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Something to Lose feat. Dylan James

from Perspectives & Avatars by Laura Perrudin

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about

freely based on « Le Loup et Le Chien » by Jean de La Fontaine

lyrics

Once I met one of them
Who got lost in the woods
With the excess of trust
And the attitude of a lord

He was powerful and stout
He was courteous and robust
He was opulent and proud
And his stately chest stuck out

I'd gladly have butchered the mutt
I'd gladly have ripped him apart
But it would have been a losing fight
Because the dog was twice my bulk

So I accosted him humbly,
Talked about his gorgeous jewellery
And his beaming portliness,
And his soft shiny fur,
And his brillliant success
Like a servile courtier


(...I had nothing to lose)


He said : « My good lord you could chose
To be as fat as me
Yes you could leave the woods
And your poor fellow-wolves

You guys are so skinny,
Eternally hungry
Never safe, always on guard,
The claws ever ready

Follow me, I tell you
And I promise you'll know
A better destiny
I swear, you can trust me. »

I won't lie : I was drooling
For so long I had been starving
So sure I deserved
At least a decent dinner


(...I had nothing to lose)


So I said, desperate :
« What would I need to do ?
« Almost nothing » He said.
« Hunt a bit, lick a hand

Keep the poor and the tramp
Away from your master
Flatter the lords and their power
For a nice recompense :

Pigeon bones, chicken bones,
Mutton, ham fat and mince
And did I even mention
All the caresses ? »

I felt my mouth water and tears
Overflow me, I confess
But following his steps
I saw something unclear


(...I had nothing to lose)


« What is that, in your neck ?
- That ? Nothing.
Such a small thing.
My necklace could have been
The cause of what you have seen
This naked skin on my throat,
This little gap in my coat.

- So they keep you fastened ?
You can't run where you want to run ?
- Not always but never mind.
Follow me and unwind

But I was already far
With all my reborn reason
Venerating again
The deep dry greedy taste
Of my sacred freedom.

credits

from Perspectives & Avatars, track released October 9, 2020
Dylan James was recorded by Jérémy Rouault at Full Size Panda (Rennes, France)
Régis Bunel, Etienne Cabaret & Jean-Mathias Petri were recorded by Jérémy Rouault at La Ville Robert (Pordic, France)

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