C’est par cette somptueuse reprise de Emily Haines de Metric que cette chanson est venue se loger entre mes oreilles cette semaine.
Et je la trouve tellement merveilleuse cette chanson, son harmonie délicate, ses textes poétiques et justes, ou juste poétiques, que je vais juste coller plus bas ces mots et une vidéo d’Elliott Smith la chantant.
Drink up baby
Stay up all night
With the things you could do
You won’t but you might
The potential you’ll be
But you’ll never see
The promises you’ll only make
Drink up with me now
And forget all about
The pressure of days
Do what I say
And I’ll make you okay
Drive them away
The images stuck in your head
People you’ve been before
That you don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
Drink up baby
Look at the stars
I’ll kiss you again
Between the bars
Where I’m seeing you there
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time
And I’ll make you mine
Keep you apart
Deep in my heart
Separate from the rest
Where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot
The people you’ve been before
That you don’t want around anymore
That push and shove and won’t bend to your will
I’ll keep them still
Et sinon cette semaine, j’ai surtout écouté Elliott Smith donc, Death Cab for Cutie, Gonzales bien sûr, Keziah Jones et Beethoven