Discover the story of the song > Reviens Va T En – Alain Bashung

The protagonist is talking to his partner, asking her to come back but also telling her to leave. He mentions turning off the lights one by one and getting tattoos. He talks about painting with a knife and how beautiful it is when the blade is bare. He mentions teaching a mynah bird a bridge song from a movie. He talks about being a scarecrow in a zoo and asks his partner to come back and leave at the same time. He talks about a cat sleeping in a radio and how it's not warm anymore. He talks about finding a new leader and speaking up. He mentions the mynah bird and the movie bridge song again.