Artist(s) - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Song - Toledo Album - Painted From Memory [1998] Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Chord Shapes: Em/G      = xx5450          or 3x5450 F#m7      = 244220 Bm7       = x24232 Cadd9     = x32030 Aadd9     = x02420          or x07600 E5        = x79xxx C#m7      = x46454 B/A       = x04442 Emaj9/G#  = 47447x Fdim      = xx3434 D         = xx0232 Dm(maj7)  = xx0221 Dm6       = xx0201 [Intro] | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | [Verse 1]                                 All through the night you telephoned  I saw the light blinking red  Beside the cradle But you don’t know how far I’ve gone  Now I must live with the lie  That I made [Pre-Chorus]                              But if     I          call I know I won’t have to say it You’ll hear     my         voice - something is bound to betray it [Chorus]                                   But do people living in Toledo Know that their name hasn’t travelled very well? And does anybody in Ohio Dream of that Spanish citadel?  But it’s no use saying that I love you And how that girl really didn’t mean a thing to me For if anyone should look into your eyes It’s not forgiveness that they’re going to see. [Post-Chorus]                              You hear... her voice - "How  could you do that?"  You hear... her voice - "How  could you do that?" [Instrumental]                            | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | [Verse 2]                                 So I walked outside in the bright  Sunshine and lovers pass by  Smiling and joking But they don’t know the fool I was  Why should they care what was lost  What was broken? [Pre-Chorus]                              But if     I          call I know I won’t have to say it You’ll hear     my         voice - something is bound to betray it [Chorus]                                   But do people living in Toledo Know that their name hasn’t travelled very well? And does anybody in Ohio Dream of that Spanish citadel?  But it’s no use saying that I love you And how that girl really didn’t mean a thing to me For if anyone should look into your eyes It’s not forgiveness that they’re going to see. [Outro]                                    But do people living in Toledo Know that their name hasn’t travelled very well? And does anybody in Ohio Dream of that Spanish citadel?  But we still have Florence Alabama We don’t have Paris and we don’t have Rome Or New York or even Amsterdam  None of those lonely towns will be my home... [End]                                    

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque une relation amoureuse marquée par la trahison et la douleur, où le protagoniste lutte avec ses remords et ses sentiments contradictoires. Il se sent perdu dans ses mensonges et réalise que certains souvenirs sont indélébiles, malgré les sourires des couples heureux qui l'entourent. À travers des références à Toledo et à des villes emblématiques, le narrateur s'interroge sur la mémoire et la perception, se demandant si ces lieux sont réellement significatifs pour ceux qui y vivent. À la fin, il admet que, malgré toute sa peine, il se sent étrangement seul, même dans une foule.