Melanie - Nickel Song st Fret Intro: Well you know that I’m not a gambler But I’m being gambled on They put in a nickel and I sing a little song Dadn da dadn da dadn da da da Dadn da dadn da da da They put in a nickel and I sing a little song Well I don’t mind that they’re lucky But it seems like they always win And gambling is illegal in the state of mind I’m in And if I had a nickel For each time that I’ve been put on I would be the nickel man and I’d sing a nickel song Chorus: They’re only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Oh they’re only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Well I know I don’t know so many things But I know what’s been going on We’re only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that’s wrong And if we had a nickel For each time that we’ve been put on We’d all be the nickel man and we’d sing a nickel song you know Chorus: They’re only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Oh they’re only putting in a nickel And they want a dollar song Well you know that I’m not a gambler But I’m being gambled on They put in a nickel and I sing a little song Dadn da dadn da dadn da da da Dadn da dadn da da da Dadn da dadn da da da Da da dadn da da da OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##) Da da da da dadn da da da Da da da da dadn da da da Da da da da dadn da da da Da da da da dadn da da da

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le sentiment de se sentir exploité, comme si l'on était utilisé par les autres sans véritable récompense. L'artiste compare sa situation à celle d'un joueur, bien qu'elle ne se considère pas comme telle. Elle souligne que, malgré les efforts mis en œuvre — à l’image de la mise d'une petite pièce de monnaie — les attentes semblent démesurées, presque ridicules. Il y a une critique sous-jacente sur la façon dont la société cherche souvent à obtenir beaucoup en ne donnant que peu, et un appel à reconnaître cette dynamique. Dans un monde où l'on attend de nous des performances grandioses pour des investissements minimes, elle met en lumière l'irrationalité de ce phénomène. Au fond, cela reflète une réalité que beaucoup d'entre nous vivent, celle de donner sans recevoir en retour.