No Roots

I like digging holes and hiding things inside them
When I grow old, I hope I won't forget to find them
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night

I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down
Then pack it up in boxes, head for the next town running
'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots

I like standing still, but that's just a wishful plan
Ask me where I come from, I'll say a different land
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night

I count gates and numbers, then play the guessing game
It's just the place that changes, the rest is still the same
But I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots

I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I grow old
I won't forget to find them
I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I grow old
I won't forget to find them
I've got no roots
No roots

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots

I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots, but my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
I've got no roots (no)

A Busca por Identidade em No Roots de Alice Merton

A música No Roots de Alice Merton é um hino moderno sobre a busca por identidade e pertencimento em um mundo em constante movimento. A letra reflete a experiência pessoal da cantora, que viveu em diferentes países ao longo de sua vida, o que a levou a ter uma sensação de falta de raízes fixas. A repetição do verso 'I've got no roots' (Eu não tenho raízes) é um poderoso refrão que ressoa com qualquer um que já se sentiu deslocado ou em busca de um lar.

A metáfora de cavar buracos e esconder coisas dentro deles, mencionada no início e no final da música, sugere uma tentativa de preservar memórias e experiências, apesar da transitoriedade da vida. Merton expressa um desejo de permanência ('I like standing still') que contrasta com a realidade de estar sempre em movimento ('Travel like gypsies in the night'). Essa dualidade captura a complexidade de manter uma identidade consistente quando o 'lugar muda, mas o resto permanece o mesmo'.

Musicalmente, No Roots combina elementos do pop, rock e indie, criando um som cativante que complementa a mensagem da letra. A batida pulsante e o refrão contagiante ajudam a transmitir a energia e a determinação de Merton em enfrentar a incerteza de não ter um lar fixo. A música se tornou um sucesso internacional, refletindo a universalidade do tema da busca por um senso de lar e identidade em um mundo globalizado.