Elvis Presley If You Talk In Your Sleep (1974) (Red West/Johnny Christopher) From: "Promised Land" / "Elvis’ Gold Records Vol. 5" G(no3rd) 3-x-0-0-3-3 ------------ INTRO | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | VERSE I know you’re a lonely woman and I love you But someone else is waiting and he owns you If he should ever wake up make sure that your story is straight love CHORUS If you talk in your sleep don’t mention my name And if you walk in your sleep forget where you came VERSE Walking every night here in the shadows So afraid that sometime he may follow There’s always the chance he’ll find us I don’t need to remind you CHORUS If you talk in your sleep don’t mention my name And if you walk in your sleep forget where you came VERSE Love is so much sweeter when it’s borrowed I’ll feel a little easier tomorrow Don’t give our secret away be careful what you say CHORUS If you talk in your sleep don’t mention my name And if you walk in your sleep forget where you came OUTRO Forget where you came now Forget where you came Don’t mention my name Don’t mention my name Forget where you came (repeat and fade)

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque une relation secrète, marquée par la peur et la prudence. Le narrateur sait qu’il y a une autre personne dans la vie de sa compagne, mais il continue de l’aimer en cachette. Il lui conseille de ne pas évoquer leur liaison lorsque elle est plongée dans ses rêves et de rester discrète sur leurs moments passés ensemble, car le danger de la découverte pèse sur eux. Les mots sont doux, mais un sentiment d'inquiétude et de regret transparaît, amplifiant la tension entre l'amour et la trahison. La mélodie, tout en douceur, renforce ce paradoxe entre désir et prudence.