I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Noyés de bleu sous le ciel grec
Un bateau, deux bateaux
Trois bateaux s'en vont chantant
Griffant le ciel à coups de bec
Un oiseau, deux oiseaux
Trois oiseaux font du beau temps
Dans les ruelles, d'un coup sec
Un volet, deux volets
Trois volets claquent au vent
Et faisant une ronde avec
Un enfant, deux enfants
Trois enfants dansent gaiement
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Ce port du bout du monde
Que le soleil inonde
De ses reflets dorés
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Sous leurs bonnets oranges
Tous les visages d'ange
Des enfants du Pirée
Je rêve aussi d'avoir un jour
Un enfant, deux enfants
Trois enfants jouant comme eux
Le long du quai flânent toujours
Une marin, deux marins
Trois marins aventureux
De notre amour, on se fera
Un amour, dix amours
Mille amours noyés de bleu
Et nos enfants feront des gars
Que les filles, un beau jour
À leur tour rendront heureux
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Ce port du bout du monde
Que le soleil inonde
De ses reflets dorés
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Sous leurs bonnets oranges
Tous les visages d'ange
Des enfants du Pirée
Un bateau, deux bateaux
Trois bateaux s'en vont chantant
Griffant le ciel à coups de bec
Un oiseau, deux oiseaux
Trois oiseaux font du beau temps
Dans les ruelles, d'un coup sec
Un volet, deux volets
Trois volets claquent au vent
Et faisant une ronde avec
Un enfant, deux enfants
Trois enfants dansent gaiement
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Ce port du bout du monde
Que le soleil inonde
De ses reflets dorés
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Sous leurs bonnets oranges
Tous les visages d'ange
Des enfants du Pirée
Je rêve aussi d'avoir un jour
Un enfant, deux enfants
Trois enfants jouant comme eux
Le long du quai flânent toujours
Une marin, deux marins
Trois marins aventureux
De notre amour, on se fera
Un amour, dix amours
Mille amours noyés de bleu
Et nos enfants feront des gars
Que les filles, un beau jour
À leur tour rendront heureux
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Ce port du bout du monde
Que le soleil inonde
De ses reflets dorés
Mon Dieu, que j'aime
Sous leurs bonnets oranges
Tous les visages d'ange
Des enfants du Pirée
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