Le Pas - Paul Valery
French chanson, upright acoustic bass walking lines, brushed jazz drum kit with soft ride cymbal patterns, swing-style acoustic rhythm guitar, gently arpeggiated nylon-string guitar, warm accordion sustaining mid-range chords, subtle muted trumpet fills, light vibraphone accents, occasional soft string ensemble pads, crooning male vocal with velvety timbre and relaxed legato phrasing, moderate vibrato, romantic and airy delivery, intimate microphone technique, reverb with vintage plate character, background harmony vocals in tight close-voiced thirds and sixths, faint sea-wave field recordings blended for ambiance, subtle vinyl crackle texture, gentle room echo to evoke a seaside cabaret atmosphere
Le Pas - Paul Valery
French chanson, upright acoustic bass walking lines, brushed jazz drum kit with soft ride cymbal patterns, swing-style acoustic rhythm guitar, gently arpeggiated nylon-string guitar, warm accordion sustaining mid-range chords, subtle muted trumpet fills, light vibraphone accents, occasional soft string ensemble pads, crooning male vocal with velvety timbre and relaxed legato phrasing, moderate vibrato, romantic and airy delivery, intimate microphone technique, reverb with vintage plate character, background harmony vocals in tight close-voiced thirds and sixths, faint sea-wave field recordings blended for ambiance, subtle vinyl crackle texture, gentle room echo to evoke a seaside cabaret atmosphere
Lyrics
intro
Instrumental interlude
Tes pas, enfants de mon silence,
saintement, lentement placés,
vers le lit de ma vigilance
procèdent muets et glacés.
Bridge
Personne pure, ombre divine,
qu'ils sont doux, tes pas retenus!
Dieux!... tous les dons que je devine
viennent à moi sur ces pieds nus!
Instrumental interlude
Pre Chorus
Si, de tes lèvres avancées,
tu prépares pour l'apaiser,
a l'habitant de mes pensées
la nourriture d'un baiser,
Bridge
Chorus
ne hâte pas cet acte tendre,
douceur d'être et de n'être pas,
car j'ai vécu de vous attendre,
et mon coeur n'était que vos pas.
Instrumental interlude
End