Rainy night down in the engine house Sleepin’ just as still as a mouse Yeah a man came along and chase us out in the rain Well was that a vigilante man Stormy days we pass the time away Yeah sleepin’ in some good warm place And a cop come along we give him a little race Say was that a vigilante man Well tell me why does a vigilante man Tell me why does a vigilante man Carry that sawed off shotgun in his hands To shoot his brothers and sisters down that no good vigilante man (Guitar solo) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Well I ramble around yeah from town to town Yeah I ramble around mmmh from town to town Yeah and they run us around like a wild herd of cattle lord Yeah is that your vigilante man Well tell me why does a vigilante man Why does a vigilante man Carry that club in his hands Would he beat an innocent man down that no good vigilante man Oooh (Fade out) -0--0--2- -2--0--3- -2--1--2- -2--2--0- -0--2---- ----0----

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson aborde la lutte entre les opprimés et ceux qui prennent la loi entre leurs mains. Le narrateur décrit des scènes de vie où les hommes essaient de se protéger des forces qui semblent injustes, comme la police ou des justiciers autoproclamés. Il se demande pourquoi ces vigilantes se sentent obligés de porter des armes et de s'en prendre à leurs semblables, posant des questions sur la morale de ces actions. Dans un contexte de crise et d'instabilité, il semble que ces figures de justice ne remplissent pas leur mission de protection, mais participent plutôt à un cycle de violence qui affecte ceux qu'ils prétendent défendre. C'est une réflexion sur la justice et la vraie sécurité dans un monde incertain.