Bitter Caroline

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Bitter Caroline

JoeS · 2:36

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[Intro – punchy piano and muted brass groove] They play that song again at night, Same old chorus, barroom light. Your voice so bold, my name so clear— But baby, I was never near. [Verse 1] You sang me sweet, like I was wine, But left me sour, every time. The crowds all cheer and shout my name— While I just sip and feel the shame. I was a girl, not your parade— Just someone you once overstayed. [Chorus] Bitter Caroline— You took the best and left the line. You wrote it gold, I lived it grey— Now sing it back, but don’t pretend you stayed. [Verse 2] You made me rhyme, but never call, Turned summer flings to curtain calls. You said the times were touching warm— I just recall the quiet storm. They all hum “ba-ba-bah” with pride— But none of them stood by my side. [Chorus] Bitter Caroline— I’m more than just your favorite line. You sang me soft, then closed the door— And I don’t dance to that no more. [Bridge – slower, quieter, almost spoken] I got older, you got fame. I got questions, you got my name. But no regrets, just truth I own— You wrote the song. But I’ve grown. [Final Chorus – big, defiant, brassy] Bitter Caroline— Still standing here, still sipping wine. You made a myth, but I was real— And now I sing what I can feel. [Outro – bold brass riff with one final quiet “So good?”]

Die andere Perspektive

Caroline hört ihren Namen im Jubel anderer Menschen, erkennt darin aber ihr eigenes Leben nicht wieder. Ihre Gegenstimme verlangt Raum für die Wahrheit, die hinter einem eingängigen Refrain zurückgeblieben ist.

Album
No More Shadows
Künstler
JoeS
Reihenfolge
12 von 13
Laufzeit
2:36