Jimi Hendrix : Belly button window

Belly button window
22 aout 1970, à l'Electric Lady, New-York (3.36)
Producteur: Jimi Hendrix
Ingénieur son: Eddie Kramer
Mixage final : 24 aout 1970 par Jimi Hendrix et Eddie Kramer

Paroles

WELL I'M UP HERE IN THIS WOMB
I'M LOOKIN ALL AROUND
HMM MM MM
WELL I'M LOOKIN OUT MY BELLY BUTTON WINDOW
AND I SEE A WHOLE LOT OF FROWNS
AND I'M WONDERIN' IF THEY DON'T WANT ME, AROUND
WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE FUSS OUT THERE
JUST WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE HANG
CAUSE YOU KNOW IF YOU DON'T WANT ME THIS TIME AROUND
YEAH I'LL BE GLAD TO GO BACK TO SPIRIT LAND
AND EVEN TAKE A LONGER REST
BEFORE A COMIN' DOWN THE SHOOT AGAIN
MAN I SURE REMEMBER THE LAST TIME, BABY
THEY WERE STILL TALKIN' ABOUT ME THEN
SO IF YOU DON'T WANT ME NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
WHERE OR WHEN
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
GIVE OR TAKE
YOU ONLY GOT TWO-HUNDRED DAYS
CAUSE I AIN'T COMIN' DOWN THIS WAY TOO MUCH MORE, AGAIN
YOU KNOW THEY GOT PILLS FOR ILLS, AND THRILLS, AND EVEN SPILLS
BUT I THINK YOUR JUST A LITTLE TOO LATE
SO I'M COMIN' DOWN INTO THIS WORLD DADDY
REGARDLESS OF LOVE AND HATE
I'M GONNA SIT UP IN YOUR BED MAMMA
AND JUST A GRIN RIGHT IN YOUR FACE
AND THEN I'M GONNA EAT UP ALL YOUR CHOCOLATES
HA, AND SAY I HOPE I'M NOT TOO LATE
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS IN YOUR MIND
GIVE OR TAKE
YOU GOT ONLY TWO-HUNDRED DAYS
AND I'M LOOKIN' OUT MY BELLY BUTTON WINDOW
AND I SWARE I SEE NOTHING BUT A LOT OF FROWNS
AND I WON'T LIVE IF THEY DON'T WANT ME AROUND

Notes

Chanson inspirée par le possible bébé attendu par Mitch et sa femme Lynn. Enregistrée seulement sur un 4-pistes, elle servait uniquement de démo mais elle ne fut jamais retravaillée ...

La vision du monde vue par un bébé dans le ventre de sa mère à travers la fenêtre de son nombril et s'interrogeant sur la volonté de ses parents de vraiment le vouloir ou pas est en partie autobiographique pour Jimi.