TRACK TALK #340 Angelina

ANGELINA
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.3 (1991)
Recorded : 4 Mai 1981
Released : 26 Mars 1991

Chanson enregistrée durant les sessions de "Shot of Love" mais non retenue pour l'album.
Aucune performance live.



Lyrics
Well, it’s always been my nature to take chances
My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
Where the current is strong and the monkey dances
To the tune of a concertina

Blood dryin’ in my yellow hair as I go from shore to shore
I know what it is that has drawn me to your door
But whatever it could be, makes me think you’ve seen me before
Angelina

Oh, Angelina. Oh, Angelina

His eyes were two slits that would make a snake proud
With a face that any painter would paint as he walked through the crowd
Worshipping a god with the body of a woman well endowed
And the head of a hyena

Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?
If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
No, I have heard nothing about the man that you seek
Angelina

Oh, Angelina. Oh, Angelina

In the valley of the giants where the stars and stripes explode
The peaches they were sweet and the milk and honey flowed
I was only following instructions when the judge sent me down the road
With your subpoena

When you cease to exist, then who will you blame
I’ve tried my best to love you but I cannot play this game
Your best friend and my worst enemy is one and the same
Angelina

Oh, Angelina. Oh, Angelina

There’s a black Mercedes rollin’ through the combat zone
Your servants are half dead, you’re down to the bone
Tell me, tall men, where would you like to be overthrown
Maybe down in Jerusalem or Argentina?

She was stolen from her mother when she was three days old
Now her vengeance has been satisfied and her possessions have been sold
He’s surrounded by God’s angels and she’s wearin’ a blindfold
And so are you, Angelina

Oh, Angelina. Oh, Angelina

I see pieces of men marching; trying to take heaven by force
I can see the unknown rider, I can see the pale white horse
In God’s truth tell me what you want and you’ll have it of course
Just step into the arena

Beat a path of retreat up them spiral staircases
Pass the tree of smoke, pass the angel with four faces
Begging God for mercy and weepin’ in unholy places
Angelina

Oh, Angelina. Oh, Angelina

Ayant passé plus de dix ans à n'écouter que le 1 et la moitié du 2 jusqu'à "She's Your Lover Now", j'étais passé à côté de plein de belles choses.

Dont cette très belle ballade.

Mea culpa et merci à tous les membres du forum qui m'ont donné l'envie d'aller écouter plus loin.

Oui, c'est charmant "Angelina".

Et sur le "Vol.3", il y a tellement de belles choses, de la prise alternative de "Grain of Sand" à la torride "Seven Days" en passant par le rageux "Foot of Pride" sans oublier l'épique "Series of Dreams".
Et puis "Blind Willie McTell", peut-être sa meilleure chanson, tout simplement.