Vídeo da música
Vídeo da música
Créditos
INTERPRETAÇÃO
Elton John
Vocais
Dee Murray
Baixo
Davey Johnstone
Vocal de apoio
Nigel Olsson
Bateria
David Hentschel
Sintetizador ARP
COMPOSIÇÃO E LETRA
Elton John
Composição
Bernie Taupin
Letra
PRODUÇÃO E ENGENHARIA
Gus Dudgeon
Produção
David Hentschel
Engenharia
Andy Scott
Engenharia (assistente)
Peter Kelsey
Engenharia (assistente)
Letra
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Written by: Elton John, Bernard J. P. Taupin

