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A Poem on the Underground Wall
Simon & Carfunkel
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Sommige liedjes hebben niet alleen een poëtische tekst of zijn poëtisch van aard, een enkele gaat ook over poëzie zoals het nummer van Simon & Carfunkel uit 1966 ‘A Poem on the Underground Wall’. Dit nummer werd geschreven door Paul Simon en verscheen op het album ‘Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme’.
Hoewel het nummer maar 1 minuut 52 seconden duurt verteld het liedje een heel verhaal. De anekdote over dit nummer is dat de fotoshoot voor de cover van het album op een vroege woensdagochtend (3 uur) werd verpest, omdat de muur van de metro, die ze wilden gebruiken als achtergrond, was bekalkt met allerlei obscene teksten.
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A Poem On The Underground Wall
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The last train is nearly due,
The underground is closing soon,
And in the dark deserted station,
Restless in anticipation,
A man waits in the shadows.
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His restless eyes leap and scratch,
At all that they can touch or catch,
And hidden deep within his pocket,
Safe within its silent socket,
He holds a colored crayon.
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Now from the tunnel’s stony womb,
The carriage rides to meet the groom,
And opens wide and welcome doors,
But he hesitates, then withdraws
Deeper in the shadows.
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And the train is gone suddenly
On wheels clicking silently
Like a gently tapping litany,
And he holds his crayon rosary
Tighter in his hand.
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Now from his pocket quick he flashes,
The crayon on the wall he slashes,
Deep upon the advertising,
A single worded poem comprised
Of four letters.
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And his heart is laughing, screaming, pounding
The poem across the tracks rebounding
Shadowed by the exit light
His legs take their ascending flight
To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night.
The underground is closing soon,
And in the dark deserted station,
Restless in anticipation,
A man waits in the shadows.
.
His restless eyes leap and scratch,
At all that they can touch or catch,
And hidden deep within his pocket,
Safe within its silent socket,
He holds a colored crayon.
.
Now from the tunnel’s stony womb,
The carriage rides to meet the groom,
And opens wide and welcome doors,
But he hesitates, then withdraws
Deeper in the shadows.
.
And the train is gone suddenly
On wheels clicking silently
Like a gently tapping litany,
And he holds his crayon rosary
Tighter in his hand.
.
Now from his pocket quick he flashes,
The crayon on the wall he slashes,
Deep upon the advertising,
A single worded poem comprised
Of four letters.
.
And his heart is laughing, screaming, pounding
The poem across the tracks rebounding
Shadowed by the exit light
His legs take their ascending flight
To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night.
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