Bedlam (Balagan)
Bedlam (Balagan)
by Moishe Broderzon
What did they make of this world
all is ridiculed, turned upside down.
there is no forward, left or right -
good and bad are turned around.
It’s a balagan, balagan, balagan.
Everything once thought good -
like love and courage, brotherhood -
everything got turned, distorted -
from all directions good is thwarted -
It’s a balagan, balagan, balagan.
All’s chaos at a fevered pitch -
Life is an ugly joke -
Paradise is only found -
In bedlam, balagan.
It’s a balagan, balagan, balagan.
That’s how it is, you look and see -
only a fool would disagree -
Like the demons, the devils dance -
against them we stand no chance -
balagan balagan balagan.
But we – we are the ones that hide -
a better world we can’t provide -
While they – they create evil, fear -
May they have a dreadful year-
balagan, balagan, balagan.
But for now let us not worry -
It will not be like this always -
So let’s be well and let’s be lively -
And bring good cheer to all our days -
balagan, balagan, balagan!
