A one-night pianist with wandering solfège
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Improvises a departure that goes off the rails at Gare de Lyon
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An occasional pianist whistles his score
He makes the suitcases waltz
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He sticks to the grey faces
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Alone at night he dreams of fame
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He plays Gare du Nord, Lille station, Nantes station
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You can spot him on big departure days
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He plays his arteries on foreign tracks and all the way to England
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Virtuoso of the railways
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This pianist has a life, a desk and a boss
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He's called Jérémie, Pascal or maybe Simon
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He's bored, everything's grey, his desk, his prison
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They crush his urges, back into oblivion
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All alone, at night he roams the stations
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He plays Gare du Nord, Lille station, Nantes station
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You can spot him on big departure days
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He plays his regrets on black and beige keys
He sees himself back in middle school
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But who shattered his dreams
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Inside the pianist's heart there was a little boy
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Who dreamed of music, who played in the living room
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They said that's cute, but get back to your lesson
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Do your math, we know the song
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Alone at night but it's too late
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He plays Gare du Nord, Lille station, Nantes station
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You can spot him on big departure days
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He plays his childhood on forgotten notes