[Intro]        Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 1] At first you seemed just like my dream Of a fine and better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Verse 2] There are lessons you could teach me Things I do not know Things I’ve never done girl And places we could go But you only wear your tailored suits For me to rip and tear Aw can’t I hold you quietly And smell your perfumed hair [Chorus 1] I saw you as the answer That I never dared to dream I saw you as a window Into a world I’d never seen I saw you as a vision Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever in your blood Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 3] I’m not Marlon Brando On his motorcycle bike When you call me your animal It’s a name I do not like Aw please do not tear my back Yes of course I bleed The violence you thirst for Is not what I need [Chorus 2] Your silken skin is armor That begs for brutal hands Why can’t I be gentle And tell you of my plans I know now that you’re using me Not I just using you And you’re not so scared of loosing me As I am   losing you Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 4] At first you seemed just like my dream Of a fine and better life Much more than I could ask for In a lover or a wife Though I work with my body And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Chorus 3] I saw you as the answer That I never dared to dream I saw you as a window Into a world I’d never seen I saw you as a vision Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever           D       Dsus2  D- Dsus2 in your blood Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /  

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les désillusions d'une relation qui semblait prometteuse au départ. Le narrateur se rend compte qu'il a idéalisé la personne qu'il aime en pensant qu'elle apporterait une vie meilleure, mais il découvre que leurs aspirations et leurs besoins ne s'alignent pas. Alors qu'il cherche à exprimer sa douceur et sa vulnérabilité, il se sent utilisé et incompris, surtout face à la superficialité de Sa compagne qui semble davantage préoccupée par l’apparence et le contrôle. Dans ce contexte, on ressent la lutte entre l’amour sincère et les attentes démesurées de l'autre, où la violence et la dureté prennent le pas sur la tendresse. La chanson décrit ainsi les difficultés de trouver un véritable équilibre dans une relation où les valeurs et les visions de la vie divergent.