American Dream
David Koven Lyrics


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American dream

K.T. est née à Cicero
Down town Chicago
Au cœur du quartier de Capone
Mère High Society de Boston
Père italo-américain
Ça crée des liens

K.T. un matin est partie
Freedom, road Eighty
Flower power, fringues polychromes
Fumée, acides, chasse aux fantômes
J'ai r'çu une lettre complèt'ment folle
Sur un bristol

Et depuis tout au fond d'ma tête
J'l'entends chanter
De sa p'tite voix sucrée
Cet air tout bête - qui dit:
"Swimm brother swimm
American dream
Is like a sun-beam
On my ice-cream" {}

K.T. a commencé son trip
Berkeley, campus Hip
Tabla, tantrisme à Monterrey
Sitar à San Francisco Bay
Peace and love, do it, si ça te dit
Et let it be {}

K.T. avait son fil d'Ariane
Joan Baez, Bob Dylan
Et elle croyait au chiffre treize
Elle écoutait toutes les fadaises
Que racontaient les faux gourous
Haré Vichnou {}

Et depuis tout au fond d'ma tête
J'l'entends chanter
De sa p'tite voix sucrée
Cet air tout bête - qui dit:
"Swimm brother swimm
American dream
Is like a sun-beam
On my ice-cream" {}

K.T. a cassé ses verrous
Too much, trop de tout
Dans son esprit ça décroche
Y a ses pensées qui s'effilochent
Ça fait tout drôle quand on y pense
Fini, no chance {}

K.T. est née à Cicero
Down town, Chicago
Au cœur du quartier de Capone
Des chances elle en avait des tonnes




Mais quand dans ta peau t'es pas bien
Ça sert à rien {}

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of David Koven's song American Dream tells the story of a girl named K.T. who was born in the heart of the Capone district in downtown Chicago. Her mother came from high society in Boston while her father was an Italian-American, and this created some ties for her. K.T. eventually left home one morning, heading towards Freedom and road Eighty. She embraced the hippie culture of the late 1960s with flower power and polychromatic clothes, and got into smoking weed and chasing acid trips. She once sent a crazy letter on a scrap of paper to the singer, which she probably did while high. The song continues to describe the journey of K.T. with Joan Baez and Bob Dylan as her Ariadne's thread, and how she believed everything the false gurus said. However, K.T. eventually lost her grip on reality, and her thoughts began to unravel. In the end, the song speaks to the fact that even with all the advantages in the world, nothing really matters if you're not happy and at peace in your own skin.


Line by Line Meaning

K.T. est née à Cicero Down town Chicago Au cœur du quartier de Capone Mère High Society de Boston Père italo-américain Ça crée des liens
K.T. was born in Cicero, downtown Chicago, in the heart of Capone's neighborhood. Her mother was from the High Society of Boston, and her father was Italian-American. This created strong connections.


K.T. un matin est partie Freedom, road Eighty Flower power, fringues polychromes Fumée, acides, chasse aux fantômes J'ai r'çu une lettre complèt'ment folle Sur un bristol
One morning, K.T. left for freedom, took road 80, wore colorful flower-power clothes, smoked and took acid while hunting ghosts. I received a completely crazy letter from her on a post-it.


Et depuis tout au fond d'ma tête J'l'entends chanter De sa p'tite voix sucrée Cet air tout bête - qui dit: "Swimm brother swimm American dream Is like a sun-beam On my ice-cream" {}
Since then, I can hear her singing in my head with her sweet voice, the silly tune that goes, "Swim brother swim, American dream is like a sun-beam on my ice-cream."


K.T. a commencé son trip Berkeley, campus Hip Tabla, tantrisme à Monterrey Sitar à San Francisco Bay Peace and love, do it, si ça te dit Et let it be {}
K.T. started her journey in Berkeley, the hip campus, where she learned to play Tabla and practiced tantrism in Monterrey, followed by playing Sitar in San Francisco Bay. She embraced the peace and love movement, saying, "Do it if you want, and let it be."


K.T. avait son fil d'Ariane Joan Baez, Bob Dylan Et elle croyait au chiffre treize Elle écoutait toutes les fadaises Que racontaient les faux gourous Haré Vichnou {}
K.T. had her guiding thread through music by Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, and believed in the number thirteen. She listened to all the nonsense that the false gurus said, including "Haré Vichnou."


K.T. a cassé ses verrous Too much, trop de tout Dans son esprit ça décroche Y a ses pensées qui s'effilochent Ça fait tout drôle quand on y pense Fini, no chance {}
K.T. broke her shackles because she had too much of everything. Her mind became unhinged, and her thoughts slowly unravelled. It's strange when thinking about it now, she's done, no chance.


K.T. est née à Cicero Down town, Chicago Au cœur du quartier de Capone Des chances elle en avait des tonnes Mais quand dans ta peau t'es pas bien Ça sert à rien {}
K.T. was born in Cicero, downtown Chicago, in the heart of Capone's neighborhood. She had loads of opportunities. But it doesn't matter how many chances you have, if you're not comfortable in your own skin.




Writer(s): jean georges aguer, david koven

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Sté

Magique, funky, swing, brillantissime Koven. J'ai usé le 33 sur ma platine et ses copies sur cassettes chrome dans mon walkman.

sam dorsalis

C est tres bon David
Cette basse my god
Jouissif
Bravo.Thank You.

Nikolas SoDiant

Great song 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎺🎺🎺🎺👌🌅

sam dorsalis

du tres lourd!!!
merci David😊

Radio RVB pontivy

Sur ' RVB ' Radio de Bretagne Nous adorions Mr Koven !! Pour la Magique du ' SON ' Swing !!! Bravo

STUDBOOK62

SWINGS BROTHER SWINGS AND LET IT BE

_J_A_Z_Z_

Bin für die CD extra nach Paris gefahren, habe sie bei FNAC bekommen und festgestellt, das die CD in Deutschland hergestellt wurde.

Nikolas SoDiant

2021 Vous etes Toujours la pour mister Koven ?? 🎺 🎹 🎸🎙

bibabouille

Yes!! For ever😍

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