Sympathy for the Devil

Yow, yow
Yow
Mm-huh
Mm-uh

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

Stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
Oh, yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Oh, yeah

I watched with glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
Well, after all, it was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
Oh, yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Oh, yeah
A-get down, baby

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
Oh, yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Mm, yeah

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm, yeah

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
Mm, yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Mean it
Get down

Woo-hoo
Ah, yeah
Get on down
Oh, yeah
Mm
Bum, ba-bum, bum, bum, ba-bum
Ba-bum, bum, bum, ba-bum
Bum, ba-bum, bum, bum, ba-bum
Bum, dum, bum, bum, ba-dum, da
Yeah
Ah, yeah

Tell me, baby, what's my name?
Tell me, honey, can you guess my name?
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
I'll tell you one time, you're to blame
Ooh-hoo, ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo, alright
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ah, yeah
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Ah yes, what's my name?
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name?

Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo-hoo, ah, yeah

A Natureza Pecaminosa em Sympathy For The Devil

A música 'Sympathy For The Devil', dos Rolling Stones, é uma das mais emblemáticas da banda e carrega uma profundidade lírica que vai além do rock'n'roll. Lançada em 1968, no álbum 'Beggars Banquet', a canção é narrada por uma figura que se apresenta como um homem de riqueza e bom gosto, que esteve presente em diversos eventos históricos marcados pela violência e pela maldade humana. A identidade do narrador é sugerida como sendo o próprio Diabo, que desafia o ouvinte a adivinhar seu nome e compreender a natureza de seu 'jogo'.

A letra faz referências a momentos cruciais da história, como a crucificação de Jesus Cristo, a Revolução Russa e a Segunda Guerra Mundial, sugerindo que o narrador teve um papel em cada um desses eventos. A menção ao assassinato dos Kennedys amplia a ideia de que o mal está presente em todos os tempos e lugares, e que a humanidade, representada pelo ouvinte, tem sua parcela de responsabilidade ('after all, it was you and me').

A música desafia a percepção tradicional de bem e mal, sugerindo que esses conceitos são mais complexos do que parecem ('Just as every cop is a criminal, And all the sinners saints'). Ao final, o narrador, que se identifica como Lúcifer, pede cortesia, simpatia e bom gosto, numa ironia que reflete a dualidade da natureza humana e a facilidade com que as pessoas podem ser seduzidas pelo mal. 'Sympathy For The Devil' é uma reflexão sobre a moralidade, a história e a participação de cada indivíduo nos atos que moldam o mundo.