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Pigeons d’argile

Depuis plus d’un quart de siècle, la liste des noms s’allonge. Vous rappelez-vous de Rodney King? Moi, si. Je n’ai pas oublié non plus les victimes tombées de notre côté de la frontière, les Anthony Griffin, les Fredy Villanueva, les Régis Korchinski-Paquet. Il est arrivé que la colère me pousse à écrire sur le sujet. Récemment, j’ai ressorti de mes tiroirs quelques-uns des textes de chansons inspirés par cette colère, que personne n’a mis en musique pour le moment. Je les ai ressortis pour les partager avec les lectrices et lecteurs de mon blogue. En voici un premier, en anglais, qui date de l’été 2016.

CLAY PIGEONS
(Lyrics: Stanley Péan)

You shot him down, he just wanted to fly, to fly
Left him to drown in a pool of his own blood, his blood
You shot him down, but can you tell us why, oh why
How many more, how many more must die, must die?

You’re aiming for his death, like it was no bother
You robbed him of his breath, but he was my brother

You shot him down, though he committed no offense
You shot him down, then claimed it was in self-defense
We watched him die, as he lay bleeding at your feet
We watched them die, while THEY were cheering at your feat

You’re such a sharpshooter and we’re just clay pigeons
You’re such a sharpshooter and we’re just clay pigeons

You shot him down, we hoped he’d live to tell the tale, the tale
You shot him down, but your excuses are getting stale, so stale
Our kids will rise up to claim what’s theirs, what’s theirs
This heritage we’re gonna leave our heirs, our heirs

You’re aiming for the kill, just like it don’t matter
You think we never will, but we’ll just get madder

You shot him down, though he committed no offense
You shot him down, then claimed it was in self-defense
We watched him die, as he lay bleeding at your feet
We watched them die, as THEY were cheering at your feat

You’re such a sharpshooter and we’re just clay pigeons
You’re such a sharpshooter and we’re just clay pigeons

June 2nd, 2020
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