Is this What You Wanted

Leonard Cohen

Transposer:

You were the promise at dawn, I was the morning after. You were Jesus Christ my Lord, I was the money lender. You were the sensitive woman, I was the very reverend Freud. You were the manual orgasm, I was the dirty little boy. And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me ? You were Marlon Brando I was Steve McQueen You were K.Y. Jelly I was Vaseline You were the father of modern medicine I was Mr. Clean You were the whore and the beast of Babylon I was Rin Tin Tin And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me ? You got old and wrinkled I stayed seventeen You lusted after so many I lay here with one You defied your solitude I came through alone You said you could never love me I undid your gown And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me ?

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La chanson évoque les contrastes d'une relation amoureuse, entre la grandeur et la décadence. Elle juxtapose des images puissantes, où l'un est souvent placé sur un piédestal alors que l'autre se retrouve dans une position plus banale ou désenchantée. Cette dynamique expose une tension entre les idéaux et la réalité, révélant des désirs non satisfaits et des souvenirs douloureux. À travers ces métaphores, l'artiste décrit un cheminement personnel marqué par des promesses non tenues et un amour qui a évolué, parfois de manière tragique. Le refrain souligne un sentiment de hantise, comme si leurs anciennes aspirations continuaient de les hanter même après que la passion se soit transformée en désillusion. C'est une exploration de ce qui reste lorsque l'amour et le temps s'estompent, laissant derrière eux une nostalgie amère.

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