Storytelling

Song Storytelling
Artist Belle & Sebastian
Album Storytelling

Lyrics

[00:05.840] Picture a scene in your mind
[00:08.839] Looks at all the people and take note of the setting behind
[00:12.459] Listen, watch, and wait
[00:16.510] A plot begins to take shape
[00:19.449] There's a story
[00:21.569] And then characters will come to you
[00:23.690] Relating events as they choose to
[00:25.499] But all their words and actions come entirely from you
[00:34.169]
[00:36.719] If you're a storyteller you might think you're without responsibility
[00:42.839] And you can lead your characters anywhere you want
[00:47.599] You have immunity
[00:55.569] Have you considered the way
[00:59.990] People might react to all the things that your characters say?
[01:02.129] And are their actions hand in hand with what you wantto portay?
[01:07.619] Are you sick?
[01:09.199] Are you crippled? Insane?
[01:09.679] Expressing the desires that daren't speak their name?
[01:15.899] Are you the one to be blamed?
[01:21.600] Now you're a storyteller you might think you are without responsability
[01:27.880] But in directions, actions and words
[01:29.460] Cause and effect
[01:31.710] You need consistency
[01:34.399]
[01:43.240] How can you finish the tale?
[01:48.170] Lives which have played a part
[01:50.479] Are summarised from the very start
[01:53.390] And episodes left out to make it all go our way
[01:58.469] It's a might big world
[02:01.890] Some of it I've seen
[02:03.460] But mostly I've only heard
[02:05.710] And stories are all fiction from their moment of birth"
[02:13.499]
[02:16.130] You're just a storyteller
[02:17.689] You're not trying to escape responsability
[02:22.179] If we believe you then you're successful
[02:24.799] But you don't make claims of verity
[02:29.109] You're just a storyteller
[02:30.290] You're not trying to escape responsability
[02:34.899] If we believe you then you're successful
[02:37.279] But you don't make claims of verity

Pinyin

[00:05.840] Picture  a  scene  in  your  mind
[00:08.839] Looks  at  all  the  people  and  take  note  of  the  setting  behind
[00:12.459] Listen,  watch,  and  wait
[00:16.510] A  plot  begins  to  take  shape
[00:19.449] There' s  a  story
[00:21.569] And  then  characters  will  come  to  you
[00:23.690] Relating  events  as  they  choose  to
[00:25.499] But  all  their  words  and  actions  come  entirely  from  you
[00:34.169]
[00:36.719] If  you' re  a  storyteller  you  might  think  you' re  without  responsibility
[00:42.839] And  you  can  lead  your  characters  anywhere  you  want
[00:47.599] You  have  immunity
[00:55.569] Have  you  considered  the  way
[00:59.990] People  might  react  to  all  the  things  that  your  characters  say?
[01:02.129] And  are  their  actions  hand  in  hand  with  what  you  wantto  portay?
[01:07.619] Are  you  sick?
[01:09.199] Are  you  crippled?  Insane?
[01:09.679] Expressing  the  desires  that  daren' t  speak  their  name?
[01:15.899] Are  you  the  one  to  be  blamed?
[01:21.600] Now  you' re  a  storyteller  you  might  think  you  are  without  responsability
[01:27.880] But  in  directions,  actions  and  words
[01:29.460] Cause  and  effect
[01:31.710] You  need  consistency
[01:34.399]
[01:43.240] How  can  you  finish  the  tale?
[01:48.170] Lives  which  have  played  a  part
[01:50.479] Are  summarised  from  the  very  start
[01:53.390] And  episodes  left  out  to  make  it  all  go  our  way
[01:58.469] It' s  a  might  big  world
[02:01.890] Some  of  it  I' ve  seen
[02:03.460] But  mostly  I' ve  only  heard
[02:05.710] And  stories  are  all  fiction  from  their  moment  of  birth"
[02:13.499]
[02:16.130] You' re  just  a  storyteller
[02:17.689] You' re  not  trying  to  escape  responsability
[02:22.179] If  we  believe  you  then  you' re  successful
[02:24.799] But  you  don' t  make  claims  of  verity
[02:29.109] You' re  just  a  storyteller
[02:30.290] You' re  not  trying  to  escape  responsability
[02:34.899] If  we  believe  you  then  you' re  successful
[02:37.279] But  you  don' t  make  claims  of  verity