INTRO What is moving will be still e|------------| B|------------| G|------------7------------2-------2-0------------| D|------------0------------5------------3-2------------| A|-13121110987654321~---0------------4------------| E|------------| What has gathered will disperse e|------------| B|------------| G|------------2------------| D|-0------------3------------| A|-1------------3------------| E|------------| What’s been built up will collapse all of your dreams they’re all fulfilled e|------------| B|------------| G|-----------7------------2------------3------------| D|-----------0------------5------------3------------| A|-----------0------------4------------1------------| E|------------| VERSE Late new years eve Paper hat on your head It was hard to believe That you’d ever be dead And that dream that you’re falling That you’ve had since you’re five Is a bird on your shoulder that whispers Get back Get back Chorus What is moving will be still What has gathered will disperse What’s been built up will collapse All of your dreams They’re all fulfilled VERSE And Liza Minelli Spent a month in her bed She was certain that Skylab Would crash on her head And Evil Knievel shot Up from the grass and I loved him better each time That he crashed That he crashed Chorus What is moving will be still What has gathered will disperse What’s been built up will collapse All of your dreams They’re all fulfilled Instrumental BREAK e|------------| B|------------1-------3-1-------0h1p0------------1------------| G|-----3-2---------3-2-----3---2-----0-----0-------3-2---------3-2-----------| D|--0-3---3-0---0-3---3---3-----3---0-------0---0-3---3-0---0-3---3----------| A|-1---------0-1-------3-1-------3-2---------2-1---------0-1-------3---------| E|------------3------------| e|------------1-3-5-3-0------------| B|----3-1--1-0h1p0------------3---------1---------1------------| G|---3---2--------0-----------3-----------0------0--0------------| D|--3-----3--------0---0---0-3------------2---2--2--2------------| A|-1------------2-2-2-1------------3-3-3-----3------------| E|------------3------------3------------| VERSE (muted strumming no chords) Last night I dreamed that I Dug my own grave so I Climbed down inside there to patiently wait And down in the ground while I Breathed the cold air Black birds came down there to nest In my hair In my hair Chorus What is moving will be still What has gathered will disperse What’s been built up will collapse All of your dreams They’re all fulfilled They’re all fulfilled Oh and they’re

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un contraste entre l'éphémère et le permanent. Elle suggère que tout ce qui est en mouvement finira par se stabiliser, que ce qui s'est accumulé se dispersera, et que les constructions de nos rêves peuvent s'effondrer. L'artiste parle aussi de la fragilité de la vie et des inquiétudes qui nous hantent, illustrées par des références humoristiques et des images puissantes, comme celle d'un oiseau qui chuchote à l'oreille. Le contexte semble se situer autour de perspectives de nouvel an, avec des réflexions sur la destinée et les craintes de perdre ce que l'on a. Des éléments de la culture populaire, tels que des références à Liza Minnelli et à Evil Knievel, ajoutent une touche de nostalgie tout en montrant le cycle de la vie et de l'angoisse qui l'accompagne. C'est une exploration de la mortalité et de l'absurdité de nos préoccupations terrestres.