Chaise à Tokyo
Benjamin Biolay Lyrics

Je veux m'asseoir sur une chaise a Tokyo,
The singer desires to sit on a chair in Tokyo and is willing to take as long as it takes to do so.

ca prendra le temps qu il faut
The singer is not in a rush and is willing to wait as long as necessary.

je prendrai un aller sans retour en avion cargo
The singer plans on taking a one-way cargo flight to Tokyo.

te prendre de haut dans une suite a l'hôtel Nikko sous les lueurs du logo
The artist wants to impress someone by staying in a high position at the Hotel Nikko in Tokyo with a view of its illuminated logo.

no manga no bongo
The artist does not want any manga or bongo as distractions from the goal of sitting on a chair in Tokyo.

une chaise a Tokyo
The singer's ultimate goal is to sit on a chair in Tokyo.

d'un nouveau soda
The singer wants to try a new type of soda while achieving their goal of sitting on a chair in Tokyo.

que je ne connais pas
The artist desires to try a soda they have never had before.

quant au reste on verra
The artist is not concerned about the details of the trip beyond achieving their goal of sitting in a chair in Tokyo.

La vieille auto était blanche
The artist recalls a memory of a white car driving on a Sunday.

nous roulions le dimanche
The singer remembers going for a drive on Sundays.

grand-mère avait des fleurs
The artist's grandmother had flowers in the car during the memory being recounted.

le vieux piano était droit
The singer remembers an old upright piano.

mon oncle n'aimait pas que l'on en joue sans coeur
The singer's uncle did not appreciate playing the piano without feeling.

Inutile de s'en faire
The singer believes worrying about the past is useless and unproductive.

tout ca est loin derrière
The artist's past is far behind them and not worth worrying about.

inutile de rever
The artist does not see the use in reminiscing about the past.

ca ne reviendra jamais
The singer knows they can never return to the past, so there is no point in dwelling on it.