Blue Valentine

Tom Waits

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She sends me blue valentines All the way from Philadelphia To mark the anniversary Of someone that I used to be And it feels just like theres A warrant out for my arrest Got me checkin in my rearview mirror      And I'm always on the run Thats why I changed my name And I didn't think you'd ever find me here To send me these blue valentines blue valentines These blue valentines Blue valentines Like half forgotten dreams Like a pebble in my shoe As I walk these streets And the ghost of your memory Is the thistle in the kiss And the burgler that can break a roses neck It's the tatooed broken promise That I hide beneath my sleeve And I see you every time I turn my back She sends me blue valentines Though I try to remain at large They're insisting that our love Must have a eulogy Why do I save all of this madness There to haunt upon my shoulders Baby I know I'd be luckier to walk around everywhere I go With a blind and broken heart That sleeps beneath my lapel She sends me my blue valentines To remind me of my cardinal sin I can never wash the guilt Or get these bloodstains off my handa And it takes a lot of whiskey To take this nightmares go away And I cut my bleedin heart out every nite And I die a little more on each St. Valentines day Don't you remember that I promised I would Write you... These blue valentines blue valentines blue valentines

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La chanson évoque la mélancolie d'un amour perdu, à travers l'envoi de cartes de vœux bleues qui rappellent des souvenirs d’un passé révolu. Le protagoniste semble vivre dans l’ombre de cette relation, toujours en fuite, hanté par des regrets et des souvenirs douloureux. Chaque message évoque la culpabilité d'une promesse non tenue et l'impossibilité d'échapper à son histoire. Le contexte de la chanson tourne autour de l'idée d'un amour qui, bien qu'achevé, continue d'influer sur la vie de l'auteur. Ces "bleues valentines" deviennent le symbole d'un chagrin qui persiste, emprisonnant le narrateur dans ses remords tout en faisant résonner les échos d’un passé qui ne peut être effacé.