I Never Talk To Strangers

Tom Waits

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[Intro] Bartender I’d like a Manhattan please [Verse] Stop me if you’ve heard this one but I feel as though we’ve met before Perhaps I am mistaken But it’s just that I remind you of Someone you used to care about Oh but that was long ago Now tell me do you really think I’d fall for that old line I was not born just yesterday [Chorus] Besides I never talk to strangers anyway [Verse] Hell I ain’t a bad guy when you get to know me I just thought there ain’t no harm Hey yeah just try minding your own business bud Who asked you to annoy me With your sad sad repartee [Chorus] Besides I never talk to strangers anyway [Bridge] Your life’s a dimestore novel This town is full of guys like you And you’re looking for someone to take the place of her You must be reading my mail And you’re bitter cause he left you That’s why you’re drinkin’ in this bar Well only suckers fall in love with perfect strangers [Verse] It always takes one to know one stranger Maybe we’re just wiser now Yeah and been around that block so many times That we don’t notice [close] That we’re all just perfect strangers as long as we ignore That we all begin as strangers Just before we find Eb Bsus4 Ebadd9 We really aren’t strangers anymore [Outro] Aw you don’t look like such a chump Aw hey baby

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La chanson évoque les interactions sociales, souvent superficielles, entre des inconnus. Elle décrit un personnage au bar qui se méfie des autres, conscient des jeux de séduction et des blessures du passé. La refrain souligne un certain cynisme : il ne faut pas faire confiance aux étrangers, car chacun a sa propre histoire et ses déceptions. Les paroles suggèrent également que, malgré ces murs que l’on dresse, il existe une compréhension mutuelle sous-jacente. Dans un cadre de bar, le protagoniste se confronte à d'autres âmes perdues, suscitant un mélange d'ironie et de lucidité. L'ambiance est teintée de nostalgie, et malgré la méfiance affichée, une certaine sagesse émerge des échanges. Cela illustre comment, finalement, nous sommes tous un peu des étrangers, tant que nous gardons nos distances.

Le Chansonnier