Shakira-Gypsy

I had a four-day trip around Transilvania.

Too much to say, see the pictures.

I heard this song when Janet thumbed the ride to Săbăoani, Adela's hometown. I love the song.

There are some gypsies living in Iaşi.

I don't want to have prejudice, really.

But I am still afraid of them.

People avoid them, but when they come and ask for money, people still talk to them, in the language I don't understand. They say no, but I guess there are more than just no.

Usually they are kids and women. I saw a man in Bucureşti, but they are few anyway.

They live in the open air, like the illegal buildings in Taiwan's countryside.

They have arms and legs. They are not blind or dumb. They are reddish, mostly thin, and with big eyes.

But still there are some larger, wearing the colorful bazaar dress. Often these are old ladies and their wrinkles are heavy.

They are just like the ones sleeping in the Taipei Train Station. And they are more like living people. They don't smell bad.

If you ignore them, they will ignore you too.

They are not homeless.

They have their own lives. They worlds are separated here.

I like the song anyway.

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Broke my heart
On the road
Spent the weekend
Sewing the pieces back on

Friends and thoughts pass me by
Walking gets too boring
When you learn how to fly

Not the homecoming kind
Take the top off
And who knows what you might find

Won't confess all my sins
You can bet I'll try it
But I can't always win


Chorus

'Cause I'm a gypsy
Are you coming with me?
I might steal your clothes
And wear them if they fit me
I never made agreements
Just like a gypsy
And I won't back down
'Cause life's already bit me
And I won't cry
I'm too young to die
If you're gonna quit me
'Cause I'm a gypsy

('Cause I'm a gypsy)


Verse 2

I can't hide
what I've done
Scars remind me
Of just how far that I've come
To whom it may concern
Only run with scissors
When you want to get hurt

Chorus

I said hey you
You're no fool
If you say 'NO'
Ain't it just the way life goes?
People fear what they don't know
Come along for the ride, Oh yeah
Come along for the ride, whoo-hoo