The captain and the Hourglass

Bon Air

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| | | You kicked the blow, now you've got to kick the guy    You sat alone under bellowing sky If I feel god judging me I fell into the water and now I'm free My friends they don't really get me think I'm the only one Well I sold my soul to Jesus and since then I've had no fun Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace Inside every man is a heart of sand you can see it in his face And tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain And tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don't hear so well You gonna have to curse him, well you're gonna have to yell The wind and I, we've had our fights, now I'm coming round to rain If the rain come out and I don't go out, I never have to speak again I can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain I can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain The captain's got his boots on and he's heading out the door Leaving his lady alone thinking: He don't love me no more He's done with all this bullshit, he's going back to war If heaven is as heaven does, then this is hell for sure Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Another second lost with every fallen grain You kicked the blow, now you've got to kick the guy    You sat alone under bellowing sky If I feel god judging me I fell into the water and now I'm free Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away Now I tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

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empty heart empty heart Am, C, F, G
empty heart empty heart Am, C, G, D
La chanson évoque un cheminement intérieur, marqué par des réflexions sur la solitude, le jugement divin et la recherche de liberté. Le protagoniste semble se débattre avec ses choix et ses relations, se sentant parfois incompris par ses amis. Il exprime un désenchantement face à la vie, tout en cherchant à comprendre sa place entre les attentes des autres et son propre désir de paix. Le contexte de cette oeuvre peut être vu comme une représentation d'une lutte personnelle, entre le poids du passé et le besoin de se libérer des chaînes qui nous retiennent. Il y a une belle métaphore du temps qui passe, comme des grains de sable qui s’échappent, symbolisant les moments perdus et la recherche d’un sens à son existence. L'ambiance est à la fois mélancolique et introspective, invitant à réfléchir sur le passage du temps et les choix que l’on fait.