PIECE OF CLAY (1973) - MARVIN GAYE ================================== [INTRO]   /       /       /       /     [VERSE I] Father stop criticizing your son       Mother please leave your daughters alone      Don’t you see that’s what wrong With the world with the world today? Oh [CHORUS] Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay We all talk about kindness But it’s only only a word truly Brother turn on sister in this cruel cruel world That’s what’s wrong with oh with this world today Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay [VERSE II] [CHORUS] Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay [VERSE III]     Everybody wants somebody to play with ’em Wanna mold you wanna mold you Shape it like you wanna want to do their thing Children are told to give and not just to take If we were all children You know the world will be a better place oh [CHORUS] Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay [BRIDGE] We should all love each other Love not hate one another We should all love each other Love not hate oh [CHORUS] Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay yeah Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay Truly everybody wants somebody To mold ’em shape ’em their own way Everybody wants somebody To try to make it oh do their do their thing Everybody wants to take somebody To try to make ’em make ’em like their self oh Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay yeah [OUTRO] Everybody wants somebody To be their own piece of clay yeah Somebody somebody     Somebody somebody somebody Somebody somebody     Somebody somebody somebody Somebody somebody     Somebody somebody somebody

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson aborde des thèmes de vulnérabilité et de besoin d'acceptation. Elle évoque le désir fondamental des individus d'être soutenus et appréciés pour qui ils sont, en soulignant les critiques parentales et les tensions entre frères et sœurs. L'idée centrale est que chacun recherche quelqu'un pour le façonner, pour l'accepter et pour l’aimer, tout en aspirant à une véritable gentillesse et à des relations positives dans un monde souvent cruel. Le contexte de cette œuvre fait écho à une époque où les tensions sociales et familiales peuvent être très présentes, invitant à une réflexion sur l'amour, la bienveillance et l’harmonie dans nos rapports humains. C'est une invitation à aimer sans juger, à favoriser la compréhension plutôt que la division.