Loose Strings

{sound of a chair shifting,

a sigh, guitar tuning strings} [English] Okay,

let’s start over. [French] On revient à la base.

[Spanish] Todo tranquilo.

Tiguidou.

{acoustic guitar, clear and jangly,

no reverb} [English] Wonderland was a trip,

but I’m back in the room.

[Franglais] The light’s coming in,

et je chasse la brume.

[French] Pas de riddles,

juste moi et mon café.

[English] Just the simple things that keep me okay.

{breathy, relaxed delivery}

[English] I see the path,

it’s not a maze at all.

[French] Je vois les murs,

et je les trouve petits.

[English] No more grinning cats,

just me and my life.

{94 BPM, a steady,

rhythmic tap of a foot on wood} [English] I’m painting in daylight,

not painting in red.

[French] Je calme le jeu,

je repose ma tête.

[Franglais] No more Wonderland,

c'est fini tout ça.

[English] I’m home in the Harbor,

and that’s where I stay.

[French] C’est Tiguidou, it’s all I need to say.

{sounds of a gecko movement in a cage,

a soft laugh} [English] We’re good here,

right?

[Franglais] 100% Tiguidou.

{beat picks up with a light,

muted palm-muted guitar} [English] I look at the tomatoes,

I look at the work.

[French] Je laisse les questions,

I let the stress lurk.

[English] Away from the facade,

away from the loud.

[French] Je marche dans la lumière,

head in the clouds.

[English] But my feet?

They’re right here on the ground.

{music drops to just a single guitar string vibrating} [English] I’m not

a riddle to be solved.

[French] Je suis juste moi,

et c’est assez.

[Spanish] Tan simple.

[English] Tiguidou.

{rhythm returns, soft

and steady} [English] I’m painting in daylight,

not painting in red.

[French] Je calme le jeu,

je repose ma tête.

[Franglais] No more Wonderland,

c'est fini tout ça.

[English] I’m home in the Harbor,

and that’s where I stay.

[French] C’est Tiguidou, it’s all I need to say.

{fading out with natural room noise} [English] Yeah,

that’s better.

[French] C’est ça.

[Latin] Pax in

luce. Tiguidou.