Oh, Brother!

Joan Baez

Transposer:

You've got eyes like Jesus But you speak with a viper's tongue We were just sitting around on earth Where the hell did you come from? With your lady dressed in deerskin And an amazing way about her When are you going to realize That you just can't live without her? Take it easy Take it light But take it.... Your lady gets her powers From the goddess and the stars You get yours from the trees and the brooks And a little from life on Mars And I've known you for a good long while And would you kindly tell me mister How in the name of the Father and the Son Did I come to be your sister? Take it easy Take it light But take it You've done dirt to lifelong friends With little or no excuses Who endowed you with the crown To hand out these abuses? Your lady knows about these things But they don't put her under Me I know about them too And I react like thunder Take it easy Take it light But take it I know you are surrounded By parasites and sycophants When I come to see you I dose up on coagulants Because when you hurl that bowie knife It's going to be when my back is turned Doing some little deed for you And baby will I get burned Take it easy Take it light But take it So little brother when you come /f# To knock on my door I don't want to bring you down But I just went through the floor My love for you extends through life And I don't want to waste it But honey what you've been dishing out You'd never want to taste it And if I had the nerve To either risk it or to break it I'd put our friendship on the line And show you how to take it ...Easy ...Light But to take it

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Cette chanson aborde les tensions et les frustrations dans une relation où l’un des protagonistes semble trahir les attentes et la confiance de l’autre. L’artiste évoque une belle complicité fondée sur l’amour et l’amitié, mais souligne aussi les déceptions causées par les actions irresponsables et les manipulations. Il y a une sorte d’appel à la prise de conscience, à la fois pour l’un et pour l’autre, entre des promesses non tenues et une loyauté qui s’étiole. Le contexte de la chanson évoque des dynamiques familiales et amicales complexes, où l’on ressent le poids des attentes et des déceptions. Les images de nature et de divinité ajoutent une profondeur spirituelle à cette conversation franche sur la loyauté et la douleur des trahisons, rappelant que même ceux qui se disent proches peuvent parfois causer du tort.

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