[Intro – Whispered, Breathless] Bienvenue… à la nuit Dreams for sale, all dressed in lace Whispers, ruffles, candlelight Step inside… lose your face “Oui… mon amour…” [Verse 1] Crimson fans in gilded light Shadows dance, the price is right Laughter bottled, tears on lease Pleasure measured, grief in piece Mother’s sigh, lover’s cry Every heartbeat, every lie Sold in sips, sweet and slight One more taste… one more night “Ah… là…” [Pre-Chorus] Pull the lace, unwind the thread Spin it gold inside your head A thousand hearts in one frame We all play the same game “Oh oui…” [Chorus] Moulin Rouge, scarlet veins Your delight, another’s chains Feel it once, you’ll pay again Love’s a coin, and pain’s the gain Darling… taste the afterglow Trade your soul for the show “Na-na… oui…” [Instrumental 1 – Yé-yé Electro] [Synthized accordion, harpsichord pads, brush percussion] “Oui… là…” [Verse 2] Perfume thick, a shadowed trust Electric passion, wax and dust Graft your sorrow, steal your bliss Every kiss… a calculated kiss Childhood wonder, sacred sin We engineer the thrill within Truth is rare, a price to dare Breathe it deep… if you care “Ah… oui…” [Pre-Chorus] Pull the lace, unwind the thread Spin it gold inside your head A thousand hearts in one frame We all play the same game “Oh… oh…” [Chorus] Moulin Rouge, scarlet veins Your delight, another’s chains Feel it once, you’ll pay again Love’s a coin, and pain’s the gain Darling… taste the afterglow Trade your soul for the show “Na… oui…” [Breakdown – Whispered, Sensual] Close your eyes, feel the drain A thousand lives in your vein We are the architects of delight But only… for tonight “Oui… viens…” [Interlude – Yé-yé Neo-Parisian Instrumental] [Electric bandonéon, shimmering pads, glass chimes] “Na… ah…” [Chorus – Reprise, Urgent] Moulin Rouge, scarlet veins Your delight, another’s chains Feel it once, you’ll pay again Love’s a coin, and pain’s the gain Darling… taste the afterglow Trade your soul… for the show “Na… oui…” [Outro – Whispered, Fading] Bienvenue… à la nuit Leave your heart… leave your mind… We’ll keep it… all inside “Oui…”
