Jamaica Say You Will

Jackson Browne

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From his 1972 album ’Saturate Before Using’ Asylum Records [Intro] / [Verse 1] Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell Hiding from the children so they would not tell We would stay there until her sister rang the evening bell [Chorus] Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these empty hours Say you will come again tomorrow [Verse 2] The daughter of a captain on the rolling seas She would stare across the water from the tree Last time he was home he held her on his knees And said the next time they would sail away just where they please [Chorus] Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails Stay un - til my ships can find the sea [Instrumental] / / / / [Verse 3] Jamaica was a sweet young one I loved her true She was a comfort and a mercy through and through Hiding from this world together next thing I knew They had brought her things down to the bay what could I do [Chorus] Jamaica say you will help me find a way to fill these lifeless sails and then we’ll Sail un - til our waters have run dry

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La chanson évoque une connexion émotionnelle profonde entre deux jeunes amoureux, qui partagent des moments idylliques loin des regards indiscrets. Le narrateur exprime un désir désespéré de retrouver cette personne chère, tout en évoquant des souvenirs de leur jeunesse et les promesses faites dans le contexte d'une vie incertaine. Le personnage de Jamaica, fille d'un marin, symbolise à la fois l'innocence et la fugacité des relations, tandis que le narrateur lutte avec le vide de l'absence. Le contexte de cette chanson, sorti en 1972, reflète une époque marquée par un mélange de romantisme et de mélancolie, illustrant la quête de sens et d'amour dans un monde en constante évolution.

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