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lyrics
You have travelled to the city of Marseilles to visit your friend Pierre
As you arrive at the bus station you are greeted by his brother, Augustine
Bonjour, Augustine
Augustine is deep in thought
Hours pass in silence, as the warm glow of afternoon fades to a brisk shade of evening
You sit in the family chalet, around the dinner table
Pierre’s mother, Geraldine, asks you what you do for your hobbies in Scotland
You do not answer
You have other things on your mind
You finally manage to coax some information out of Augustine
Upon receiving it your gut plummets
Pierre is missing
Au revoir, Pierre
(Ah ah, je suis por favor)
Geraldine cannot stand the frosty mood and leave the table in tears
She has barely touched her meal
Pierre’s father, Gerard, mops up her leftovers with the end bit of a baguette
And asks you if you have leftovers in Scotland
You do not answer
You are coming to terms with the fact that you may be the first person in history to find out that their penpal is missing without a trace
You hack into Pierre’s emails with your hacker gloves – the only thing you took with you
What is the past participle of ‘hacker gloves’?
Use it in a sentence
Augustine reaches over your shoulder and points emphatically at an email from Fatima Pierre’s pen pal
(Ah ah, je suis por favor)
“Bonjour, Pierre. I am looking forward to your visit. J’adore your visit! Love, Fatima”
Pierre has gone to visit his pen pal, Fatima
You have gone to visit your pen pal, Pierre
At your home a foreign exchange student called Raymond is lying in your bed
He is wearing your clothes
Your parents – Gregor and Elaine – are calling him ‘son’ over and over and over again
Bon nuit, Raymond
Bon nuit, Pierre
Bon nuit, Fatima
Bon nuit, Geraldine
(Je suis por favor)
Bon nuit, Gregor
credits
from Wendy House,
released November 4, 2022
Backing vocals and lovely keys by Sun Starer
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