The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes

Elton John

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[Verse 1] I’m stoned in the twilight Screaming on the inside Give me your water help me survive Gonna miss the sunlight When I lose my eyesight Give me my red shoes I want to dance They search for an answer But that old man wouldn’t listen Back then I was handsome Back then he was ignorant [Chorus] And shave off the years now it’s all inside my head The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed Put them in a box somewhere put them in a drawer Take my red shoes I can’t wear them anymoooore [Verse 2] Had garlands in the wings back then All the pretty little things back then Calling out my name oh what fame brings After curtain calls and bows I can’t see the front row now Hand me my red shoes just one more time They pushed aside our presence They refused to go the distance Back then I was Sigmund Back then he wouldn’t listen [Chorus] And shave off the years now it’s all inside my head The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed Put them in a box somewhere put them in a drawer Take my red shoes I can’t wear them anymoooore [Instrumental Verse] [Bridge] They pushed aside our presence They refused to go the distance Back then I was Sigmund Back then he wouldn’t listen [Chorus] And shave off the years now it’s all inside my head The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed Put them in a box somewhere put them in a drawer Take my red shoes I can’t wear them anymore I can’t wear them anymore I can’t wear them anymore

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La chanson évoque une nostalgie profonde et une lutte intérieure. Le narrateur se souvient d’un passé flamboyant, où il se sentait vivant et admiré, notamment à travers des souvenirs liés à des chaussures rouges symboliques qui représentent la joie, la danse et l’évasion. Cependant, ces moments de gloire sont assombris par le passage du temps et le sentiment de perte. Il ressent un désir de retrouver cette beauté d’antan, tout en réalisant que certaines choses, comme ces chaussures, ne peuvent plus lui apporter la même joie. Le contexte semble également explorer des thèmes de rejet et de non-écoute, où la voix du narrateur n'est plus prise en compte, illustrant un combat contre l'oubli et l'indifférence de ceux qui l’entourent. C'est un reflet sur la dualité de la célébrité et de l’isolement, balançant entre souvenirs enchanteurs et la réalité de son présent.

Le Chansonnier