Ghosts of the Riviera
[Intro: Grand piano playing a melancholic waltz with lo-fi vintage drums] [Verse 1: Male Vocal] Cobblestone streets and the smell of the sea You were wearing white linen, smiling at me The summer was rich but the money was cheap We made promises that we couldn't keep Now the terraces stand empty and bare And I'm drinking alone in the salty air [Verse 2: Female Vocal] I left my sunglasses down by the shore And I walked away, couldn't take it no more The glamour, the tragedy, the endless charade We were hiding our tears in the evening shade I hear your voice in the crashing of waves A beautiful phantom from the love that we gave [Pre-Chorus: Both] We danced on the balconies, high on the thrill But the music has stopped, and the ocean is still [Chorus: Both] We are just ghosts of the Riviera Fading away in the golden era Trapped in a photograph, faded and torn A glamorous tragedy waiting to be born We loved like a movie, we cried like the rain And I'd do it all over to feel it again [Instrumental Interlude: Dramatic orchestral swell with heavy piano chords] [Verse 3: Female Vocal] Champagne is flat and the glasses are broke Our fairytale vanished in mirrors and smoke [Male Vocal] I still keep your letter inside of my coat The saddest confession that you ever wrote [Pre-Chorus: Both] We danced on the balconies, high on the thrill But the music has stopped, and the ocean is still [Chorus: Both] We are just ghosts of the Riviera Fading away in the golden era Trapped in a photograph, faded and torn A glamorous tragedy waiting to be born We loved like a movie, we cried like the rain And I'd do it all over to feel it again [Bridge: Both] [Male Vocal] Was it all an illusion? [Female Vocal] Was it just a mirage? [Both] A beautiful lie in a coastal garage. We played our parts with a flawless grace But we could never outrun this place. [Outro: Both] Ghosts of the Riviera... [Female Vocal]: Haunting the shore. [Male Vocal]: Forevermore. [Both]: Dancing in the dark. [Fading Outro: Piano waltz slowing down to a complete halt, distant seagull sounds] [End]
