High In The City

Lou Reed

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[Intro] | | | | | x2 [Verse 1] I got the time I got my feet. Let’s go hit the street. High in the city. High in the city. [Verse 2] I got my mace and you got your knife. You gotta protect your own life. High in the city. High in the city. [Chorus] I wanna get high high in the city. I wanna stay alive here in the city. I wanna stay high in the city. High in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high). [Verse 3] Let’s not walk down Sutton Place. You know everybody there got an Akitas. High in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high). [Verse 4] Don’t wanna talk politics today. I feel too good let me have my way. High in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high). [Break] (steeldrum) [Verse 5] Watch out for that guy on your right. Seen him on the news last Saturday night He was high in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high). [Verse 6] Hey look they’re setting fire to that jeep. There’s not much you can keep. High in the city (high high high high). He and the city (high). [Chorus] I wanna get high high in the city. I wanna stay alive here in the city. I wanna stay high in the city. High in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high). [Verse 7] So many people feeling low. And there’s only one way to go. To get high in the city (high high high high). High in the city (high) [Verse 8] Let’s grap a pie let’s hit the park. I’ll kiss and hug you till it gets dark. Here in the city (high high high high). Getting high in the city (high). [Break] (trumpet) [Outro] (High in the city and you’re looking so pretty) (feelin’ pretty witty gettin’ high off of the city) (High high high high in the city) (High in the city) (repeats but fades)

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La chanson évoque la vie urbaine, où l'on ressent un besoin de s'élever au-dessus des difficultés et des dangers qui nous entourent. L'artiste parle de la nécessité de se protéger, d'éviter certains endroits et de se prévaloir d'un sentiment de liberté, même en naviguant à travers un environnement parfois hostile. Il y a une quête de moments de bonheur et de légèreté, comme passer du temps avec un proche, loin des préoccupations quotidiennes. Dans ce contexte, la ville apparaît comme à la fois un lieu de défis et de possibilités, où l'on cherche à trouver sa place tout en préservant une certaine joie de vivre. Cette dualité entre le risque et l'évasion semble définir l'expérience de ceux qui y vivent, un rappel de la complexité de l'existence dans un monde moderne.

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