Concrete Sea

Terry Jacks

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[*The Intro riff or what I am going refer to as the [Refrain] riff  reoccurs throughout the song.* *Note that he adds the riff an extra time in the final verse.] I know a few ways to play it: 1) on the low E and A strings A|-2-0------2-0-----| E|-----3-2------3-2-| 2) I prefer to play it using power chords- or you could use any other    chords you can think of    The riff just goes - - - X2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-4-2------4-2------| D|-4-2-3-2--4-2-3-2--| A|-2-0-3-2--2-0-3-2--| E|-----5-4------5-4--| 3) Or you can get away with just strumming the Em chord Terry Jacks- Concrete Sea (1972) [Intro or Refrain] [Verse 1] I heard some music being played today I heard a song but the words were wrong It didn’t matter to me anyway Some people really don’t care what they say [Verse 2] I started looking to the sky today ’Cause it’s so big and it’s so far away I’ve got too many things inside my head D                          [Refrain] I wish that I could be up there instead [Chorus] No one is meant to be Living here in a concrete sea Everyone including me Am                 [Refrain] Wishes he could be set free [Verse 3] And then I looked into the ocean blue ’Cause it’s so deep and it’s so quiet too There’s just too many people everywhere D                   [Refrain] I wish that I was down there [Chorus] No one is meant to be Living here in a concrete sea Everyone including me Am                 [Refrain] Wishes he could be set free [Verse 4] I heard a story being told today D                         [Refrain] About a man and just how he got away You got to leave the things you grow up for D                            [Refrain] Turn your head and start to swim for shore [Chorus] No one is meant to be Living here in a concrete sea Everyone including me Am                 [Refrain] Wishes he could be set free No one is meant to be Living here in a concrete sea Everyone including me Am                 [Refrain] Wishes he could be set free

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Cette chanson évoque un profond désir d'évasion et de liberté face à un monde urbain oppressant. Le narrateur ressent une déconnexion entre lui-même et son environnement, cherchant des alternatives, que ce soit dans le ciel ou l'océan. L’idée centrale est que personne, y compris lui, ne devrait vivre dans cette mer de béton, et il exprime un souhait de s'affranchir de cette réalité. Dans un contexte où les gens se sentent parfois piégés par la monotonie de la vie moderne, ces paroles résonnent comme une invitation à revenir à la nature et à rechercher un sens plus profond. Les images de ciel et d'océan laissent entrevoir une quête de paix intérieure, loin du tumulte urbain.