Ticking Through Montreal

{fast-paced clicking drum loop,

sharp ascending synth-hook, ticking clock pulse entering}

Lucy likes to hold it loose,

la peur de trop aimer Keepin' it out of touch,

peur de tout effacer Choosing in fear of losin',

the silence in the gut

Les mots sont bloqués,

derrière tes dents, shut.

The words are on the tongue,

but they refuse to flow Tu fais l'innocente,

playing dumb, le poids que tu ne sais pas show.

{glitch-shimmer on "playing dumb"}

Wake up, Lucy, wake up,

tu ne peux plus rester là Falling on the floor,

le vide sous tes pas

Make up your mind,

before the breath begins to fade

Scare yourself to death,

le choix que tu as fait.

Like water in the sky,

c'est sur ton visage,

le prix

à payer. {layered harmonies,

urgent and shimmering, high-energy build}

So damn sensitive, feelings in the ribs Une cirque sous la peau,

les nerfs qui se livrent Makin' yourself nervous,

le chaos est profond

Bubblin' up inside, tu attends le plafond.

Sur la surface, c'est le cirque,

et tu caches le vrai Lucy,

won’t you wake up?

C'est le moment de vrai.

{rapid-fire vocal chop on "circus under

the surface"}

Up, up, up, up.

Won’t you wake up for me?

Wake up, darling babe.

Réveille-toi.

{music pulls back, driving

bass and

rhythmic breath sounds, whisper

very close-mic intense}

100%

Tiguidou. The

wake-up

is the

baseline. Lucy, won’t you wake

up? {raw intimate bedroom studio vibe,

drum loop fading out,

final sharp waking-up

synth-chime}