« Candy Says » [Lou Reed, 1968]

Anohni (jadis Antony & the Johnsons)

Candy says, "I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world"
Candy says, "I'd like to know completely
What pthers so discretely talk about"

"I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older, what do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me?"

Candy says, "I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be"
Candy says, "I hate the big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind"

"I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older, what do you think I'd see
If i could walk away from me?"