"Anyone for Tennis" adalah sebuah lagu yang dibawakan oleh Eric Clapton. Lirik lagu ini, yang dilukiskan secara puitis, menyoroti kontras-kontras yang mencolok dalam masyarakat modern. Dari pelelangan tahun-tahun yang memudar hingga penari gajah di atas kuburan tikus yang berteriak, lagu ini mengeksplorasi keanehan dan kepalsuan yang sering ditemukan dalam dunia saat ini. Dengan menggabungkan kiasan yang mengejutkan dan komentar sosial yang menusuk, "Anyone for Tennis" menawarkan refleksi yang menarik tentang sifat masyarakat dan pencarian arti dalam kekacauan.
Anyone for Tennis Lyrics
Eric Clapton
Twice upon a time in the valley of the tears
An auctioneer is bidding for a box of fading years
And the elephants are dancing on the graves of squealing mice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
And the ice creams are all melting on the streets of bloody beer
While the beggars stain the pavements with flourescent Christmas cheer
And the Bentley-driving guru is putting up his price.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
And the prophets in the boutiques give out messages of hope
With jingle bells and fairy tales and blind colliding scopes
And you can tell they're all the same underneath the pretty lies.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
The yellow Buddhist monk is burning brightly at the zoo
You can bring a bowl of rice and then a glass of water too
And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
An auctioneer is bidding for a box of fading years
And the elephants are dancing on the graves of squealing mice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
And the ice creams are all melting on the streets of bloody beer
While the beggars stain the pavements with flourescent Christmas cheer
And the Bentley-driving guru is putting up his price.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
And the prophets in the boutiques give out messages of hope
With jingle bells and fairy tales and blind colliding scopes
And you can tell they're all the same underneath the pretty lies.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
The yellow Buddhist monk is burning brightly at the zoo
You can bring a bowl of rice and then a glass of water too
And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
