bars et mélancolie

Elliott Smith Between the bars (Either / or, 1998)
Mojave 3 Between the bars (Spoon and Rafter, 2003)

"Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
With the things you could do,
You won't but you might.
The potential you'll be,
That you'll never see,
The promises you'll only make.
Drink up with me now,
And forget all about
The pressure of days.
Do what I say,
And I'll make you okay,
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head:
People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore—
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
I’ll keep them still.
Drink up, baby, look at the stars.
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars,
Where i'm seeing you there,
With your hands in the air,
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart,
Separate from the rest,
Where I like you the best,
And keep the things you forgot.
The people you've been before
That you don't want around anymore—
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
I'll keep them still."
(Elliott Smith)

"I thought I saw you with the boys
Laughing hard
Between the bars
Between the bars

You always were pretty good at gettin' high, for someone so small
for someone so small

Still remember how you danced laughing hard
Between the bars
Between the bars
You always were pretty good at gettin' high, for someone so small
for someone so small

You always said that this time was not enough
But you were so right
You were so right
Swear I won't let go, this time

Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time
Swear I won't let go, this time"
(Neil Halstead)