I HAVE ONLY MY BODY
Like a few others on this album, this song is inspired by a passage from LA NAUSEE, (“Nausea" in english) which is a philosophical novel by the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, published in 1938. “The past is a landlord’s luxury. Where’s shall I keep mine? You don't put your past in your pocket; you have to have a house. I have only my body: a man entirely alone, with his lonely body, cannot indulge in memories; they pass through him. I shouldn't complain: all I wanted was to be free.”
Toutes les secondes de cerveau libre
Rebondissent entre deux idées noires
Je fixe le plafond sans y croire
Je me sens mal à force de boire
Et je me sens mal même quand je bois pas
Je ne possède que mon corps
Une feuille blanche et une tache de sang
Ecrirai-je toujours les mêmes thrènes
Je ne possède que mon corps
Entre la naissance et la mort
Je ne possède que mon corps
Je ne possède que mon corps
Le passé est un luxe de propriétaire
Je ne possède que mon corps
Je ne possède que mon corps
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Been listening to punk since the late eighties, and I can tell you this is great stuff. 77-style punk with great songwrting and melodies that will remain in your head for days. Thomas Mellaerts