Tangled Up Puppet

Harry Chapin

Transposer:

(capo 3rd fret) Note: For the full "Harry" effect tune 6 to D. Dsus4 - - Dsus2 - - Dsus4 - - Dsus2 - (2x’s) I’m a tangled up puppet Spinning ’round in knots And the more I see what used to be The less of you I’ve got There was a time that you curled up in my lap like a child You’d cling to me smiling your eyes wide and wild Now you slip through my arms wave a passing hello Twist away and toss a kiss laughing as you go You used to say "Read me a story and sing me songs of love" For you were Princess Paradise on the wings of a dove Now I chase you and tease you trying to remake you my own But you just turn away and say "please leave me alone." And I’m a tangled up puppet all hanging in your strings I’m a butterfly in a spider’s web fluttering my wings And the more that I keep dancing and spinning round in knots The more I see what used to be and the less of you I’ve got You are a drawer full of makeup and rinses and things You keep changing your moods like your earrings and rings But tonight while we played tag for five minutes in the yard Just for a moment I caught you off guard And I’m a tangled up puppet all hanging in your strings I’m a butterfly in a spider’s web fluttering my wings And the more that I keep dancing and spinning round in knots The more I see what used to be and the less of you I’ve got But now you write your secret poems In a room just for your dreams You don’t find time to talk to me About the things you mean What I mean is... I have watched you take shape from a jumble of parts And find the grace and form of a fine work of art Hey you my brand new woman newly come into your own Don’t you know that you don’t need to grow up all alone

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La chanson exprime la lutte d'un homme qui se sent perdu et impuissant face aux changements de la femme qu'il aime. Il se souvient d'un temps où elle était proche de lui, heureuse et insouciante, mais maintenant, elle s'éloigne et cherche son indépendance, lui laissant un sentiment de perte. Il se compare à une marionnette entre ses fils, pris dans une danse compliquée, cherchant désespérément à la retrouver mais réalisant qu'elle évolue vers sa propre identité. Le contexte suggère un passage de l'enfance à l'âge adulte, évoquant la douleur de voir quelqu'un que l'on aime grandir et devenir autonome, laissant derrière elle les souvenirs d'une connexion plus simple et plus directe. C'est une réflexion sur l'amour, la perte et le besoin de laisser l'autre s'épanouir, même si cela implique de prendre du recul.

Le Chansonnier