Plot
When Stella's lover Blair turns out to be a con-man that disappears with her life's savings, her dream of a perfect life is torn apart. Forced to move back home to live with her parents, she discovers her mother has been leading a double life in the mafia and plans to exact a bloody revenge on Blair. Trapped between her conscience and her vengeance, Stella is left to decide her ex-lover's fate.
Plot
The Writer explores the lives of twelve different people from different cultures co-existing in Chengdu, China. Some of them are musicians, some of them are lovers, all of them have dreams. From the young male hip hop dancer trying to find his place in modern Chinese culture, to the Australian singer finding solace on a Chinese stage from her failed relationship back home, to a migrant worker saving for her young son to go to school, each of these people must follow their dreams to find their place in this world.
Plot
After a tragic event that could have been avoided, Lucy lives with a regret that clouds her days making life unbearable for herself and family. Hoping to find a renewed sense of meaning, she goes on a mushroom foray in the wilderness. But rather than finding a reason to live, she plays Russian roulette with mushrooms that resemble destroying angels (a type of deadly Amanita). There she befriends Paul, a graduate mycology student with optimistic dreams on the scientific applications of fungi to heal our planet. He unwittingly finds himself in the middle of her painful journey and in a race against time upon putting the pieces together. Meanwhile, floating between life and death Lucy still has choices.
Tony: It's not an obsession, it's a hobby.
Dining out can be a permanent experience...
bum: Don't go in there, devil himself lives in there. You'll never come out alive.::Stella's finace: Don't listen to him Stella, I make deliveries here, it's fine food.::Stella: Are you sure? It looks a little evil in there.
guy in speedo: Hey babe, how 'bout a dance?::Traci: Fuck off, asshole!
Gozor: Your princess, if the bitch really exists, is welcome to try and stop me!
Stella's fiance: Holy shit! You assholes! What's going on here?
midget: Excuse me, asshole! I'm here about the fucking job!
Siamo lontani sembra difficile
senza le tue mani il contatto non c'?
io come il vento tu come il fuoco e poi
parliamo sempre senza vederci mai
tutto ? diverso nel tuo universo
tu sei la stella che cade per me
ci? che esprimo diventa realt?
la tua luce mi illuminer?
come la pioggia che scende perch?
lei rinfresca le mie giornate senza te
quando siamo vicini non ci parliamo mai
e ogni silenzio ? un suono diverso per noi
se non fosse successo non l'avrei detto mai
che riempi i miei giorni anche se non ci sei
tutto ? diverso nel tuo universo
tu sei la stella che cade per me
ci? che esprimo diventa realt?
la tua luce mi illumina gi?
? come il sole che splende per me
e se guarder? il tramonto
sar? come guardare te
stringi la mia mano
portami lontano perch?
tu sei la stella che cade per me
e sognando ti guardo da qui
ci? che voglio ? che resti cos?
l'unica stella che brilla per me
che dal cielo mi indica il nord
anche adesso se mi perdo guardo te
3 p.m., on my feet and staggering
Through misplaced words
And a sinking feeling, I got carried away
Sick, sick of sleeping on the floor
Another night, another score
I'm jaded, bottles breaking
You're only happy when I'm wasted
I point my finger but I just can't place it
Feels like I'm falling in love
When I'm falling to the bathroom floor
I remember how you tasted
I've had you so many times, let's face it
Feels like I'm falling in love alone
Stella, would you take me home?
Stella, would you take me home?
2 a.m., I'm on a blackout binge again
You know I don't need sleep
And I lost my keys, but I got so many friends
And they keep, keep me coming back for more
Another night, another score
I'm faded, bottles breaking
You're only happy when I'm wasted
I point my finger but I just can't place it
Feels like I'm falling in love
When I'm falling to the bathroom floor
I remember how you tasted
I've had you so many times, let's face it
Feels like I'm falling in love alone
Stella, would you take me home?
One more reason, I should never have met you
Just another reason I could never forget you
Down we go
The room's spinning out of control
Lose myself in a chemical moment
The night life's taking its toll
That's just the way it goes
Come on, Stella, would you take me home?
You're only happy when I'm wasted
I point my finger but I just can't place it
Feels like I'm falling in love alone
Stella, would you take me home?
You're only happy when I'm wasted
I point my finger but I just can't place it
Feels like I'm falling in love
When I'm falling to the bathroom floor
I remember how you tasted
I've had you so many times
Feels like I'm falling in love alone
Stella, would you take me home?
You're only happy when I'm wasted
I point my finger but I just can't place it
Feels like I'm falling in love
When I'm falling to the bathroom floor
I remember how you tasted
I dream a sunshine faded
Losing, lost all the time
Memories are floating endless
Time escapes me
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angel eyes are empty and
Everything turns to grey
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angels wings have folded as
Everything fades away
Visions I'm holding onto
So much pain in our world
Fading into forever
Sunshine's slipping away
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angel eyes are empty and
Everything turns to grey
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angels wings have folded as
Everything fades away
Oh, oh...
Life just faded away
Life just faded away
Life just faded away
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angel eyes are empty and
Everything turns to grey
No more sunshine in your heaven
Angels wings have folded as
Everything fades away
Life, it fades
Life, it fades
Oh...
Away, away
(Tubes/S. Crew)
I wake up screaming at the moon
but Stella doesn't hear
I howl so loud it shakes the room
but it's like she wasn't there
The dream is repeating endlessly
With always the same cast and scenery
Life goes on
with one more song
Tell Stella I'm sorry
and I promise I'll change my ways
You gotta tell it to Stella
I'll change today
I just could not help myself
I was driven by the fire
My only wrong I rode too long
on A Streetcar Named Desire
But nothing can change the things I did
I just can't explain what went through my head
Life goes by
with one more cry
Tell Stella I'm sorry
and I promise I'll change my ways
You gotta tell it to Stella
i was raised on a dirt road
ghost town, stray dogs
whole nine, the gold mine closed down
i knew the woods like the back of my hand
and i would shoot the breeze
with the roots and trees
i'd go by the river
and watch the way the devil dances
but never took his hand
even though i did have several chances
everybody slept
when the morning dew turned to frost
darkness moved in
and somebody burned a cross
a girl named stella cuwin
was prettier than you`d imagine
the town should've given her the crown
for the beauty pageant
but instead
some local pinhead started spreading rumors
about the cuwins being inbreds
and what's worse, people believed it
cause the family was dirt poor
and down on their luck
so that made it hurt more
picking up garbage and mowing the grass
at this point stella stopped going to class
you know how they ridicule a kid in school
and this shit's enough
to make anybody feel like a misfit
she made herself invisible
and hid inside a house of mirrors
whenever the fear stops
so did the tear drops
but fear is forever
and lies become legend
and eventually growing
slowly, exponentially
she should've been a cover girl
treated like a princess
but she's an enigma
haunted by the stigma of incest
she tried to hide the scars
her name reminds me of the stars
i saw diamonds divide
in the corners of her eyes
she tried to hide the scars
her name reminds me of the stars
i saw diamonds divide
in the corners of her eyes
one horse town
known for the most softness
little old schoolhouse
burned down post office
blueberries and bulrushes
a tree with a tire swing
volunteer fireman's fair
the whole entire thing
stella was heartbroken
decided to start smoking
bad taste in her mouth
she grew into a sad face
her few friends were worried
but her parents were always pround of her
but she never escaped from under the cloud cover
a woman reduced
she was eaten by a monster
and after all these years
the past, it still haunts her
it whispers her name
when she's trying instead
to just listen to music
while she's lying in bed
now the story of stella
is one that every child knows
but the witch in the woods
is more like a wild rose
she tried to hide the scars
her name reminds me of the stars
i saw diamonds divide
in the corners of her eyes
she tried to hide the scars
her name reminds me of the stars
i saw diamonds divide
God was there
always had the best of drugs
knew where to get them
from her lady friend
and I believe her name was Stella and he said:
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
stay with me tonight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
hold me tight
And I wonder how it would go
when god hands-over the whole wide world to
a 43 year old hooker from downtown
Baby, Its about time the old man hands-over the prop
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
stay with me tonight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
And It made me realise
how much you wanna give away just to feel love
And the Lord blinked to me and asked
what is real love to you
what is fake and what is true
Oh Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you
just stay with me tonight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
hold me tight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
stay with me tonight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Oh Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you
just stay with me tonight
Stella I wanna give you the world if you just hold me
tight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
stay with me tonight
Stella, Stella I wanna give you the world if you just
The sun blowing the moon away lights me up for one more day.
The streets are naked in the morning sun
The night is behind me
I run and run.
Morning heat puts a thin film of sweat on my face.
A little man
his eyes half closed
puts chairs on tables
Admires his work and collects a quater from the floor.
I head over the Broadway where I watch myself
Having a slow breakfast and trying to impress the barman
With a fresh voice when I ask for the bill.
The sun blowing the moon away lights me up
for one more day. ...
Desire
desire - for the unknown eyes.
Desire - for the unknown name
I'm burning - in the morning sun
I'm on the run.
Desire - for the unknown name
desire - for the unknown love.
(Tubes/S. Crew)
I wake up screaming at the moon
but Stella doesn't hear
I howl so loud it shakes the room
but it's like she wasn't there
The dream is repeating endlessly
With always the same cast and scenery
Life goes on
with one more song
Tell Stella I'm sorry
and I promise I'll change my ways
You gotta tell it to Stella
I'll change today I just could not help myself
I was driven by the fire
My only wrong I rode too long
on A Streetcar Named Desire
But nothing can change the things I did
I just can't explain what went through my head
Life goes by
with one more cry
Tell Stella I'm sorry
and I promise I'll change my ways
You gotta tell it to Stella
I'll change today
Your hearts down, down in the ocean
dont get burnt put on your sun lotion
dont get up like the haters in the back row
kick it down the front with the lovers
they know
they know
well dont speak a word about the people that you dont like
just spread the love, it will be alright
youre always fucking it up now
so why would you do that, why would you do that
just shout and just shout and just shout
They never let you out at night
(freak out freak out)
And when they found out you had lied
(freak out freak out)
Stella stole your heart when you looked her in the eyes
And knew from then and on she would never lie
See your life in black and white
She'll always be with you
By your side by your side
Well you tried so hard just to get by
If this was a movie you'll be flying high
All you need is a little more time
And all i need is to write one more line
One more line one more line
They never let you out at night
(freak out freak out)
And when they found out you had lied
(freak out freak out)
They never let you out at night
(freak out freak out)
And when they found out you had lied
why - hi hi hi
You wanna be a star with the girls in the cars
You wanna break all there hearts to run away
They never let you out at night
(freak out freak out)
And when they found out you had lied
(freak out freak out)
They never let you out at night
(freak out freak out)
And when they found out you had lied
Come la stella che viene al cielo tu
in questa notte che vive insieme a me
Come sei bello, mi sento bella io
non ho paura se il vento soffia ormai
mai mai mai io ti lascerei..
Il mio cuore vola verso te
Con il cielo grido “Ti vorrei”
Guarda quante nubi, son lass?
Come un velo passano su noi..
Toglimi il fiato, stringimi forte a te
Portami in alto oltre le nuvole
Saremo sole che non si spegner?
Saremo luna che non si oscura mai
mai mai mai io ti lascerei..
Il mio cuore vola verso te
Con il cielo grido “Ti vorrei”
Ma guarda quante nubi, son lass?
Passa il soffio lento su di noi..
che ci vuole legare, portare via con se
Ma il mio amore mai si spezzer?
mai mai mai finir? mai..
Come la stella che viene al cielo tu
in questa notte che vive insieme a me
Come sei bello, mi sento bella io
non ho paura se il vento soffia ormai
mai mai mai io ti lascerei.
Il mio cuore vola verso te
Con il cielo grido Ti vorrei
Guarda quante nubi, son lassù
Come un velo passano su noi.
Toglimi il fiato, stringimi forte a te
Portami in alto oltre le nuvole
Saremo sole che non si spegnerà
Saremo luna che non si oscura mai
mai mai mai io ti lascerei.
Il mio cuore vola verso te
Con il cielo grido Ti vorrei
Ma guarda quante nubi, son lassù
Passa il soffio lento su di noi.
che ci vuole legare, portare via con se
Ma il mio amore mai si spezzerà
(1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
If the sun forgets to shine, can you just deal with candlelight for two? Oh, I hope that will do. So if your mockingbird don't sing, can you just love it for its wings? Please do. Oh, Stella, what could I do?
So when you asked me on the phone, "Can I just help myself?" (I can't help myself.) Stella, I lost my way.
So if you need to lay your head, then I can make room right beside my bed. Do you mind the floor instead? So as your mocking bird takes flight, the sun forgets to shine its light on you. Oh, Stella, what could I do?
And if you need me, you know I'll run, run, run. (Stella, you're on your own. Stella, you're on your own.) When you know I'm leavin', baby, you'll know I'm gone, gone, go-gone, gone, gone. (Stella, you're on your own. Stella, you're on your own.) And in the evening, you're gonna think I'm home but know you're alone.
Young man with a tear in his eye
A beginner to the broken heart
He said "Mama, no matter what glue I use, my world just falls apart"
So he packed his bags and cash
And hitchhiked up 95
And it was 2 AM
The boy's eyes were red
But he could see that skyline
Stella's going up to New York City and
I'm getting the pieces stuck in my heart
She said that she don't need me this time
This time I'm fallin'
Stella's leaving me for someday
She's got it all worked out
It ain't cool where the sun don't shine at all
There's no rest for the wicked child
And Stella hadn't slept in days
Her mind was haze of New York City, sunshine, JD, and cocaine
She was just a crazy child born
Another sign of a revolution
Sifting through the sin for who knows who
She was like "Let's go downtown tonight
I need voodoo so I don't mind dying,
Please don't let me fall asleep alone."
Stella's goin' up to New York City and
I'm getting the pieces stuck in my heart
She said that she don't need me this time
This time I'm fallin'
Stella's leaving me for someday
She got it all worked out
It ain't cool where the sun don't shine at all
Stella's going up to New York City and
I'm getting the pieces stuck in my heart
She said that she don't need me this time
This time I'll be fallin'
Stella's leaving me for someday
She's got it all worked out and
It ain't cool where the sun don't shine at all
Stella just won't slow down
Stella just won't slow down
Slow down
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Tästä ei ole paluuta.
Toivon, että et unohda,
miltä näytin, kun rakastuin.
Riisu kaikista aseista.
Siinä pitää olla taitava.
Paina mieleen,
miten itkin ja nauroin,
miten hiukset tarttuivat kiinni poskiin.
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Kutsumattomat vieraat nyt jääkää kotiin, joo-oo.
Avataan paidan nappeja.
Kehu mut läpi huolella.
Minkä keksit, sen uskon.
Ja mä tutkin sun ihoa
niin kuin vieraita seutuja.
Luomet, arvet.
Haluun löytää ne kaikki,
ja kädet ??? asti tuntee tän tien.
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Kutsumattomat vieraat nyt jääkää kotiin, joo-oo.
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Kutsumattomat vieraat nyt jääkää kotiin, joo-oo.
Liiku taas vähän hitaammin.
Älä kiirehdi haluisin
hetken olla rajalla.
Tartu kiinni mun ranteista.
Katso silmiin jos uskallat.
Paina mieleen,
miten itkin ja nauroin,
miten hiukset tarttuivat kiinni poskiin.
Miten itkin ja nauroin,
miten hiukset tarttuivat kiinni poskiin.
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Kutsumattomat vieraat nyt jääkää kotiin, joo-oo.
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, hei!
Kutsumattomat vieraat nyt jääkää kotiin, joo-oo