Verse Em PreChorus Bridge Bm Key Change Final Chorus You were once a sweet little girl So innocent and pure You eyes were open and sure Anyone could look right in I followed closely your gaze You looked up towards the sky But I watched your face drift away Other things had caught your eye The magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol And maybe music television really is the devil after all But all I can say is I knew you before You were beautiful back then Before you grew up before you gave in You could be beautiful again You dream of sharing your heart Instead you share your bed And your heart beats empty and cold With all the tears that you have shed You dream of baring your soul Instead you bare more skin And you wear dark glasses to keep Anyone from looking in And all you want is to hear the words Dear baby I love you So you hike your skirt higher still Till there eyes are all on you You drive in fast foreign cars The color or your sin And you tint your windows to keep Anyone from looking in googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(’div-gpt-ad-1585323673544-0’); }); ]]> Full key step up Half key step up Half key step down Full key step down are you left-handed? hide glossary See also: Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair R.E.M. - Losing my religion Foo Fighters - Everlong Guns N’ Roses - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender Bob Dylan - Knockin On Heaven’s Door Other versions: Dustin Kensrue - Folk Quatro Por Dois - Folk Heart Daniela Spalla - Folk Japonés Hüsker Dü - Folk Lore Glen Campbell - Folk Singer Steve Poltz - Folk Singer (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ]]>

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson aborde la transformation d'une jeune fille, initialement innocente et pleine de rêves, qui se perd dans les superficialités du monde moderne. Elle évoque sa quête d'amour et d'acceptation dans un environnement où l'image et le matériel prennent le pas sur la véritable connexion humaine. Au fil du temps, elle délaisse ses valeurs authentiques au profit de l'approbation d'autrui, symbolisée par un style de vie flamboyant et rempli de loisirs éphémères. Le contexte de cette œuvre réside dans une critique de la société contemporaine, où les médias et les attentes sociales influencent profondément l'identité des individus. La chanson pose un regard mélancolique sur la perte de soi dans cette quête incessante de reconnaissance, tout en offrant une lueur d'espoir pour retrouver la beauté intérieure qui était présente à l'origine.