( ) x 2 As I walk through the valley of the shadow of L.A. The footsteps that were next to me have gone their separate ways I’ve seen enough now to know that beautiful things don’t always stay that way I’ve done enough now to know this beautiful place isn’t everything they say I heard that evil comes disguised like the city of angels I’m walking towards the light Baptized in the river I’ve seen a vision of my life And I wanna be delivered In the city I was a sinner I’ve done a lot of things wrong But I swear I’m a believer Like the prodigal son I was out on my own Now I’m trying to find my way back home Baptized in the river I’m delivered I’m delivered You?re from a small town You’re gonna grow up fast underneath these lights. Down in Hollywood on the boulevard the dead come back to life. To the praying Mother the worried Father Let your children go. If they come back they’ll come home stronger and if they don’t you’ll know They say that evil comes disguised like the city of angels I’m walking towards the light Baptized in the river I’ve seen a vision of my life And I wanna be delivered In the city I was a sinner I’ve done a lot of things wrong But I swear I’m a believer Like the prodigal son I was out on my own Now I’m trying to find my way back home Baptized in the river I’m delivered I’m delivered Baptized in the river (on my own) Baptized in the river (on my own) Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered I confess I’m a sinner I’ve seen a vision of my life And I wanna be delivered Data: 7/8/07 Amo-téééé Daniela

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un parcours personnel marqué par des luttes et des réflexions sur la vie dans une ville qui scintille mais qui cache aussi son lot de désillusions. Elle parle d'un voyage à travers un monde où les attraits de la beauté peuvent souvent s’accompagner de failles et de tentations. Le narrateur, ayant fait l’expérience du péché, aspire à se racheter et à retrouver la lumière après avoir été perdu. Le contexte met en lumière la dichotomie entre l’innocence d’un petit village et les réalités parfois cruelles de la vie à Los Angeles, souvent perçue comme une ville de rêves. À travers des références religieuses, notamment le baptême, il cherche une forme de rédemption et la promesse d’un retour vers une vie plus authentique. La chanson illustre ainsi le combat universel entre la quête de soi et les pièges de la tentation.