My City Of Ruins

Bruce Springsteen

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[CHORDS:] Dadd4/F#: 200033 Em7: 022033 Cmaj9: X32033 (Capo 2) [Intro:]   Dadd4/       (x2 times) [Verse 1] There’s a blood red circle on the cold dark ground And the rain is falling down    The church doors thrown open I can hear the organ’s song But the congregation’s gone     [Chorus] My city of ruins             My city of ruins             [Verse] Now the sweet veils of mercy drift through the evening trees Young men on the corner like scattered leaves The boarded up windows the empty streets While my brother’s down on his knees [Chorus] My city of ruins             My city of ruins             [Chorus 2] Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on ri................se up [Instrumental]          Dadd4/       [Verse] Now there’s tears on the pillow darling where we slept And you took my heart when you left Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost my friend Now tell me how do I begin again?    [Chorus] My city’s in ruins           My city’s in ruins           [Bridge] Now with these hands with these hands With these hands with these hands (I pray Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for the strength Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for the faith Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for Your love Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for the strength Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for Your love Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for the faith Lord) With these hands with these hands (I pray for the strength Lord) With these hands with these hands (Come on! Come on!) [Chorus 2] Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on rise up!  Come on rise up! Come on ri................se up [Instrumental]          Dadd4/      

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La chanson évoque une ville dévastée, plongée dans la tristesse et la désolation. On ressent la perte d’une communauté, avec des souvenirs d’un passé mieux loti, malgré la présence persistante de la foi et de l’espoir. Le narrateur exprime sa souffrance personnelle liée à l’absence d’un être cher, tout en cherchant la force de se relever et de commencer à nouveau. Le contexte fait probablement écho à des moments de crise ou de désespoir, où la résilience humaine est mise à l'épreuve. C’est une réflexion sur la reconstruction, tant de soi que de sa communauté, et un appel à l'unité et à la renaissance.