Father

Jacques Villeneuve

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Your life wasn't long just like a bird's life But you had your only sky Like an eagle you one day flew too high Beyond the limits set by the unknown And up where they belong and where the sun is black That's when we understood you never never ever were to come back Just like water flowing down the stream You were as endless as a dream Like some old forgotten poetry your tale will always be chanted inside of me Father I miss you so Father why'd you have to go So far away where I can't go Somewhere, some place where I don't know Your life was a song of love and stribe Too many times you rolled the dice All the people as a court they prayed and they cried When you climbed beyond the summit of the unknown And up where the wind is strong and there's no turning back We got lost and found in the woods where the seeds of love grow back By the millions you were held in high esteem Bringing happiness to every drean (to every dream), to every dream (to every dream) Father I miss you so Father why'd you have to go So far away where I can't go Somewhere, some place where I don't know Father I miss you so Father why'd you have to go So far away where I can't go Somewhere, some place where I don't know

Cette chanson évoque la perte d'un père, décrivant avec douceur et mélancolie le passage de sa vie. Elle compare son existence à celle d'un oiseau qui vole avec grâce mais qui ne dure pas, soulignant la beauté et la fragilité de son parcours. L'artiste exprime des sentiments de nostalgie et d'absence, se remémorant les moments partagés, tout en s'interrogeant sur le mystère de son départ et ce qu'il y a au-delà. Le contexte semble être une réflexion personnelle sur le lien profond entre un père et son enfant, une exploration des souvenirs d'une vie bien vécue mais trop courte. Les images du vent, des rêves et des prières révèlent l’admiration que l'artiste éprouvait pour son père, ainsi qu'un désir de connexion malgré l'éloignement physique et spirituel.