Artist: Eels Song: Susan’s House Album: Beautiful Freak Capo: 1st fret [Chord variants for bridge] E 022100 Eaddb5 022300 E5 022400 E6 022x20 [Intro] [Verse I] Going over to Susan’s house walking south down Baxter Street Nothing hiding behind this picket fence There’s a crazy old woman smashing bottles on the sidewalk Where her house burnt down two years ago People say that back then she really wasn’t that crazy [Chorus] Going over to Susan’s house Going over to Susan’s house I can’t be alone tonight [Verse II] Down by the Donut Prince a fifteen year old boy lies on the sidewalk With a bullet in his forehead In a final act of indignity the paramedics take off all his clothes For the whole world to see while they put him in the bag Meanwhile and old couple argues inside the Queen Bee The sick fluorescent light shimmering on their skin [Chorus] Going over to Susan’s house Going over to Susan’s house she’s gonna make it right [Bridge] Take a lift down ec-ho park a kid asks do I want some crack T.V. sets are spewing Baywatch through the windows in-to black [Refrain] [Verse III] Here comes a girl with long brown hair who can’t be more than seventeen She sucks on red Popsicle while she pushes baby girl in pink carriage And I’m thinking that must be her sister That must be her sister right? They go into the 7-11 and I keep walking And I keep walking [Chorus] And I keep walking Going over to Susan’s house Going over to Susan’s house I can’t be alone tonight [Outro]

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte le parcours d'un homme se rendant chez une amie, Susan, pour échapper à sa solitude. Sur son chemin, il croise des scènes de désespoir et de souffrance dans son quartier, avec des personnages souvent tragiques. Des éléments de vie quotidienne, comme une vieille dame et un jeune garçon en détresse, teintent son voyage d'une mélancolie palpable. Le contexte met en évidence une réalité sociale difficile, illustrant la lutte de ceux qui vivent en marge et leurs interactions avec un monde qui semble parfois indifférent. La recherche de réconfort chez Susan devient un symbole d'espoir dans un environnement troublé.