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Midnight in Montmartre

  [Verse 1] The café lights hum a lazy tune, As my cigarette burns holes in the moon. You left your scarf ‘round my lonely glass— Now the wine tastes of shadows and past. [Verse 2] The saxophone weeps in D-flat minor, A language we spoke, but now you ignore. Our dance was a flicker, brief as a match, Left with the scent of your rain-kissed patchouli... [Bridge]   (Instrumental Piano Solo) [Imagine: Walking bassline, brushed snare, and a trumpet sighing through the smoke.] [Outro] So I’ll sit where the ivy climbs the wall, And let the night rewrite it all. Montmartre keeps our secrets well— Folded in jazz… and the ache of farewell. Genre:   Classic Jazz Ballad ©  Lydia Psaradelli  202 5  This content is protected by copyright. If you wish to share or use this work professionally, please contact me first!

The Key

  [Verse 1] You left your shadow on my floor, A ghost I keep sweeping out the door. But every night, it crawls right back— A silent storm I never saw. [Pre-Chorus] I paint the walls with lighter shades, Try to drown the echoes that you made. Funny how a heart can break, Yet still beat your name like a mistake... [Chorus] So I’m  turning the key , letting time rewrite me, One click away from the past and its gravity. But the lock’s still weak, and the hinges still scream, Guess freedom’s just pain in a prettier dream. [Verse 2] Found your scarf in my bottom drawer, Smelled like rain and "nevermore." I wore it ‘round my aching chest— A noose of threads I loved the best. [Bridge]   (Gritty Vocal Run) Oh, I’ve burned the letters, but the ashes still speak, They dance in my lungs every breath that I breathe... [Final Chorus]   (Whispered → Power Notes) Now I’m  turning the key , but the door won’t move, It’s stuck on the us that it used to prove. So I’ll sit in the f...