Einstein on the Beach (For An Eggman) Counting Crows [Intro]        [Verse] Albert’s always sincere he’s a sensitive type His intentions are clear he wanna be well-liked Well if everything is nothing then are we anything? Is it better to be better than to be anything? And Albert’s vision is blooming uncontrolled          All his wings are slowly sinking [Chorus] And the world begins to disappear The worst things come from inside here And all the king’s men reappear For an eggman fallen off the wall He’ll never be together again [Verse] Einstein’s down on the beach standing in the sand ’Cause everything he believes in is shattered What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway And we all get burned as [Bridge] One more sun comes sliding down the sky            One more shadow leans against the wall And the world begins to disappear The worst things come from inside here And all the king’s men reappear For an eggman fallen off the wall He’ll never be together again Albert’s waiting in the sun On a field American   For the cause of some inflated form of hit and run yeah yeah [Solo]   4x [Bridge] One more sun comes sliding down the sky            One more shadow leans against the wall And the world begins to disappear The worst things come from inside here And all the king’s men reappear For an eggman fallen off the wall He’ll never be together again   Albert’s fallen on the sun Cracked his head wide open [Chorus] And the world begins to disappear The worst things come from inside here And all the king’s men reappear For an eggman fallen fallen The world begins to disappear The worst things come from inside here And all the king’s men reappear For an eggman fallen off the wall He’ll never be together again    [Outro] No he’ll never be together again No no never never never again uhhh-uh What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway-e-ay ehhh-eh Never never never again / No no / No no no no

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un personnage nommé Albert, qui semble lutter avec sa propre image et sa quête de reconnaissance. Il se questionne sur la valeur de l’existence, se demandant si être "meilleur" vaut vraiment la peine si tout semble finalement insignifiant. Au fil des paroles, on ressent une atmosphère de désillusion, où le monde autour de lui semble s’effondrer et les peurs intérieures prennent le dessus. L’histoire de l’« eggman » qui tombe du mur symbolise peut-être la fragilité de la vie et la difficulté à se relever après une chute. Sur une plage, Albert fait face à ses croyances qui sont brisées, ce qui renforce l’idée que nos peurs finissent toujours par nous rattraper. Les récurrences de la chute et du chaos laissent transparaître une mélancolie profonde, invitant à réfléchir à ce qui se cache réellement à l’intérieur de nous. Au fond, la chanson traite de la vulnérabilité humaine et des combats personnels que chacun doit affronter.