For America

Jackson Browne

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Intro: - - - - - - e|-13---------------------| B|----15------------------| G|-------14---------------| D|---------15--14--12-----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Vers 1: As if i really didnt understand That i was just another part of their plan I went off looking for the promise Believing in the Motherland Vers 2: And from the comfort of a dreamer’s bed And the safety of my own head I went on speaking of the future While other people fought and bled Bridge 1: The kid I was when I first left home Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own But the freedom that he found wasn’t quite as sweet When the truth was known I have prayed for America I was made for America It’s in my blood and in my bones - By the dawn’s early light - By all I know is right - We’re going to reap what we have sown - - - x 1 Vers 4 As if freedom was a question of might As if loyalty was black and white You hear people say it all the time- "My country wrong or right" Vers 5 I want to know what that’s got to do With what it takes to find out what’s true With everyone from the President on down Trying to keep it from you Bridge 2 The thing I wonder about the Dads and Moms Who send their sons to the Vietnams Will they really think their way of life Has been protected as the next war comes? I have prayed for America I was made for America Her shining dream plays in my mind - By the rockets red glare - A generation’s blank stare - We better wake her up this time - - - x 1 Solo: Bridge 3: The kid I was when I first left home Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own But the freedom that he found wasn’t quite as sweet When the truth was known I have prayed for America I was made for America I can’t let go till she comes around - Until the land of the free - Is awake and can see - And until her conscience has been found - - - x 1 Outro

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La chanson évoque une quête personnelle de liberté et de vérité dans le contexte de l'Amérique. Elle parle d'un rêveur qui, en quête de son indépendance, réalise que la liberté peut être compliquée et que la confiance aveugle envers son pays peut mener à des déceptions. Le narrateur exprime un profond désir de voir son pays s'éveiller et faire face à ses contradictions, tout en reconnaissant que le vrai sens de la liberté doit aller au-delà des mots et des slogans. Les réflexions sur la loyauté et les sacrifices font écho à une période troublée, où les rêves d’un meilleur avenir se heurtent aux réalités du monde.

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