Good Year For The Roses

Elvis Costello

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GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES Written by: Jerry Chesnut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hBWBVVFA4c Music video performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Good Year for the Roses lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (C) 1981 Elvis Costello [Verse 1] I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick On the cigarettes there In the ashtray Lyin’ cold the way you left them But at least your lips carressed them While you packed Or the lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee That you poured and didn’t drink But at least you thought you wanted it That’s so much more than I can say for me [Chorus] What a good year for the roses Many blooms still linger there The lawn could stand another mowing Funny I don’t even care As you turned to walk away As the door behind you closes The only thing I have to say It’s been a good year for the roses [Verse 2] After three full years of marriage It’s the first time that you haven’t Made the bed I guess the reason we’re not talking There’s so little left to say We haven’t said While a million thoughts go racing through my mind I find I haven’t said a word From the bedroom the familiar sound Of our baby’s crying goes un-heard [Chorus] What a good year for the roses Many blooms still linger there The lawn could stand another mowing Funny I don’t even care As you turned to walk away As the door behind you closes The only thing I have to say It’s been a good year for the ro-o-ses

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Cette chanson évoque la mélancolie d'une séparation. Le narrateur se remémore des souvenirs simples mais chargés d'émotion, comme un verre à moitié plein ou des cigarettes abandonnées, symboles d'un amour désormais distant. Malgré la douleur de la rupture, il reconnaît la beauté persistante de certaines choses, comme les roses qui continuent à fleurir, même après le départ de l'autre. Le contexte semble être une réflexion sur la fin d'une relation après plusieurs années de mariage, où la communication s'est perdue et où les gestes quotidiens ne résonnent plus avec la même intensité. C'est un moment de prise de conscience, où le narrateur se heurte à la réalité d'une vie qui continue, même si l'amour s'efface peu à peu.

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