Belle & Sebastian - The Fox In The Snow (from If You're Feeling Sinister)
Dans la neige glaciale, un renard affamé et épuisé se résigne à mourir. Dans sa chambre, une fille se réfugie dans ses livres pour oublier son mal-être. Du haut de son vélo, un garçon erre la journée sans but.
A travers ces trois petites histoires, Belle & Sebastian dresse le portrait d'êtres esseulés qui, face à leurs problèmes, ont choisi le renoncement. Le renard n'a plus la force de se battre pour vivre, la fille n'a pas le courage de s'ouvrir aux autres et préfère cacher ses sentiments derrière un sourire de façade. Quant au garçon, à ne se donner aucun but, il ne va nulle part.
Par facilité, par fatalisme, par peur d'oser, les trois protagonistes passent à coté de leur vie. "La résignation est un suicide quotidien", écrivait Balzac. Le renard accepte sa mort, la fille renonce à son bonheur, et le garçon à son avenir.
Mais Belle & Sebastian ne veut pas pour autant s'arrêter à cet état des choses. Avec du courage et de la volonté, tout est possible. Les chances de trouver le bonheur sont rares, il ne faut donc pas les laisser passer. La vie est bien trop courte pour la laisser s'échapper comme ça (Second just to being born, second to dying to). C'est au final une évidence que Belle & Sebastian veut nous rappeler. Celle de chercher à chaque seconde de sa vie les possibles sources de bonheur qui nous entourent, sans se laisser ralentir par sa propre peur. Et ça vaut aussi pour les renards...
Exceptionnellement, les lyrics du jeudi seront accompagnées d'un clip, réalisé par un fan, et vraiment très beau.
Fox in the snow, where do you go
To find something you can eat?
Because the word out on the street is you are starving
Don't let yourself grow hungry now
Don't let yourself grow cold
Fox in the snow
Girl in the snow, where do you go
To find someone who will do?
To tell someone all the truth before it kills you
They listen to your crazy laugh
Before you hang a right
And disappear from sight
What do they know anyway?
You'll read it in a book
What do they know anyway?
You'll read it in a book tonight
Boy on the bike, what are you like
As you cycle round the town?
You're going up, you're going down
You're going nowhere
It's not as if they're paying you
It's not as if it's fun
At least not anymore
When your legs are black and blue
It's time to take a break
When your legs are black and blue
It's time to take a holiday
Kid in the snow, way to go
It only happens once a year
It only happens once a lifetime
Make the most of it
Second just to being born
Second to dying to
What else would you do?
What else would you do?
To find something you can eat?
Because the word out on the street is you are starving
Don't let yourself grow hungry now
Don't let yourself grow cold
Fox in the snow
Girl in the snow, where do you go
To find someone who will do?
To tell someone all the truth before it kills you
They listen to your crazy laugh
Before you hang a right
And disappear from sight
What do they know anyway?
You'll read it in a book
What do they know anyway?
You'll read it in a book tonight
Boy on the bike, what are you like
As you cycle round the town?
You're going up, you're going down
You're going nowhere
It's not as if they're paying you
It's not as if it's fun
At least not anymore
When your legs are black and blue
It's time to take a break
When your legs are black and blue
It's time to take a holiday
Kid in the snow, way to go
It only happens once a year
It only happens once a lifetime
Make the most of it
Second just to being born
Second to dying to
What else would you do?
What else would you do?
Fantastique ! Merci pour ce super clip !
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