Greatest Story Ever Told

Grateful Dead

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[Intro] С [Verse 1] Moses come ridin’    up on a quasar. His spurs was a-jingling the door was ajar.   His buckle was silver his manner was bold.   I asked him to come on in  out of the cold.   [Refrain] His brain was boiling his reason was spent. Nothing is borrowed nothing is lent. I asked him for mercy he gave me a gun.   Now and again these things just got to be done.   [Bridge] Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence You’d get right to work if you had any sense You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.      [Verse 2] Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor Says "You ain’t got a hinge you can’t close the door." Moses stood up a full six foot and ten Says "You can’t close the door when the walls caved in." [Refrain] I ask him for water he poured me some wine We finished the bottle then broke into mine. [Verse 3] You get what you come for you’re ready to go And it’s one in ten thousand done come for the show. [Bridge] Abraham and Isaac digging on a well Mama come quick with the water witch spell Cool clear water well you cain’t ever tell. [Outro] Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence You’d get right to work if you had any sense You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.    

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La chanson évoque des figures bibliques dans une ambiance surréaliste, où l’on rencontre Moïse et d'autres personnages tout en réfléchissant à des thèmes comme la lutte, la foi et la recherche de solutions dans des situations difficiles. Moïse incarne la sagesse et le pouvoir, mais il semble aussi faire face à des dilemmes. Les références aux personnages comme Abraham et Isaac introduisent des éléments de tension et de défi, faisant allusion à des choix difficiles et à la nécessité d'agir avec discernement. Dans cet univers, il est question de quêtes et de surmontement d'obstacles, illustrant des luttes humaines intemporelles, tout en cherchant de l'aide et en trouvant des moyens de transformer des épreuves en force. L'image du "monkey wrench" gauche, en particulier, symbolise le besoin d’instruments ou de solutions innovantes pour affronter les défis de la vie.