Bad day - Daniel Powter

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 23 May 2006, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

WHERE HAVE MAGIC CAUSE LIFE WORTH?
YOU GO-FOR-WALK, BUT NOTHING INSPIRED.
TRY LOOK-UP SKY, EVERYTHING GREY.
USED-TO LOVE EVERYTHING, NOW THAT FADE.
ME NOT-NEED WATCH YOU COMPLAIN.

LAW DRAW-THE-LINE, YOU GO-AHEAD CROSS-OVER.
YOU ORDER COFFEE PRETEND HAPPY SMILE.
INFORM-me FINISH YOUR LIFE #NO-GOOD.
EACH-TIME CHALLENGE YOU GIVE-UP THAT'S-ALL.
ME NOT-NEED WATCH YOU COMPLAIN.

Refrain: YOUR DAY GO-ALONG BAD,
SO YOU WANT EVERYONE SAD.
YOU SING SAD AWFUL.
HOPE YOUR M-O-O-D IMPROVE.
YOU SAY YOU DON'T-KNOW.
YOU TELL-me DON'T LIE.
YOU STRUGGLE TRY SMILE.
YOU GO-AHEAD RIDE.
YOU HAVE BAD DAY.
YOUR APPEARANCE SHOW CLEAR:
NOW YOU RECOVER. YOU FEEL BETTER NOW.
||: BEFORE YOUR DAY BAD. :||

YOU NEED HOLIDAY LIKE SKY BLUE*.
POINT? THEY-rt LAUGH WHEN YOU TALK.
ME NOT-NEED WATCH YOU COMPLAIN.

Refrain

SOMETIMES OUR LIFE SEEM SCREWED-UP.
WORLD STEP-BY-STEP WRONG.
MAYBE YOU FEEL CAN'T NORMAL AGAIN.
YOU FEEL SURE YOU RECOVER CAN.
WHAT ME SAY TRUE.

WHERE HAVE MAGIC CAUSE LIFE WORTH?
TWO-OF-US CRAZY-FOR.
YOU GO-FOR-WALK, BUT NOTHING INSPIRED.

Refrain


Notes: MAGIC - (2h)[O^], hold out index fingers which describe a circle in the air symmetrically, starting together, rising, separating, etc., and end with the index fingers retracting back to (2h)[O^] and then open to (2h)[5^].

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

GO-FOR-WALK - [F], PO down, FO away, is held bent at the wrist, then repeatedly moves in steps while straoghtening, then bending.

DRAW-THE-LINE - [I] touches tongue then draws a horizontal line in front of body.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

CROSS-OVER - (2h)[B], DH PO > NDS, FO away, slides over dorsal side (back) of ND hand, PO down, FO > DS.

THAT'S-ALL - FINISH with the mouthing "that's all".

GO-ALONG - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DH is held ahead of NDH, then NDH leapfrogs over DH, and DH over NDH. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - procedure.

APPEARANCE - [5], PO > face, circles face.

The signs between "||:" and ":||" are to be repeated.

Lyrics:

Where is the passion when you need it the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue sky's faded to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carrying on

Stand in the line just ahead of the law
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carrying on

Refrain: Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song
Just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile
And you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down
And you really don't mind
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carrying on

Refrain

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing it turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
Well I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Refrain

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