Summer Cannibals

Patti Smith

Ce chant est à 4 accords magiques! Il est montré ici dans la transposition originale: en le jouant avec des capo ou en le transposant, vous pouvez le ramener à Am, F, C, G.

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Intro:            x2 verse 1 I was down in Georgia nothing was as real As the street beneath my feet descending into air                          verse 2                  The cauldron was a bubbling the flesh was lean And the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream They spread themselves before me an offering so sweet And they beckoned and they beckoned come on darling eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat You eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat verse 3                  They circled around me natives in a ring And I saw their souls a-withering like snakes in chains And they wrapped themselves around me what a treat And they rattled their tales hissing? come on let?s eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat You eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat Instrumental                           (x4) verse 4 I felt a rising in my throat the girls a-saying grace And the air the viscous air pressed against my face And it all got too damn much for me just got too damn rough And I pushed away my plate and said boys I’ve had enough And I laid upon the table another piece of meat And I opened up my veins to them and said come on eat Eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat You eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat You eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat You eat the summer cannibals eat eat eat Outro                    ?Cause I was down in Georgia nothing was as real As the street beneath my feet descending into hell So eat eat eat You eat eat eat You eat eat eat Eat eat eat

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La chanson évoque une expérience troublante et presque surréaliste en Géorgie, où le monde qui entoure le narrateur prend des allures cauchemardesques. Elle décrit des figures féminines qui se présentent comme des prédateurs, créant une atmosphère de tension et de désespoir. Les thèmes de la dévotion malsaine et de la consommation, tant littéralement que symboliquement, s'entrelacent dans un récit où le protagoniste se trouve piégé, sommé d'absorber les excès d'un été brûlant. Le contexte pourrait être celui d'une exploration des désirs humains et des dangers de l'obsession, tout en soulignant les luttes internes face aux attentes sociétales. L'atmosphère pesante et presque apocalyptique souligne une prise de conscience désenchantée, où la frontière entre l'envie et le sacrifice devient floue.