All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints - Paul Simon From the Album “Graceland” 1986 [VERSE 1] Over the mountain Down in the valley   Lives a former talk show host   Everybody knows  his  name      He said "There’s no doubt about it     It was a myth of fingerprints     I’ve seen them all and man They’re all the same     [CHORUS] Well the sun gets weary And the sun goes down Ever since the watermelon And the lights come up On the black pit town Somebody says "What’s a better thing to do?" Well it’s not just me And it’s not just you This is all around the world [VERSE 2] Out in the Indian Ocean somewhere   There’s a former army post Abandoned now just like  the  war      And there’s no doubt about it It was the myth of fingerprints That’s what that old army post was for     [CHORUS] Well the sun gets bloody And the sun goes down Ever since the watermelon And the lights come up On the black pit town Somebody says "What’s a better thing to do?" Well it’s not just me And it’s not just you This is all around the world [VERSE 3] Over the mountain Down in the valley Lives the former talk-show host   Far and wide his name was known      He said "There’s no doubt about it   It was the myth of fingerprints That’s why we must learn to live alone    [OUTRO] Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.    Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.    Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on. All Around the... Oo-oooo oo-oooo oo-oo oo oo-oo   Whoa live on live on live on.       

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Dans cette chanson, l'artiste évoque des thèmes de l'universalité de l'expérience humaine et de la solitude, en utilisant des images de paysages et de lieux abandonnés. Il met en lumière la notion que les empreintes digitales, symboles d'individualité, ne sont finalement qu'un mythe, suggérant que nous partageons tous des luttes et des récits similaires, quel que soit notre passé. Le contexte semble refléter une réflexion sur la mémoire collective et le passage du temps, à travers des souvenirs liés à un ancien animateur de talk-show et à des lieux oubliés, comme un ancien poste militaire dans l'océan Indien. Cette juxtaposition entre le personnel et l'universel crée une ambiance contemplative, nous invitant à reconnaître nos similitudes malgré nos différences.