Dear Jacques

from Sings Jacques Brel (in English) by An Amerikan Automobile Company

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Dear Jacques,
What has the world become since you've been gone?
Can you tell me, is it any different
To the days you made the Paris Olympia burn?
Your name, your face, you tore up that place
Making soldiers out of troubadours,
Dear Jacques, encore.

Dear Jacques,
Oh how you dreamed of all the innocence we've lost
All of the days of youthful mystery
And lustful wondering about childhood.
Your words, your son, you could do no wrong
But you've left me wanting more.
Dear Jacques, encore.

Dear Jacques,
Oh what a mess we've made without your guiding voice
Can't you see we've turned all of our poetry into noise?
It's such a funny time to be alive.
But when I close my eyes, I can hear your voice
And you never left me at all,
Dear Jacques, you'll sing once more.

You're in the wind that blows through Bruges
You're in the sky that surrounds you,
You're everything under this Earth,
You're the Republic and the Flemish dirt,
The minds of Kings who cannot sleep,
And the eyes of the shepherd,
But the heart of the sheep...

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from Sings Jacques Brel (in English), released October 9, 2015

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