Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Schooldays [Intro] [Verse 1] In Delaware when I was younger I would live the life obscene In the spring I had great hunger I was Brando I was Dean Blaspheming booted blue-jeaned baby boy Oh how I made them turn their heads The townie brownie girls they jumped for joy Begged me bless them in their beds___ [Verse 2] In Delaware when I was younger I would row upon the lake In the spring I had great hunger I was Keats I was Blake My pimpled pencil pains I’d bring To frogs who sat entranced My drift-dreamed ditties I would sing The water strider danced [Verse 3] In Delaware when I was younger They thought St. Andrew had sufficed But in the spring I had great hunger I was Buddha I was Christ You wicked wise-men where’s your wonder? You Pharisees someday will pay See my lightning hear my thunder I am truth I know the way____ [Outro] In Delaware when I was younger

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les souvenirs d'une jeunesse insouciante et turbulente dans le Delaware, où l'auteur se remémore des moments de liberté et de rêve. C'est un mélange de nostalgie et de rébellion, où il se compare à des figures iconiques de la culture et de la spiritualité, exprimant une grande quête de sens au-delà des conventions. Il décrit aussi des interactions avec des jeunes admiratifs, témoignant d'une certaine aura de mystère et de charme. Ce retour sur ces jours d'école est teinté d'une réflexion sur l’identité et la recherche de vérité.