Trcay Chapman, Bang Bang Bang

Bang Bang Bang

what you go and do
you go and give the boy a gun
now there ain't place to run to
ain't no place to run to
when he hold it in his hand
he feel mighty he feel strong
now there ain't no place to run to
ain't no place to run

one day he may come back
repay us for what we've done
then where you gonna run to
where you gonna run

but one fine day
all our problems will be solved
bang bang bang
we'll shoot him down

give him drugs and give him candy
anything to make him think he's happy
and he won't ever come for us
he won't ever come

but if he does
and if there's no one else around
bang bang bang
we'll shoot him down

if he preys only on his neighbors
brothers sisters and friends
we'll consider it a favor
we'll consider justice done

but if he comes for you or me
and we can place a gun in his hand
bang bang bang
we'll shoot him dead

what you go and do
you go and give the boy a gun
now there ain't no place to run to
ain't no place to run

now we'll all be at his mercy
if he decides to hunt us down
cause there ain't no place to run to
ain't no place to run

if he wants the chances that you took from him
and nothing that you own
then there'll be no place to run to
there'll be no place to run

and if he finds himself to be
a reflection of us all
bang bang bang
he'll shoot us down

before you can raise your eyes to read
the writing on the wall
bang bang bang
he'll shoot you down

before you can bridge the gulf between
and embrace him in your arms
bang bang bang
he'll shoot you down

Tracy Chapman, une voix à l'état pur

Inimitable, cette voix a bercé mon adolescence et continue à me rappeler que la musique est le seul véritable plaisir sur cette Terre. La musique te fait rappeler les moments de la vie, les plus durs et les plus joyeux, alors que l'homme a de nature tendance a oublié ces moments, les bons comme les mauvais.

Fast Car

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way