"(drumroll)" "(rousing orchestral fanfare playing)" "(fanfare ends)" "# Well, the healing has begun #" "# I want you to put on your pretty summer dress, yeah #" "# You can wear your Easter clothes #" "# Sunday bonnet and all the rest #" "# But I want to make love to you, yes, yes, yes, yes #" "# Well, the healing has begun... #" "(clapping in time)" "# Well, the healing has begun. #" "Fuckin' deadly you are, mate." "Don't fuckin..." "I'm just trying me lace, man, you know what I mean?" "I swear to you, you fucking go near that," "I'm after you right straight away." " So fuck off. right?" " Hell, I'm just trying my fuckin' lace and everything." "Fuck's sake." "Look here." "Here." "Play us "Aslan" will ya?" "All right, mate, you're fuckin' rapid, you are." " Thanks." " (coughs)" "# Oh, yeah, la-la #" "# Hmm-mm... #" " Hold that will you?" " Yeah." "Thanks." "(breathing heavily)" "Anton, fucking hell, man." " Come on, give me that." " (gasps)" "Give me the case." "What are you fucking at, man?" "For fuck's sake." " I'm..." " What are you at, man?" "I'm sorry, man," "I'm just fucking dying sick, man, you know what I mean?" "Here, I'll go on and help you." " Oh, fuck." " There's all your money." "I'm just dying sick and all." "Look, there's 20 cent." "Look it." "Look, don't fucking rob me." "I'm down there trying to fucking make a living like anyone else." "The two of us is on the same team, man." "I'm sorry, right, I'm sorry, man." "But you're right." "You're rapid, you are." "You want money, just fucking, just ask me for it." "Don't have me chase you all the way up the street for it." "Want to give us that fiver then, do ya?" "Oh, for fuck's sake." "Here." "How's your ma?" "She's dead, man." "Well, how's your old fella?" "Fair play to ya, right?" "I'll see you later, all right." "Look, there's two euros, look." "Fair play to ya, right?" "See you, good luck, man." "(acoustic guitar playing)" "# Scratching at the surface now #" "# And I'm trying hard to work it out #" "# And so much has gone misunderstood #" "# And this mystery only leads to doubt #" "# And I didn't understand #" "# When you reached out to take my hand #" "# And if you have something to say#" "# You'd better say it now #" "# 'Cause this is what you've waited for#" "# Your chance to even up the score #" "# And as these shadows fall #" "# On me now I'll win somehow #" "# Yeah #" "# 'Cause I'm picking up a message, Lord #" "# That I'm closer than I've ever been before #" "# So if you have something to say #" "# Say it to me now#" "# Just say it to me now, now #" "# Oh, oh # # 0h #" "# 0h. #" "(muffled clapping)" "Thanks." "Ten cents brilliant." "Thanks." "Excuse me?" "Sorry." "Big Issue?" "Can't afford it." "This song you just play, you write it?" "Working on it." "It's not an established song?" "No, it's not an established song." "How come you don't play it during daytime?" "I see you every day." "You know, during the day, people want to hear songs they know, just songs that they recognize." "I mean, otherwise, I wouldn't make any money." "I play these songs at night." "They wouldn't listen." "I listen." "Yeah, but you gave me ten cents." "You do it for money then?" "Why don't you get a job in a shop?" "I have a job in a shop." "Listen, I'm going to get back to this, yeah?" "Nice to meet you." "Who'd you write that song for, please?" "No one." "Bullshit." "Where is she?" "She's gone." "She's dead?" "No, she's not dead, she's gone." "You love her still?" "Jesus, man." "(inaudible)" "You're over her." "Rubbish." "No one who would write this song is over her." "I'm telling you." "You play this marvelous song to her, you get her back." "I don't want her back." "I see." "What shop you work in?" "I work in a Hoover repair shop." "A Hoover?" "You know, like a vacuum cleaner." "Whhzzz." "You fix vacuum cleaners?" "I do." "I have a broken vacuum cleaner." " You fix it for me?" " Yeah." "I bring it tomorrow then?" "Okay." "This is great." "Tomorrow?" "Right." " Okay, bye." " Good luck." "(strumming guitar)" "# You have broken me all the way down #" "# Down upon my knees #" "# And you have broken me all the way now #" "(music continues)" "(phone ringing)" "Hi." "This is Catherine." "Leave a message and I'll get back to you." "# I'll be far to sea #" "(music continues)" "That job's ready for collection now, Dad." "Okay, son." "I'm going to head into town." "Should I turn this around for you?" "What'll I get for dinner?" "The fish, maybe." "(music continues)" "Hello." "How are you?" "How's it going?" "I bring you my Hoover." "(fades)" "All right." "What's wrong with it?" "It is fucked." "It doesn't suck up the dirt." "Well, listen, there's nothing I can do," "I don't have any of my tools or nothing with me." "I'm going on me break now." "Can you bring it in tomorrow or something?" "Well, no, I bring it today." " You, you..." " Yeah, but there's nothing" "I can do with it, love," "I don't have me tools, or..." "It's like I have to bring it home." "If I come on break, you have a look at it at least?" "Yeah, but you don't understand." "I come with you, then?" "For lunch?" "Yeah, all right." " Yes, we go together?" " Yeah." "Okay." "Thank you." " You hungry?" " I'm always hungry." "So you know a bit about music then?" "My father used to play in the orchestra back at home." "He played violin." "But he got arthritis then, and he killed himself." "Really?" "But before he go, he teach me how to play piano." ""It's not so hard on the fingers" he said." "Do you get to play much?" "Hmm." "No, I don't, I don't have a piano at home." "I can't get one in Ireland;" "it's so much money." "I can't afford it." "Yeah, it's expensive all right." "I play in a piano shop." "This man lets me play- one hour per day at lunch." "Somewhere around here?" "You want to hear me play?" " Yeah." " Now?" "Yeah." "Okay." "(knocking)" "Can we come in?" "(buzzer)" "This is the man I was telling you about." "He's a real gentleman." "Hi." "Okay for me to play today?" "Yeah, that's fine." "Thanks." "Not the baby Yamaha though." "She's sold." " Okie-dokie." " Mm-hmm." "Now, which one today?" "(classical)" "# #" "That kind of thing." "(exhales)" "It's amazing." "Did you write that?" "No, no, Mendelssohn did." "It's good." "It's good, yes." "Play me another of your songs." "No." "Please." "Not here." "Why?" "Here, Billy doesn't mind." " You think it would be all right?" " Yes." "Okay." "Let's put that there, yeah?" "Mm-hmm." "This is in C, yeah?" "Yeah, okay, I can see that." "Okay." "So, it goes, um..." "Da..." "It goes, # Da-da-da-da #" "# Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da #" "Yeah?" "And then there's a bit in there" "Can you do that?" "# Da-da-da-da-da... #" "Brilliant." "And then there's another part that goes, uh..." "# Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa #" "# Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa #" "# Ba-ba-pa-pa-pa #" "Yeah?" "And then the chorus, let's see." " You have those two bits?" " Mm-hmm." "And the chorus goes..." "# Da-da-da-da-da" "# Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa #" "# Ba-ba... da-da. #" "That's it." "Perfect." "Brilliant." "So, do you want to give it a spin?" " Yes, try it." " Okay." "Two, three, four." "# I don't know you, but I want you #" "# All the more for that #" "# And words fall through me and always fool me #" "# And I can't react #" "We change here." "# And games that never amount to more than they're meant #" "# Will play themselves out #" "Hold it." "And the chorus." "# Take this sinking boat and point it home #" "# We've still got time #" "# Raise your hopeful voice #" "# You had the choice #" "# You've made it now #" "# Falling slowly, eyes that know me #" "# And I can't go back #" "# Moods that take me and erase me #" "# And I'm painted black#" "# Well, you have suffered enough and warred with yourself #" "# It's time that you won #" "Again." "# Take this sinking boat and point it home #" "# We've still got time #" "# Raise your hopeful voice #" "# You had the choice #" "# You've made it now #" "# Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh... #" "# Yeah #" "# Take this sinking boat and point it home #" "# We've still got time #" "# Raise your hopeful voice #" "# You had the choice, you've made it now #" "# Falling slowly, sing your melody #" "# I'll sing along... #" "(vocalizing)" "# Ah, ah... #" "# #" "# Call and I'll sing along. #" "I moved back in about a year ago, after me ma died, just to help me dad out, you know." "So tell me about her." "Who, me ma?" "No, the girl, the special girl you write these songs for." "No." "Come on." "What did she do to you?" "Well." "# Ten years ago, I fell in love with an Irish girl #" "# She took my heart #" "# But she went and screwed some guy that she knew #" "# And now I'm in Dublin with a broken heart #" "# Oh, broken-hearted Hoover-fixer sucker guy#" "# Oh, broken-hearted Hoover-fixer sucker... #" "# Sucker guy #" "# One day, I'll go there and win her once again #" "# But until then, I'm just a sucker of a guy. #" "(laughing)" "So she's with him now?" " No." " Don't know." "Where is she?" "# She's in old London town #" "# Living somewhere around Chiswick. #" "I miss her." "It's just sort of... you know." "You're not going to go get her?" "No?" "No." "Fuck her." "# Fuck her, fuck her. #" "# Fuck her, she's gone #" "# Fuck her, she's gone forever#" "# She fucking fucked it up!" "... #" " (woman speaks indistinctly)" " Sorry." "Sorry." "(softly):" "# Fucking fucked it up #" "# She fucking fucked it up!" "#" "# And now she's gonna die. #" "(playing guitar chords)" "(radio playing)" "Give us the sharp eight there, son." "And the Phillips." "Come on." "Your son is a very talented man, sir." "Well, he should be." "I trained him meself." "Oh, no." "I meant the songs." "Oh, right." "Is he?" " Very." " Okay, that's done." "You can take it back with you." "It was just the belt, so it should be all right now." "Thank you." "How much do I owe you?" "Oh, you're fine there;" "it's free." "Nothing's for free." "How much?" "Say four euro, love." "Okay." "We're going to head upstairs, Dad." "Is there anything else you need?" "No, I'm grand." "Okay." "A pleasure to meet you, sir." "And you." "Take care." "Good." "Come on in." "There you are." "(music playing on tape)" "(music stops)" "Wow." "Can you transfer this stuff on to disc for me so I can listen?" "Yeah." "I have to go now." "Do you want to stay?" "What do you mean?" "Stay the night?" "What?" "Fuck this." "Thanks for the Hoover, yeah?" " See you." " See you around." "Fuck." "Flowers?" "Flowers?" " Hey." " Hey." "How's it going?" "Hey, where you going?" "I wanted to give you the CDs that I made for you." "I'm really..." "I'm just really lonely, and you're gorgeous, and I just..." "I'm sorry." "I fucked up." "I'm sorry." "I..." "I don't know what to say." "It won't happen again." "Do you have a CD player?" "Yeah." "Here you go." "Batteries are pretty low, but it should work." "I give it back." "No problem." "Keep it." "I have to go now." "I'll talk to you later." "You don't want to get a cup of tea or something?" "I'd love to... just talk to you a bit more." "I have responsibilities." "I have to go home." "Is it okay to walk along with you then?" " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Cool." "Cool." "So how was it today?" "Selling good." "And today is a really good day for me because I got a job in a big house, cleaning." "This lady is going to pay me some money, so I'm very happy." "That's brilliant." "I'm delighted." "This is where I live." "Oh, yeah?" "Cool." "All right, then." "Do you want to come in?" "Can I?" "Yeah." "Cool." "Hi, guys." "Hello." "How are you today?" "Not bad, not bad." "How is work?" "It's great." "See you later." "(speaking Czech)" "(speaking Czech)" "Ah, hi." "(speaks Czech)" "This is my friend." "This is my mother." "How are you?" "Nice to meet you." "How's it going?" "(speaking Czech)" "This is my daughter Ivonka." "Come on." "Hello, Ivonka." "Hello." "(speaking Czech)" "(speaking Czech)" "Sorry?" "That's dinner." "Do you want to stay for dinner?" "Yeah." "Thank you." "Want to sit down?" "Yeah." "MOTHER:" "(speaking Czech)" "(both speaking Czech)" "(speaking Czech)" "(speaking Czech)" "(speaking Czech)" "Well, what did she say?" "She says you're handsome." "She what?" "Says you're handsome." "How do I say thanks?" "(speaks Czech word)" "(speaks Czech word)" "(speaks Czech)" "Says, "You're welcome."" "Cool." "Thanks." "Ty to speak a little English, Mama." "No, thank you." "Careful." "Careful, Ivonka." "Don't do that." "She's grand." "She's grand." "Where's her dad?" "He doesn't live here." "Why not?" "He's at home." "Hello." "Hi." "These are from next door." "They come in to watch telly." " Yeah." " Hi, guys." "There's only one telly in the building." "We watch Fair City together." "Fair City, we love." "We learn English from Fair City." "Are you not pregnant?" "(laughing)" "How are you, man?" "What is the hurry?" "Just put her in there." "Okay." "There you go, dearie." "Okay." "She likes you." "(music playing on CD)" "You have no lyrics for this one?" "It's really good." "I like it." "I've got a few, but they're not right." "Huh?" "I've got a few, but they're not right." "What?" "Do you like it?" "It's great." "Would you be into trying..." "trying to write lyrics for it?" "Really?" "I could?" "Yeah." "It's just like that idea?" " Yeah." " Cool." "Cool." "That would be good." "I can keep machine and write it?" "Yeah." "Do." "I was having a bit of trouble with it." "It's too romantic for me." "It is romantic." "You have a romantic streak." "I used to have a romantic streak." "When?" "When I was your age, I suppose." "I see." "You're an old man now." "Yeah." "Dying." "Cynical." "You have to go now." "Thanks for the Hoover and food and songs." "No problem." "Thanks for the company." "I needed it." "Me, too." "You don't want to go for late coffee or a walk or something?" "No?" "I can't." "See you." "Bye." "See you." "(music playing over earphones)" "(humming)" "(music playing)" "(music stops)" "Fuck you, batteries." "Jesus." "I'll pay you back." "Come on." "# Are you really here #" "# Or am I dreaming?" "#" "# I can't tell dream from truth #" "# For it's been so long #" "# Since I have seen you #" "# I can hardly remember your face anymore #" "# When I get pretty lonely #" "# And the distance causes only silence #" "# I think of you smiling #" "# With pride in your eyes #" "# Lover that sighs #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "# Are you really sure that you believe me #" "# When others say I lie?" "#" "# I wonder if you could ever despise me #" "# When you know I really tried #" "# To be a better one #" "# To satisfy you #" "# For you're everything to me #" "# And I'll do what you ask me #" "# If you let me be free #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "# If you want me #" "# Satisfy me #" "(music continues)" "(ends)" "# Escalated #" "# Little cracks they escalated #" "# From back inside comes #" "# Lies, lies #" "# Breaking... #" "# When will... #" "When will you learn?" "When will you learn?" "# I think it's time we give it up #" "# And figure out what's stopping us #" "# From breathing easy #" "# And talking straight #" "# The way is clear if you're ready now #" "# The volunteer is slowing down #" "# And taking time #" "# To save himself #" "# The little cracks, they escalated #" "# Before we knew it was too late #" "# For making circles #" "# And telling lies #" "# And I, I can't keep up with you #" "# Maybe if you slowed down for me #" "# I could see you're only telling #" "# Lies, lies, lies #" "# Breaking us down with your #" "# Lies, lies, lies #" "# When will you learn?" "#" "(piano plays)" "# The little cracks, they escalated #" "# Before we knew it was too late #" "# For making circles #" "# And telling lies #"