Ah ben! en cherchant les paroles de cette chanson magnifique, je m’aperçois que Chryde de la Blogothèque l’a mise dans son Top 7 des Chansons 2005 ( ‘ When there is nothing left to burn You have to set yourself on fire ‘ (citation d’un philosophe apparemment : ‘ l’une des plus belles intros d’album de l’année, et une histoire qui vous rappelle de vieilles histoires ‘)…décidément trop fort Chryde, toujours à la pointe…et PopNews vient de faire la chronique du dernier album en janvier : ça fait longtemps d’ailleurs qu’ils soutiennent les Stars, depuis leur méconnaissable reprise des Smiths, This charming man, sur un album précédent. Je viens de les découvrir et j’arrête pas d’écouter certains morceaux : mais mieux vaut tard que jamais. Et en trouvant les paroles, je tombe sur ewradio.co.UK et les réactions des fans de cette chanson qui continuent à s’enchaîner encore maintenant…on se retrouve tous dans ces paroles, jusqu’à en pleurer…

Eternal_Sunshine.gif Dr.143 on 2006-01-15: ABSOLUTELY THE BEST HEART BREAK SONG EVER. IT HAS FORGIVNESS,COMPASSION,AND INSPIRES PEOPLE THAT EVEN THOUGH THINGS MAY BE TOUGH OF LOSING A LOST LOVE. WE MOVE ON AND LIVE ANOTHER DAY…

i’m not sorry i met you.

anchan on 2006-01-13: this song made me went mad for couple weeks. i turn it 10 times a day…..such a great song…go indie pop

laura (Belgium) on 2006-01-10: this song is truly amazing the first time i heard it i didn’t pay that much attention to the lyrics i thought… hey , that’s just great , all those instruments..

so i looked for the lyrics and i must say : wonderful

ow the first line isn’t theirs it is from some kind of philosopher (ah ouais? quel philosophe) i think

alio on 2006-01-04: wow. the first time i heard this song, i actually cried because i had just broken up with my boyfriend. this song fits perfectly in every way. as soon as i heard the first line « when there’s nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire », i was in love with it. it’s like all i’ve listened to for the past 72 hours.

Riccardo, Italy on 2005-10-05: …this is just an amazing song…it shocked me since the first time I put the ear at it… It fits with all the things i have been feeling and I am still feeling for a love that’s over…I think it is a pretty sad song but…sad songs are my favourite type of songs !!! AH! Tragic and romantic…definitely bittersweet (symphony : The Verve) « When there’s nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire »…who wrote these words is a genius! i am SO sorry that the european tour will not touch Italy, i will not be able to reach Switzerland on December…damn it :( A huge hug to everyone out there who share the feelings for this song…!!! (Thanks!)

The STARS : Your ex-lover is dead Lyrics

When there is nothing left to burn
You have to set yourself on fire

God that was strange to see you again
Introduced by a friend of a friend
Smiled and said « yes I think we’ve met before »
In that instant it started to pour

Captured a taxi despite all the rain
We drove in silence across Pont Champlain
And all of that time you thought I was sad
I was trying to remember your name

This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin
You tried to reach deep but you couldn’t get in
And now you’re outside me you see all the beauty
Repent all your sin

It’s nothing but time and a face that you’ll lose
I chose to feel it and you couldn’t choose
I’ll write you a postcard, I’ll send you the news
From the house down the road, from real love

Live through this and you won’t look back

There’s one thing I have to say so I’ll be brave
You were what I wanted, I gave what I gave
I’m not sorry I met you
I’m not sorry it’s over
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save

(Thanks to Maggie)