La Corrida ~ Francis Cabrel

Tonight I finally understood the lyrics to this song. I have been listening and loving it for years, but until now I struggled to understand it's deeper meaning in relation to my life.

The lyrics are inside, but to briefly sum it up, it's a story about a bull in a corrida wondering what he is doing and why he has to defend himself against the torreadors.

Lately, I have been struggling to come to terms with what I am doing and where I am headed. Often, my current situation feels as surreal, and sometimes even as fatal, as the bullring feels to the bull. What so many others take seriously, I can't begin to concentrate on because it all appears too forced, not real. While I long for my "Andalucia", the bullring and all it's expectations hold me in and I am forced to dance the steps of a song I have not chosen.

(Lyrics inside)