Cathedral In The Dell

Andrew Bird

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VERSE         (single strum)   The cathedral in Cologne looks like a spaceship                                          *   Like the hand of God falling from the sky         (strumming) A thousand stone-carved saints hang like icicles But icicles don’t take a thousand years to die     And all of us who worked on this cathedral                                  * Or even spent a moment passing by All of us are swept away like breadcrumbs What comfort does it bring Soaring towers left behind     Towers left behind           (single strum)                    Well there’s a fiberglass castle in Wisconsin                                        *    Where kids race go-carts around a moat         (strumming)                                Once we went up there in December When all the waterslides and fudge shops were closed     Looking to find love under the ice machine                                       * But all we did was drink in empty bars Stumbling drunk we crawled back to our hotel rooms I fell against you and felt your beating heart    I felt your beating heart         (single strum) Well the snow is slowly falling on the ice machine                                          *   And the moon shone hazy through the pine Lawn chairs were thrown into an empty pool A dog chained to a tree barking at the sky   Towers left behind OUTRO                         e|--5-2-0--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------2---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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La chanson évoque la grandeur et la majesté de la cathédrale de Cologne, qui semble presque extraterrestre, contrastant avec la fragilité de notre existence humaine. Elle insiste sur la permanence des édifices, témoins de l'histoire, tout en soulignant notre insignifiance face au temps qui passe. Les souvenirs de moments partagés, notamment des instants de recherche d'amour dans un cadre infantile et ludique, capturent également une nostalgie mélancolique. Le contexte se situe entre l'émerveillement devant la beauté architecturale et une réflexion sur la vie éphémère, illustrant comment même les plus grands rêves et constructions peuvent finir par être oubliés avec le temps. Les images d'une enfance insouciante se mêlent à une introspection sur la solitude et la recherche de sens.