When I see you, Pigalle
I dream in your roaring twenties
Under your roofs, live badly
Waiting to be an idol
Paris would be a party, Pigalle
My voice would dress your streets
I would hardly win, but I would have the right to be heard
Hoping that one day my songs intoxicate a crowd
I would sing them everyday until I got drunk
Where is your madness, Pigalle?
Where are your roaring twenties?
What has become of your sublime, Pigalle, your frivolous allure?
Where is your madness, Pigalle?
Where are your roaring twenties?
What has become of your sublime, Pigalle, your frivolous allure?
I would have worn out your bars, to lose my vocal cords
To feel less lonely, or just to look normal
And then, for beautiful eyes, I would have become the Bohemian
That girl for a night, maid's room
Naked through the shutters
I would have done everything, tried everything, the cabarets, the signs
To get out of it, to exist and end up on a stage
Where is your madness, Pigalle?
Where are your roaring twenties?
What has become of your sublime, Pigalle, your frivolous allure?
Where is your madness, Pigalle?
Where are your roaring twenties?
What has become of your sublime, Pigalle, your frivolous allure?