I Used to Be a Sailor

Tracy Chapman

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(x4) I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me Oh no I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free He wrote his epitaph He wrote his eulogy It said "I think that I can die now For my true love won't come for me" Oh no I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me Oh no I don't like being stationary I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rot behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free Set me free Set me free Set me free

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La chanson évoque un ancien marin, plein d'optimisme, qui se retrouve désormais isolé sur une île après avoir perdu son bateau. Il ressent un profond manque de liberté et d'aventure, se languissant des mouvements tumultueux de la mer qui lui procuraient un sentiment de vie. Enfermée derrière des murs qui l'étouffent, son âme aspire à l'évasion et à la lumière, espérant que les barrières qui le retiennent finissent par disparaître. Au fond, elle décrit un cri de désespoir face à une existence figée, marquée par la nostalgie d'un passé vibrant.

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