Our Little Angel

Elvis Costello

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This is the place Where I made my best mistakes This is the place Even angels don’t understand I’ve seen the disappointment In her face And the collection of engagement rings On her right hand She sits alone apart >From the crowd In a white dress She wears like a question mark Friends speak of her fondly Enemies just think out loud You think you’re man enough to please her And you’re fool enough to start You’re not going to do a thing to our little angel There’s nothing you’re thinking tonight That tomorrow won’t change Now the cabaret is frozen And the laughter comes in cans And the lonely heart’s club clientele Don’t know what to do with their hands You think that you’ll be sweet to her But everybody knows That you’re the marshmellow valentine That got stuck on her clothes You’re not going to do a thing to our little angel There’s nothing you’re thinking tonight That tomorrow won’t change So you mix your drinks and words You make bad jokes you make bad time The floors are there to walk over The walls are there to climb An You swear you’ll never go back again Once you’re inside You’re never the bridegroom She’s always the bride You’re not going to do a thing to our little angel There’s nothing you’re thinking tonight That tomorrow won’t change You’ll come in a sweetheart and you’ll go out a stranger Well you try to lover her but she’s so contrary Like a chainsaw running through a dictionary So get your mind off the sweet behind of our little angel You’re not going to do a thing You’re not going to do a thing You’re not going to do a thing You’re not going to do a thing to our little angel

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La chanson évoque les sentiments complexes qui entourent une jeune femme décrite comme un "petit ange". Elle navigue entre l'amour, l'engagement et la désillusion, tandis que ceux qui l'entourent l'observent avec admiration ou jalousie. On y percevait les regrets et les faux-semblants des relations, où les aspirations et les promesses se heurtent à la réalité, laissant entendre qu'aucun homme ne saura vraiment la comprendre. Dans ce tableau, elle reflète la solitude et l'interrogation sur son avenir, tout en illustrant comment les événements de la vie peuvent modifier notre perception. Les scènes évoquées, comme celle d'un cabaret où chacun cherche à masquer son malaise derrière l'humour, créent une atmosphère mélancolique, comme si tout le monde était piégé dans un cycle de faux-semblants qui rend difficile l'authenticité des relations.

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