On se met dans les oreilles « The Alcott », le featuring entre The National et Taylor Swift extrait du dernier projet du groupe nommé First Two Pages of Frankenstein qui est sorti le 28 avril dernier.
Taylor swift et Matt Berninger nous parlent de la recette du Cassoulet de Castelnaudary
Non, je déconne, « The Alcott » évoque deux anciens amants regardant en arrière une relation perdue depuis longtemps. Matt Berninger a écrit ce texte à propos de sa femme, Carin Besser, avec qui il collabore fréquemment. Ce n’est pas la première que Taylor et The National font de la musique ensemble puisque Aaron Dessner a écrit et produit les albums « Folklore » et « Evermore ».
C’est donc extrait de First Two Pages of Frankenstein dispo notamment sur bandcamp. Il contient également des collaborations avec Sufjan Stevens (« Once Upon A Poolside ») et Phoebe Bridgers, que l’on entend sur les titres « This Isn’t Helping » et « Your Mind Is Not Your Friend ».
Lyrics :
[Verse 1: Matt Berninger]
I get myself twisted in threads
To meet you at The Alcott
I’d go to the corner in the back
Where you’d always be
And there you are, sittin’ as usual
With your golden notebook
Writing something about someone
Who used to be me
During Matt’s interview with Zane Lowe, he revealed that the song is set to take place at a bar. The first verse introduces The Alcott as the bar in question, a place where he had frequented with his former lover, who would write about him in a golden notebook.
[Chorus: Matt Berninger & Taylor Swift, Matt Berninger]
And the last thing you wanted
Is the first thing I do
I tell you my problems
You tell me the truth
It’s the last thing you wanted
It’s the first thing I do
I tell you that I think I’m fallin’
Back in love with you
The chorus highlights the struggles that the couple has endured and how they try to hold on to each other.
[Verse 2: Matt Berninger, Taylor Swift, Both]
I sit there silently
Waitin’ for you to look up (Ah)
I see you smile
When you see it’s me
I had to do something
To break into your golden thinking (Ah)
How many times will I do this
And you’ll still believe? (Ah)
In the second verse, Matt sings about visiting The Alcott with hopes of seeing his former lover and references the golden notebook first mentioned in verse one.
[Chorus: Matt Berninger & Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift]
It’s the last thing you wanted
(Tell me, which side are you on, dear?)
It’s the first thing you do
(Give me some tips to forget you)
You tell me your problems
(Have I become one of your problems?)
And I tell you the truth
(Could it be easy this once?)
It’s the last thing you wanted
(Everything that’s mine is a landmine)
It’s the first thing I do
(Did my love aid and abet you?)
I tell you that I think I’m fallin’
Back in love with you
[Bridge: Matt Berninger, Taylor Swift]
And I’ll ruin it all over
I’ll ruin it for you
I’ll ruin it all over
And over like I always do
I’ll ruin it all over
(Why don’t you rain on my parade?)
I’ll ruin it for you
(Shred my evenin’ gown)
I’ll ruin it all over
(Read my sentence out loud)
And over like I always do
(‘Cause I love this curse on our house)
[Chorus: Matt Berninger, Taylor Swift]
It’s the last thing I wanted
(Tell me, which side are you on, dear?)
It’s the first thing I do
(Give me some tips to forget you)
I tell you my problems
(Have I become one of your problems?)
And you tell me the truth
(Could it be easy this once?)
It’s the last thing I wanted
(Everything that’s mine is a landmine)
It’s the first thing I do
(Did my love aid and abet you?)
I tell you that I think I’m fallin’
Back in love (Back in love)
Back in love with you
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
Back in love with you
