Bullets For The New Born King

Elvis Costello

Transposer:

No one looks in this place for motive or any hope But for the dead shot of an amber glass the blue light of a votive Rain obscured the window as the pain was dulled by the grains Absolved by spoons in flames and fear in time dissolving It’s not for the faint of pulse or anybody false Those amateurs who simply she’d their skins Where are those traitors now we once called patriots? Just like those saints who seem to revel in their sins Oh my eyes were filled with tears that were stinging After our assassin’s work was done The bells and hands were only there for the wringing And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king The trumpet sound lamenting tramping down the blooms of the deceased The double agent girl and the fallen priest were heading for the border Somewhere in the high command there stayed the palest hand That saw the order countermand erased a tape recorder And then they hung him from a window cord Swallow down that voodoo vial and stay your breath a while Before we spill the tale that we have spun And now I shall confide all that I have denied Oh I’m so sorry for the things I’ve done Oh my eyes were filled with tears that were stinging After our assassin’s work was done The bells and hands were only there for the wringing And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king

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Cette chanson évoque un monde où l'espoir et la motivation semblent absents, où la douleur est engourdie par la souffrance et la fuite. Elle parle de trahisons, en interrogeant le sort des anciens patriotes. Les personnages oscillent entre la culpabilité et la résignation, pleurant leurs actions tout en prenant conscience des conséquences de leurs choix. Le contraste entre la violence d'une mission assassin et la naissance d'un roi symbolique vient souligner la complexité des relations humaines et des conflits. Le contexte de cette œuvre semble plonger dans une réalité troublante, mêlant des éléments de politique, de foi et de moralité. Les références aux saints et aux péchés ajoutent une dimension spirituelle, questionnant la nature du bien et du mal dans un monde désenchanté.

Le Chansonnier