In a room without emergency exits
In the pale glimmers of the night yielding to day
The dance of life and its loves is played out
Those that fade and those that will always remain

A grand ball that spreads out, delightful, insane
A hundred thousand souls that get carried away before my nailed eyes
Some dance, others think about it, and then he who advances
In a few dance steps, it's true

I faltered, knees to the ground
We danced under the wild waltzes

In this room without emergency exits
The noisy ball reminds me of my loves
My first thread will blend with other contours
That a blink made me lose forever
It's without pain, I admit that it unfolds under my fingers
A first partner, a second, and then three
I get carried away and lose myself in this crowded room
Where so much beauty swirls

I would lose my head in flight
Wandering alone, under the wild waltzes
I would lose my head in flight
Wandering alone, under the wild waltzes

Suddenly my eyes freeze on a beautiful portrait
Who seems tired of a too tight embrace
With a gesture, breaks free and cuts through the crowd
Joins me for a dance by my side
We danced for years losing our heads
I still have a few discreet blisters
But often the waltzes run out of steam before the end
We are close and yet never far enough

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