Lettre à France (Letter to France)

There was once a time
You and I
Now we've crossed a line
You and I

Some days you feel so far from me
A land hidden in a sleep
A love I must have dreamed
And you who set fires in my heart
Summoned lightning drew a spark
Lies silent in the dark

I was certain
The curse was broken
But I still long for you

And I try to make it through the days
Write then burn another page
In the flames I see your face, my love
And I call to you from this stranger shore
With a thousand songs and a thousand more
It's the price of love still war

I was certain
The curse was broken
My heart still belongs to you

Condemned by the sentence that you passed
To be a statue or a photograph
It's not me who wear a mask, my dear
I see you hide your beauty behind your fear
Blind yourself and the world disappears
I guess that's how love is

There was once a time
You and I
Now we've crossed a line
You and I

Some days you feel so far from me
A land hidden in sleep
A love I must have dreamed
And yes, and I know I drove you from my mind
I sometimes think of you late at night
On a night just like tonight