Le Ballet

The Ballet

Le Ballet

It happens out of the blueCa t'arrive sans crier gare
In the middle of a colorless hourAu milieu d'une heure incolore

A gesture, a smell, a lookUn geste, une odeur, un regard
That tears apart your decorQui comme dechire ton decor

Suddenly, this heart that had almost forgotten youTout a coup ce coeur qui t'avait presque oublie
Shows up at your door and starts knocking againSe pointe a ta porte et se remet a cogner

Watch out, the ballet is about to beginAttention, le ballet va commencer

You don't really understand what's happeningTu comprends pas trop c'qui t'arrive
At first, you think it's a mistakeTu crois d'abord a une erreur

You avoid it and it reads youTu l'evites et lui te devine
Between desire and fearEntre le desir et la peur

You hear yourself saying meaningless phrasesTu t'entends lui dire des phrases sans aucun sens
No matter, words no longer matterQu'importe les mots n'ont plus d'importance

Because the ballet has begunCar le ballet a commence

He puts on his finest clothes and honey in his voiceIl met ses plus beaux atours et du miel sur sa voix
You become velvet and your jewels shine on youToi tu te fais velours et tes bijoux brillent sur toi
He tells you poems and dreams of distant travelsIl te dit poemes et reves de lointains voyages
You answer Florence, painting, impeccable imagesTu reponds Florence, peinture, impeccables images

Ladies and gentlemen, step forwardDames et cavaliers, avancez

A glance at his back, his hips, when the gallant fades awayUn coup d'oeil a son dos, ses hanches, quand s'efface le galantin
A look when she leans over and reveals a breastUn regard quand elle se penche et laisse deviner un sein
She already knows his hands, the contours of his mouthElle sait deja ses mains, les contours de sa bouche
The curve of his back, which she noted discreetlyLe cambre de ses reins, qu'elle a note en douce

Because the ballet is about to come aliveCar le ballet va s'animer

He knows the codes and gives the right passwordsIl a su les codes et donne les bons mots de passe
A little more alcohol and the armor fallsEncore un peu d'alcool et que tombent les cuirasses
The keys to the bodies are given, finally the skins kissLivrees les cles des corps enfin les peaux s'embrassent
And time stops as long as grace lastsEt le temps s'arrete tant que dure la grace

Because the ballet is soon overCar le ballet, est bientot termine
And real life will beginEt la vraie vie, va commencer
And yes - real lifeEt oui - la vraie vie