I Dont Want To Go Home

Elvis Costello

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Verse Everybody seemed to have somebody better to talk to Everybody seemed to have something better to do And I was trying to look so mean and dangerous and ended up stepping on her toe And one minute she was a perfect stranger and the next thing she said was I thought you ought to know I don’t wanna go home Don’t get any ideas Things are going fine then they all disappeared You don’t have to make me any promises I can leave anytime I know Even though I don’t wanna go home Don’t get any ideas Things are going fine then they all disappeared You don’t have to make me any promises I can leave anytime I know Verse As I was drinking she was making her selection over in the corner Still thinking about the dancing perfection out on the floor I’d like to shake the hand of the man who started "slow dancing" time And curse the crazy fool who dreamed up "closing time" Even though I don’t wanna go home Don’t get any ideas Things are going fine then they all disappeared You don’t have to make me any promises I can leave anytime I know Even though I don’t wanna go home Don’t get any ideas Things are going fine then they all disappeared You don’t have to make me any promises I can leave anytime I know Even though I don’t wanna go home

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La chanson évoque un moment de solitude au milieu d'une foule, où le protagoniste se sent délaissé et perdu. Bien qu'il essaie de paraître invincible et sûr de lui, il réalise qu'il n'est pas vraiment à l'aise et observe les autres qui semblent s'amuser sans lui. Une rencontre inattendue avec une étrangère lui rappelle qu'il n'est pas obligé de rentrer chez lui, même s'il a cette impression de séparation, car tout change rapidement autour de lui. Le contexte semble être une soirée dans un bar ou une fête, où la danse et la convivialité sont présentes, mais où le facteur de la fermeture lui rappelle l’éphémère de ces moments. Entre réflexions sur les relations et l'idée de profiter de l’instant, l'artiste capture cette lutte interne entre envie de rester et besoin de partir.

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