[Verse 1 - brushed drums, piano, sultry, slow] They say La Vie en Rose is how love looks Through wine glasses and stolen books Through promises made at twenty-two But darling... I’ve only ever seen it blue Blue like the smoke above your head Blue like the words we left unsaid Blue like the hour before the dawn When you know the night is almost gone [Chorus - saxophone joins, seductive, audience in club sways] So give me La Vie en Bleu tonight Not the pink lies... just the honest light Of two strangers who know this can’t be true But dance like it is... in La Vie en Bleu Yeah... in La Vie en Bleu... [Instrumental Break - TRIO takes solo, PIANO then BASS.] [Verse 2 - quieter, JAZZ SINGER looks right at their table] They say when you’re old, the colors all fade To grey like the coats and the debts you’ve paid But I see a man tonight who remembers red And a girl who thinks her whole life’s ahead He’s counting the minutes, she’s counting the stars Neither counting the cost of those old café scars And me? I’m just singing ‘cause it’s what I do While you two decide... on La Vie en Bleu [Chorus - bigger] So live your La Vie en Bleu tonight Forget the wrong, forget the right Tomorrow’s a rumor, tonight is the proof That even sad songs can tell the truth Yeah... in La Vie en Bleu... (backing vocals, soft): Bleu... bleu... bleu... [Bridge - breakdown, drums stop, just PIANO + BASS, JAZZ SINGER speaks] (to room, but meaning them): You know why they call it the blues? ‘Cause it’s the color you see when you finally choose To feel something real. Something that bruises. So go ahead...* Choose. [Final Chorus] This is your La Vie en Bleu tonight One song, one room, one stolen light Outside is the world and all its due But in here... we only play the truth So dance your La Vie en Bleu... Bleu... bleu... bleu... [Outro - instrumental fade]
