מרפקים [Marpekim] [English translation]

Verse 1:

He was born in Petah Tikva, during a lightning storm

The doctor said: "A cutie, it's just that he has no elbows"

"Can you live with that?" his dad asked worried 1

The doctor replied "You can, but in this country it's tough"

In the line at the ice-cream truck, in a small city alley

The kids shoved him aside, he wouldn't shove back

At night he imagined himself a hero

Platinum elbows, the first in every line

No more a man of porcelain, not shoved in the canteen

Not bent over, not crying, not staying in the back

A day will come and they will see, I'll find my way somehow

I'll manage to survive, they'll show me respect, I'l prove to them that they were wrong

God, if you'll have time, please put an end to this

I also want to be like everyone, shoving and bypassing, attacking...

Chorus:

An elbow to the right

An elbow to the left

In order to move forward

You always leave a blue mark

[X2]

Verse 2:

He finished the army an exemplary soldier, it was already in his nature

They told him "From 1 to 7 you were a ten, what about staying?"

"No thanks, a real NCO has to have elbows for sure..."

"Don't worry you sergeant we'll finance the operation here"

Wow, if until now we were in the prologue

Here are elbows new from the factory, America is here

He feels like a million dollars, started trying to shove

An elbow here and an elbow there, it works, it starts to hurt

Everyone moved to the back, he flew to the top

A shekel and another, a rank after the next

The kids don't laugh anymore, he now has a future

They said "You know, he'll make it this one, he has elbows"

(They're right)

[Chorus]

Verse 3:

Today he's in the grownups' field, where no kid shoves anymore

On the 50th floor you don't hear the basement

Business, real estate, politics, buffet

He freely inhales whatever inflates his chest

Whiskey and a cigar, since the boss is always the boss

He has power and influence, but he won't lift a glass here

He doesn't think about the society, not worried about the environment

Look at yourself, a bully with a tie

You've left the townspeople with blue marks

Like the ones you had in your worse days

They've sharpened their elbows, waiting for the sign

Dying to f*ck your ribs up... 2

Crony capitalism, a world of crime [X4] 3

[Chorus]

- One elbow, one elbow, an elbow, more

One elbow, one elbow, more...

In order to move, in order to move...

- One elbow, one elbow, an elbow, more

One elbow, one elbow, more...

In order to move, in order to move...

You always leave a blue mark!

1. clf. can the kid live 2. lit. to get into your ribs 3. Probably a chant from the protests that happened in Israel in 2011. I think I saw it in one of the comments.

• Artist:Tuna (Israel)