To whom can I speak today?
The brothers they are equal
But the old friends of today
They have become unlovable
To whom can I speak today?
The gentleness has perished
And the violent man has come down on everyone
To whom can I speak today?
The wrong which roams the earth
There can be no end to it
It is just unstoppable
Death is in my sights today
And when a man desires
To see home after many years in jail
February through December
We had such a tragic year
As separate as the fingers
Or suddenly
As one
As the hand
And the violent man comes down on everyone
And the violent man comes down on everyone
And the violent man comes down on
Everyone
The brothers they are equal
But the old friends of today
They have become unlovable
To whom can I speak today?
The gentleness has perished
And the violent man has come down on everyone
To whom can I speak today?
The wrong which roams the earth
There can be no end to it
It is just unstoppable
Death is in my sights today
And when a man desires
To see home after many years in jail
February through December
We had such a tragic year
As separate as the fingers
Or suddenly
As one
As the hand
And the violent man comes down on everyone
And the violent man comes down on everyone
And the violent man comes down on
Everyone
Mi ricorda un motto assiriano che proclamava: "Tutti gli uomini messi insieme sono stupidi". Dicit : krzysio
krzyś - 4/1/2016 - 02:36
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dall'album "How I Quit Smoking"
Interpretata poi da David Byrne nell'album "Grown Backwards" del 2004.
Il testo è basato su una poesia egiziana risalente al Medio Regno (1987 a.C. - 1780 a.C.) tratta dal "Dialogo tra un aspirante suicida e la sua anima" (Debate between a man tired of life and his soul)
Canzoni di protesta? Possono esprimere quello che alcune persone provano, quello che intuiscono ma non sono riuscite a formulare compiutamente, ma forse non sono il modo migliore per far cambiare idea alla gente, e neanche per incoraggiarla a impegnarsi in un esame più approfondito.
La cosa piu simile a una vera canzone di protesta fu la cover di un pezzo dei Lambchop, il cui testo era una poesia egiziana vecchia di migliaia di anni: un grido contro la violenza e l'alienazione. Non molto è cambiato da allora.
David Byrne da "Come funziona la musica", 2012