This Used To Be The Future

Pet Shop Boys

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Used to be the Future - Pet Shop Boys (feat. Phil Oakey) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Tennant/Lowe From: “Yes etc” = bonus disc with the special edition of “Yes” (2009) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Capo: 1st fret Play: D Key: Eb For chords in original key transpose +1 (and “use flats”) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS Dmaj7* x-x-0-7-7-9 D* x-x-0-7-7-5 Gamj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 A6 x-0-2-2-2-2 D5 x-x-0-2-3-x B5 x-2-4-4-x-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | * | * | | / | | | | | * | * | | / | | | | [Interlude] | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | [Verse 1: Neil Tennant] I can remember when this was the future Where it was gonna be at back then Why don’t we tear the whole bloody lot down And make a new start all over again? [Verse 2: Chris Lowe] I can recall utopian thinking Bold mission statements and tightening of belts Demolition of familiar landmarks Promises made and deals that were dealt [Chorus: Neil Tennant] This used to be the future Where it was at back then Let’s tear the whole bloody lot down And start all over again [Bridge 1: Phil Oakey] But that future was exciting Science fiction made fact Now all we have to look forward to Is a sort of suicide pact [Bridge 2: Neil Tennant] Was it the dear old future That created the problems we face? How do we deal with the fallout Of the age we used to call “space”? [Interlude] | | % | % | % | | | % | % | % | [Verse 3: Neil Tennant and Phil Oakey] I can remember planning for leisure Living in peace and freedom from fear Science that promised to make us a new world Religion and prejudice disappear [Verse 4: Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe] I can remember when this was the future Where it was gonna be at back then Now religion and nuclear energy Have united to threaten oh God! Amen [Bridge 1: Phil Oakey] This used to be the future Where it was at back then Now religion and nuclear energy Have united O God! Amen [Bridge 2: Neil Tennant] Was it the dear old future That created the problems we face? How do we deal with the fallout Of the age we used to call “space”? [Interlude] | | % | % | % | | | % | [Chorus] | * | * | | / | | | | [Chorus: Neil Tennant] This used to be the future Where it was at back then Let’s tear the whole bloody lot down And start all over again [Spoken Coda: Phil Oakey] Amen

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La chanson évoque un sentiment de nostalgie et de désillusion face à un avenir qui, autrefois prometteur, semble désormais trahi par la réalité. Les paroles parlent de souvenirs d’un utopisme enthousiaste, d’idéaux de paix et de progrès scientifique qui ont été remplacés par des problèmes modernes, notamment le danger nucléaire et les déceptions religieuses. L'idée de tout recommencer à zéro pour retrouver cet espoir perdu est frappante, marquée par une critique de ce que l'avenir est devenu. Le contexte est celui des préoccupations contemporaines sur la direction que prend notre société, où les avancées de la modernité côtoient des menaces existentielles. L’expression de ce désir de renouveau montre une quête de sens dans un monde qui semble avoir déraillé.

Le Chansonnier