From: "Mighty like a rose" (1991) Play: Am Sounds: Bm E7sus4    0-2-2-2-3-0 Am/G      3-x-2-2-1-0 B7        x-2-4-2-4-2 F7        1-3-1-2-1-1 E7        0-2-0-1-0-0 Gsus4     3-x-0-0-1-3 /     2-2-4-2-4-2 Am6       x-0-2-2-1-2            Am7       x-0-2-2-1-3 ------------ [Verse 1] [break]  Here lies the powder and perfume The pretty clothes are scattered ’round the room And it’s so like Candy [Verse 2] [break]  Here lies the lipstick and the face The coloured tablets keep it all in place And it’s so like Candy So like Candy [Chorus] What did I do to make her go Why must she be the one That I have to love Fm [break]  C So ... like Candy [Verse 3] [break]  Here lies a picture of a girl Her arms are tight around that lucky guy And it’s so like Candy [Verse 4] [break]  And in her eyes a certain look I thought I’d seen the last of long a - go And it’s so like Candy So like Candy [Chorus] What did I do to make her go Why must she be the one That I have to love So ... [break] [Middle 8] I remember the day that picture was taken We were so happy then But that’s so like Candy She seemed so sweet to me I was mistaken Oh no not that again But that’s so like Candy              [break] She just can’t face the day So she turns and melts away [Interlude] | | / | / | [Verse 5] [break]  Here lie the records that she scratched And on the sleeve I find a note attached And it’s so like Candy [Verse 6] [break]  "My Darling Dear it’s such a waste" She couldn’t say "Goodye" but "I admire your taste" And it’s so like Candy So like Candy [Outro] So like Candy So like Candy So like Candy Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh | | /  | | | | | /  | | | (repeat and fade)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la nostalgie d'une relation passée, marquée par des souvenirs d'intimité et de moments joyeux. Le protagoniste se remémore des instants partagés, symbolisés par des objets du quotidien, qui rappellent la présence de l'autre personne. Malgré la beauté des souvenirs, il ressent la tristesse de cette absence et l’illusion d’un amour qui semblait si doux mais qui s'est finalement évanoui. Le ton est à la fois tendre et mélancolique, reflétant les méandres de l'amour et du souvenir. Les détails évoquent à quel point les petites choses peuvent avoir un grand impact, comme un parfum ou une photo, soulignant la fragilité des relations humaines. C’est un hommage à la nostalgie mais aussi une invitation à réfléchir sur la nature éphémère de l’amour.