Artist: Suzanne Vega Song:   As A Child Album:  99.9F° [Player notes] Capo:   1st Fret [Chord variants] G        320033 Cadd9    x32033 G/E      020033 A7       x02023 A#6      x10033 A7sus4   x00033 [Intro]   Cadd9  /      Cadd9  /    [Verse I] As a child You have a doll You see this doll Sitting in her chair You watch her face Her knees apart Her eyes of glass In a secretive stare [Chorus] She seems to She seems to She seems to Have a life She seems to She seems to She seems to Have a life        [Refrain]   Cadd9  /         Cadd9  /       [Verse II] Pick up a stick Dig up a crack Dirt in the street Becomes a town All of the people Depend on you Not to hurt them Or bang the stick down [Chorus] And they seem to They seem to They seem to Have a life And they seem to They seem to They seem to Have a life [Refrain]   Cadd9  /      Cadd9  /    [Instrumental]         Cadd9            Cadd9                            [VerseI II] As a child You see yourself And wonder why You can’t seem to move Hand on the doorknob Feel like a thing One foot on the sidewalk Too much to prove [Chorus] And you learn to You learn to You learn to Have a life And you learn to You learn to You learn to Have a life

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque l'innocence et la curiosité de l'enfance. Elle décrit comment, en jouant avec une poupée ou en explorant un monde imaginaire, l'enfant réalise qu'il a le pouvoir de créer des histoires et des vies à partir des choses les plus simples autour de lui. Ce processus de découverte est aussi teinté d'une forme de contemplation, une introspection sur ce que signifie réellement grandir et se construire en tant qu'individu. Cette réflexion sur l'enfance est universelle, car elle touche à des souvenirs communs de jeux et d'émerveillement, tout en soulignant le poids des responsabilités et des attentes qui surviennent avec l'âge.