is my love called
Your love
Good evening despair and good night hope
Who's next in line and who's in the next line
And it's Autumn and it's sad
And it's the house it's the cage
It's not the first cigarette
It's definitely not the last one
It's the thought machine
That I couldn't turn off
And it's me and it's you
It's the togetherness that was as if it wasn't
And this is our life lately
It could be better
A disaster could happen
Good evening despair and good night hope
Who's next in line and who's in the next line
If a storm is the wind's song
What is the melody of hope
How is my love called
Your love
Good evening despair and good night hope
Who's next in line and who's in the next line
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