Smoky afternoon light Got the sun stuck in my eye It's shouting from the river Then it leaps back in the sky Prenons la mer Sur les vagues solaires -- Toi et moi parmi les esprits de la lumiere* *TRANSLATION: "Let us take to the sea On waves of sunlight You and I among the spirits of light" This morning in the past Y'know I felt like broken gla** Now I'm feeling all right Knife-sharp as a winter night Prenons la mer Sur les vagues solaires -- Toi et moi parmi les esprits de la lumiere J'ai reve que les abeilles Etaient des gouttes de sang du soleil Et au ciel des bombardiers Pechaient pour nos ames irisees** **TRANSLATION: "I dreamt that the bees Were drops of blood from the sun And the bombers in the sky Were trawling for our iridescent souls" Prenons la mer Sur les vagues solaires -- Toi et moi parmi les esprits de la lumiere