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Candle in the Wind
Elton John og Bernie Taupin
«Candle in the Wind» er en dyptgående ballade skrevet i 1973 av Elton John og Bernie Taupin som en hyllest til Marilyn Monroe, født Norma Jeane. Sangen uttrykker ikke bare Monroes utfordringer, men også den tragiske enden på hennes liv, symbolisert som et stearinlys som blafrer i vinden. Dette skaper en rørende atmosfære som enkelt kan fange oppmerksomheten til enhver lytter.
Teksten gir et intimt innblikk i Monroes liv, hvor hun måtte navigere gjennom ensomhet og de utfordringene som fulgte med berømmelse. Sangen er spesielt passende for en begravelse fordi den reflekterer over livets forgjengelighet og ønsket om å huske og hedre en kjærs ettermæle selv etter at deres «stearinlys» er slukket.
Den vekker en følelse av refleksjon og minnesmerke, noe som gjør den utrolig relevant for å både feire og sørge over et liv som var betydningsfullt, men også fylt med utfordringer. Det er en låt som setter fokus på det ofte sørgelige toll berømmelse kan ha på individets liv, og tilbyr en stemning av både melankoli og takknemlighet.
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Candle in the Wind
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh, the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man in the twenty second row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did