The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (or DSM-5) was “crafted by hundreds of mental health experts” from the American Psychiatric Association (https://shorturl.at/U3BFC).
According to the DSM-5, symptoms of substance use disorder, which are measured on a continuum from mild to severe levels, are related to four categories: (1) impaired or loss of control; (2) social problems, which affect someone’s quality of life; (3) a risky use; and (4) physical dependence (https://shorturl.at/U3BFC).
Of course, there are several types of addictions in life. For instance, one can become addicted to tobacco, alcohol, and/or other licit or illicit psychoactive drugs as well as to daily life activities such as work, exercise, shopping, or smartphones, etc.
Regardless of the developed type of addiction, there is chronic suffering, which Mr. Claudio Capéo conveys so well in his beautiful song AND sublime performance. Bravo to him for his incredible talent and inspiring courage in sharing his vulnerability. For your convenience, an English translation of the French lyrics appear following the YouTube video (https://shorturl.at/cJENg).
Bambi, who hopes you will like this song, enjoyed reading the YouTube comments of Capéo’ fans. Of note, a reader called him the new Jacques Brel. Indeed, the calibre of Mr. Claudio Capéo’s performance is remarkable, whether we understand the French language or not. May he keep being healthy and increasingly happy. May his beautiful songs keep entertaining and, most significantly, inspiring us.
Shorter version:
Longer version:
“Oh, serve me
Another glass
Stay with me
Another hour
Don’t back out
We’ve done it a thousand times
You know well that the sea will wait
Come on, hurry me
Another beer
Toast with me
It’s the last one
Come on, pour me another
Stop your drama
Sooner or later, the sea will take us
It’s raining outside
The wind is rising
And I have fire in my body
At night I dream, friend, I dream
That it’s raining outside, that it’s raining
That the wind is rising
And I have fire in my body
Thirst on my lips, I dream
Oh, soul wave
Bed of bitterness
I have a heavy heart
Like an anvil
Don’t back out
The sailors down here
Know well that the sea doesn’t cheat
Stop there, look at me
She left, she will come back
Come on, pour me another
Stop your drama
Sooner or later the sea will avenge us
It’s raining outside
The wind is rising, oh
And, and I have fire, oh, in my body
At night I dream, friend, I dream
That it’s raining, oh, that it’s raining outside
That the wind is rising
That the wind is rising
And I have the devil in my body
Thirst on my lips
Enlighten me
Another glass
So I can drown in it
So I can dream in it
Don’t drift me away
Come on, I believe in you
You know well that the sea will wait
Come on, lend me
A piece of dream
A piece of star
A piece of fever
Don’t abandon me
The sailors down here
Know well that the sea will return
It’s raining outside
The wind is rising
And I have fire in my body
At night I dream, friend, I dream
Oh, it’s raining outside
The wind is rising, oh
And I have fire in my body
At night I dream, friend, I dream, oh
That it’s raining outside, that it’s raining
That the wind is rising, oh
And I have the devil in my body
I have thirst on my lips
I have thirst on my lips“.
