our lady of pigalle
Singer: madeleine peyroux
can i buy you something
can i stroke your hair
can i hold your hand and take you somewhere?
you're a young nobody
you're a perfect soul
you're an empty altar that can make me whole. can i take you somewhere
can i wipe your tears
can i fill your pockets or befriend you here?
you're the final offer for the men who call
my highest hiding place
our lady of pigalle. will you be ascending in this midnight heat
on a flying buttress with stony feet?
in the revolutions we tear down your walls and then
redeem you
reclaim you
our lady of pigalle. you're a young nobody
i'm a passing glance
in the mad injustice of eternal romance;
beloved
broken into and caressed
you will bridge the waters and i'll give you rest. in the early hours when the streetlights fade
for my inquisition and my last crusade
you'll be savior
a reason for it all
and i'll be blessed and favored
our lady of pigalle. will you be ascending in this midnight heat
on a flying buttress with stony feet?
in the revolutions we tear down your walls and then
redeem you
reclaim you
our lady of pigalle. up to the places of your heart where souls wrestle angels in the dark
ten thousand years the scent of life bottled up in you child
you're driving men wild!
can i buy you something
can i wash your feet
can i read you poems of my thirsty retreat?
i'm a young nobody
i'm a perfect soul
i can take you in
i can make you whole. will you be ascending in this midnight heat
on a flying buttress with stony feet?
in the revolutions we tear down your walls
and then
redeem you
reclaim you
our lady of pigalle.