Paris
The 1975 Lyrics

She said hello, she was letting me know
The singer meets a girl who greets him

We shared friends in Soho
The two have mutual friends in Soho

She is a pain in the nose
The girl is annoying

And I'm a pain in women's clothes
The artist is uncomfortable with their own identity

And you're a walking overdose in a great coat
The girl is overdressed and overwhelming

And so she wrote a plan for it on the back of a fag packet
The girl wrote a plan on the back of a cigarette packet

She had to leave because she couldn't hack it
The girl had to go because she couldn't handle the situation

Not a lot of noise and too much racket
The environment was chaotic

I think I've spent all my money and your friends, oh
The artist spent all their money and is probably in debt to the girl's friends

But how I'd love to go to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The artist longs to visit Paris

Mr. Serotonin Man, lend me a gram
The singer is asking for drugs

You call yourself a friend?
The artist questions the integrity of their friend

I got two left feet and I'm starting to cheat
The singer is not good at dancing and is cheating on their partner

On my girlfriend again
The singer is cheating on their girlfriend

I caught a pinky in her nose
The singer caught their girlfriend doing drugs

As the crowd cheered for an overdose
The crowd is cheering on drug use

And I don't suppose you know where this train goes
The artist is lost and unsure of their direction

There was a party that she had to miss
The girl missed a party

Because her friend kept cutting her wrists
The girl's friend was self-harming and the girl had to help her

Hyperpoliticized sexual trysts
The situation was complicated and political

Oh, I think my boyfriend's a nihilist
The girl's boyfriend is thought to be a nihilist

I said, hey kids we're all just the same
The artist reminds everyone of their inherent equality

What a shame
It is a shame

Ya know, how I'd love to go to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The artist expresses their desire to visit Paris repeatedly

Oh stop being an asshole
The singer tells someone to stop being rude

And counting my eye rolls
Someone is keeping track of the singer's reactions

And like pistols falls in the snow
An event is unexpected and shocking

Uh oh
Something is wrong

Keeping paying the tab on my half
The artist is not paying their share of the bill

Man you putting me up on a shelf
The singer feels like they are being objectified

Well I believed you're clean
The singer thought someone was sober

But only I've seen your fist for myself
The artist has witnessed someone's violent behavior

And then she pointed at a bag of her dreams
The girl points at a desirable item

In a well posh magazine
The item was featured in an expensive magazine

I said I'm done, babe I'm out of the scene,
The singer decides to leave the situation

But I was picking up from Bethnal Green
The artist was still engaged in questionable activity

She said I've been romanticizing heroin
The girl realizes she has been romanticizing drug use

And oh how I'd love to go to Paris, to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The singer continues to express their desire to visit Paris repeatedly

And how I'd love to go to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The singer still wants to visit Paris multiple times

And how I'd love to go to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The desire to visit Paris is still present

And how I'd love to go to Paris again (again, again, again and again)
The artist can't stop thinking about Paris