Transcribed version from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZtiOcOYFCo Chords: D5: 0577xx D: 000232 D6: 000202 C/D: 000013 Gma7/D: 000002 Dm: 000231 A6: 002200 Picking pattern H|--------3-----3------------3-----3-----------| D|------------0-----0------------0-----| D|--0------------| [Intro] D5 (Strummed) I see faces and traces of home Back in New York City, you're home / / [Verse 1] - Picked So you think I'm a tough kid, is that what you heard? Well, I like to see some action it gets into my blood They call me the trail blazer, Rael electric razor I'm the pitcher in the chain gang, we don't believe in pain 'Cos we're only as strong, 'Cos we're only as strong As the weakest link in the chain Let me out of Pontiac when I was just seventeen I had to get it out of me, if you know what I mean, what I mean [Interlude 1] - Instrumental (from 1:24) H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|------------6--|------------6-------6--| G|------------|------------3P-2--|-----5-----7-----------|------7------------| D|-----3--------2-------|-----0------------|------------8--------|------------7--------| D|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------| A|--------3--------3----|-----------6--------6--| G|-----5-----5-------3--|-----7------------| |------------|------------7--------| D|--0------------|--0------------| H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--| G|------------|------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|------------| D|-----3--------2-------|-----0------------|------------0--------|-----2--------4-------| D|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------| [Verse 2] - Picked You say, I must be crazy, 'cos I don't care who I hit, who I hit But I know it's me that's hitting out, and I'm, I'm not full of shit I don't care who I hurt, I don't care who I do wrong This is your mess, I'm stuck in, I really don't belong When I take out my bottle filled up high with gasoline You can tell by the night fires where Rael has been, has been [Interlude 2] - Instrumental (from 2:38) H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--| G|------------|------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|------------| D|-----3--------2-------|-----0------------|------------0--------|-----2--------4-------| D|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------| [Bridge] - Strummed As I cuddled the porcupine He said, I had none to blame, but me Held my heart, deep in hair Time to shave, shave it off, it off No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no [Interlude 3] 4x Off we go E|--0--0--0--0--0--0------------| H|--2--3--5--2--3--5--4--2--1-----| |--2--4--6--2--4--6-----------4--| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0------------| D|--x--x--x--x--x--x------------| [Interlude 4] E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--8--6--5--------6--5-----------| H|--2--3--5--1--3--5-----------8--6--------8--6--5--| |--2--4--6--2--4--5------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0------------| D|--x--x--x--x--x--x------------| [Verse 3] - Picked You're sitting in your comfort, you don't believe I'm real You cannot buy protection from the way that I feel Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash And I've tasted all the strongest meats and laid them down on colored sheets Laid them down on colored sheets Who needs illusion of love and affection When you're out walking in the streets with your mainline connection, connection [Interlude 3] - Instrumental H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--| G|------------|------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|------------| D|-----3--------2-------|-----0------------|------------0--------|-----2--------4-------| D|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------|--0------------| [Bridge] - Strummed As I cuddled the porcupine He said, I had none to blame, but me Held my heart, deep in hair Time to shave, shave it off, it off No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no No time for romantic escape When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape No time ************************************ | x Dead note ************************************

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque les luttes intérieures d'un homme qui navigue dans un monde brutal et sans pitié. Il se décrit comme un outsider, se cherchant et essayant de comprendre les tensions entre sa force personnelle et sa vulnérabilité. À travers des métaphores puissantes, il aborde des thèmes de désespoir, de contradictions et de recherche d'identité, tout en se positionnant contre les attentes et les jugements des autres, surtout dans un cadre urbain comme New York. Le contexte de la chanson peut être perçu comme une réflexion sur la vie dans une grande ville, où les défis sont omniprésents et où chacun essaie de trouver sa place. Au fil des couplets, il dévoile sa colère, sa frustration et ses désillusions, établissant un lien entre l'environnement social et son propre ressenti. Son parcours est semé d'embûches, mais il reste déterminé à se libérer des contraintes qui l’entourent.