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Older Chests:
[Testo]
[Note]
Older Chests
di
Damien Rice
older chests reveal themselves
like a crack in a wall,
starting small and grow in time...
we all seem to need the help
of someone else to mend that shelf
of too many books...
read me your favourite line...
papa went to other lands
and found someone who understands
the ticking and the western man's need to cry...
he came back the other day, you know,
some things in life may change
and some things... they stay the same...
like time, there's always time on my mind,
so pass me by, i'll be fine... just give me time...
older gents sit on the fence
with their cap in hand,
lookin' grand...
they watch their city change...
children scream, or so it seems,
louder than before
out of doors and into stores with bigger names...
mama tried to wash their faces
but these kids, they lost their graces
when daddy lost at the races too many times...
she broke down the other day, you know,
some things in life may change
but some things, they stay the same...
like time, there's always time on my mind,
so pass me by, i'll be fine... just give me time...
"Ricordo di aver scritto 'Older Chests' nell'appartamento di un mio amico dietro una chiesa cattolica mentre le campane stavano suonando. Un giorno ho registrato un demo seduto in ginocchio sul pavimento con due microfoni puntati nella mia direzione. Cantai la canzone: mesi dopo, quando entrai in studio, usai il demo per l'album. I bambini in strada descritti nella canzone sono quelli di Brigids Street a Celbridge; stavo lì proprio mentre loro uscivano da scuola fissando in modo strano me e il microfono che tenevo in mano..."
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