A Poem On the Underground Wall

L'atrevit renegat, un grafiter expressa la seva ira, alienació i frustració. "Una sola paraula, que només inclou... quatre lletres". Aquest tema s'introdueix a "Els sons del silenci" a la línia "I el rètol deia que les paraules dels profetes estan escrites a les parets del metro i als vestíbuls dels pisos..." Comentaris sobre la manca de comunicació significativa entre les persones.(1)

A Poem on the Underground Wall.DO.docx
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Chord diagrams:

C: X-3-2-0-1-0

C/B: X-2-0-0-1-0

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

G/B: 2-0-0-0-0-3

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

D: X-X-0-2-3-2

Am: X-0-2-2-1-0

Intro: C - C/B - G - G - G/F# - Em

C C/B G G G/F# Em

The last train is nearly due, the underground is closing soon,

C C/B G G G/F# Em

And in the dark deserted station, restless in anticipation,

C C/B G G - G/F# - Em

A man waits in the shadows.

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C C/B G G G/F# Em

His restless eyes leap and scratch, at all that they can touch or catch,

C C/B G G G/F# Em

And hidden deep within his pocket, safe within his silent socket,

C C/B G G - G/F# - Em

He holds a coloured crayon.

C C/B G G G/F# Em

Now from the tunnel's stony womb, the carriage rides to meet the groom,

C C/B G G G/F# Em

And opens wide and welcome doors, but he hesitates, then withdraws

C C/B G Em

Deeper in the shadows.

Em D

And the train is gone suddenly, on wheels clicking silently

C Am Em Am

Like a gently tapping litany, and he holds his crayon rosary

C G Em

Tighter in his hand.

C C/B G G G/F# Em

Now from his pocket quick he flashes, the crayon on the wall he slashes,

C C/B G G G/F# Em

Deep upon the advertising, a single-worded poem comprised of

C C/B G G - G/F# - Em

Four letters.

C C/B G

And his heart is laughing, screaming, pounding,

G G/F# Em

The poem across the tracks rebounding,

C C/B G G G/F# Em

Shadowed by the exit light, his legs take their ascending flight

C C/B G G/F# C G

To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night.