Broken Arrow

Buffalo Springfield

Transposer:

The lights turned on and the curtain fell down And when it was over it felt like a dream   They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream   The agents had paid for the black limousine   That waited outside in the rain.   Did you see them   did you see them?   Did you see them in the river?   They were there to wave to you.    Could you tell that the empty quivered   Brown skinned Indian on the banks That were crowded and narrow   Held a broken arrow?   --Intermission #1-- Eighteen years of American dream   He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall.   He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall   His mother had told him a trip was a fall   And don’t mention babies at all.   Did you see him did you see him?                         Did you see him in the river?   He was there to wave to you.    Could you tell that the empty quivered   Brown skinned Indian on the banks   That were crowded and narrow   Held a broken arrow? --Intermission #2-- The streets were lined for the wedding parade   The Queen wore the white gloves the county of song   The black covered caisson her horses had drawn   Protected her King from the sun rays of dawn.   They married for peace and were gone. Did you see them    did you see them?                            Did you see them in the river?   They were there to wave to you.       Could you tell that the empty quivered   Brown skinned Indian on the banks   That were crowded and narrow   Held a broken arrow?

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La chanson évoque un sentiment d'éphémérité et de nostalgie, illustrant des scènes d'un spectacle où la magie s’est estompée. Les protagonistes se tiennent à la porte de la scène, attendant une réaction du public, tandis qu’à l'extérieur, une limousine attend, soulignant l'ironie de l'instant. À travers l'image d'un Indien au bord d'une rivière tenant une flèche brisée, elle fait aussi référence à des thèmes de perte et de désillusion, peut-être en lien avec les rêves américains et les promesses non tenues. Le récit dépeint des moments marquants tels que des mariages et des cérémonies, mais toujours avec une teinte de mélancolie, comme si ces célébrations ne faisaient qu’aggraver le contraste avec les luttes de ceux qui sont laissés pour compte.