Bling (Confessions of a King)

Otro redescubrimiento, esta canción de The Killers, es, para mí, de las mejores del disco. La letra y la música es otro nivel.

Viene incluida en el álbum "Sam's Town" que para ser sincero, la primera vez que lo escuché, no me gustó (más bien, no le entendí). Puede ser que lo haya escuchado sin mucha atención. Pero conforme lo fui repitiendo, fue transformándose a uno de mis favoritos.

Se dice que esta canción habla del alcoholismo del papá del vocalista Brandon Flowers. Una adicción es como una enfermedad, no se si utilice un diálogo entre él y su padre en la canción. O sea sólo él... O sólo su papá. El punto es, o más bien, el trasfondo, que uno tiene que salir adelante de las adversidades, El verso final, "It ain't hard to hold, when it shines like gold, you'll remember me" es muy cierto. Cuando todo está bien, no hay problema. Y recordar a quienes estában presentes ya fuera en los buenos como en los malos tiempos.

Y... Cómo es costumbre, la letra y un video con la canción en cuestión.

The Killers - Bling (Confessions of a King)

When I offer you survival,
You say it's hard enough to live,
It's not so bad, it's not so bad
How do you know that you're right?

I awoke on the roadside,
In the land of the free ride,
And I can't pull it any longer,
The sun is beating down my neck

So I ran with the devil
Left a trail of excuses,
Like a stone on the water,
The elements decide my fate,
Watch it go..."bling".

When I offer you survival,
You say it's hard enough to live,
Don't tell me that it's over,
Stand up,
Poor and tired,
But more than this

How do you know that you're right?
If you're not nervous anymore,
It's not so bad, it's not so bad

I feel my vision slipping in and out of focus,
But I'm pushing on for that horizon,
I'm pushing on,
Now I've got the blowing wind against my face

So you sling rocks at the rip tide,
Am I wrong or am I right?
I hit the bottom with a "huh!"
Quite strange,
I get my glory in the desert rain,
Watch it go..."bling".

When I offer you survival,
You say it's hard enough to live,
And I'll tell you when it's over,
Shut up,
Poor and tired,
But more than this

How do you know that you're right?
If you're not nervous anymore,
It's not so bad, it's not so bad...

Higher and higher,
We're gonna take it,
Down to the wire,
We're gonna make it,
Out of the fire,
Higher and higher. (x2)

Higher and higher,
We're gonna take it,
Down to the wire,
We're gonna make it out,
Whoa-oh-oh Higher and higher...

It ain't hard to hold,
When it shines like gold,
You'll remember me.