foto di te

i media mainstream negli ultimi mesi stanno passando spessissimo un pezzo, orecchiabile, ben confezionato, melodicamente gradevole, a mio avviso, cioè pictures of you (dei “the last goodnight“)

il testo è un po’ triste ma anche un po’ diverso dal solito; non so perche’, ma mi ricorda in qualche modo la canzone “trouble” dei coldplay, spero solo che i “the last goodnight” non prendano la stessa vena melanconico-commerciale-stracciapalle che hanno preso i coldplay appena dopo quel single d’esordio

This is the clock upon the wall
This is the story of us all
This is the first sound of a newborn child,
Before he starts to crawl
This is the war that’s never won
This is a soldier and his gun
This is the mother waiting by the phone,
Praying for her son

(Chorus)
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

There is a drug that cures it all
Blocked by the governmental wall
We are the scientists inside the lab,
Just waiting for the call
This earthquake weather has got me shaking inside
I’m high up and dry

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

Confess to me, every secret moment
Every stolen promise you believed
Confess to me, all that lies between us
All that lies between you and me

We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing
There is a title we can’t win no matter
How hard we might swing

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung upon your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been