Luka - Luka - Suzanne Vega lyrics

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My name is Luka<br />

I live on the second floor<br />

I live upstairs from you<br />

Yes, I think you've seen me before <br />

If you hear something late at night<br />

Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight<br />

Just don't ask me what it was<br />

Just don't ask me what it was<br />

Just don't ask me what it was <br />

<br />

I think it's because I'm clumsy<br />

I try not to talk too loud<br />

Maybe it's because I'm crazy<br />

I try not to act too proud<br />

They only hit until you cry<br />

And after that you don't ask why<br />

You just don't argue anymore<br />

You just don't argue anymore<br />

You just don't argue anymore<br />

<br />

Yes I think I'm okay<br />

I walked into the door again<br />

Well, if you ask that's what I'll say<br />

And it's not your business anyway<br />

I guess I'd like to be alone<br />

With nothing broken, nothing thrown <br />

Just don't ask me how I am<br />

Just don't ask me how I am<br />

Just don't ask me how I am<br />

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The song "Luka" is written from the point-of-view of an abused child <br />

and tells his story in a subtle and psychologically realistic way, only <br />

hinting at the horrible secret of his life. Some people have also read <br />

it to be a song about an abused woman, and although this was not <br />

what Suzanne thought of when she wrote the song, it is certainly also <br />

a valid interpretation. The name "Luka" is indeed taken from a real <br />

person with that name, whose outer character Suzanne borrowed. <br />

There is, however, no reason to believe that Luka was an abused <br />

child in real life. This is what Suzanne said in a Swedish television <br />

special recorded 3 November 1987: "A few years ago, I used to see <br />

this group of children playing in from of my building, and there was <br />

one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive<br />

from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I <br />

always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, <br />

but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would <br />

see playing. And his character is what I based the song "Luka" on. <br />

In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child -- I real life I don't think <br />

he was. I think he was just different."