Tu commences le livre par la fin
Et j'ai le menton haut pour un rien
Mon œil qui pleure c'est à cause du vent
Mes absences c'est du sentiment

Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur
Ça ne tient pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Ça ne tient pas debout
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient

Ils sourient rouge et me parlent gris
Je fais semblant d'avoir tout compris
Et il y a un type qui pleure dehors
Sur mon visage de la poudre d'or

Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur
Ça ne tient pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Ça ne tient pas debout
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient

Nous et la man on est de sortie
Pire qu'une simple moitié
On compte à demi-demi
Pile sur un des bas côtés comme des origamis
Le bras tendu pareil cassé tout n'est qu'épis et éclis
Ces enfants bizarres
Crachés dehors comme par hasard
Cachant l'effort dans le griffoir
Une creepy song en étendard qui fait
"J'fais tout mon make up
Au mercurochrome
Contre les pop-ups
Qui m'assurent le trône
J'fais tout mon make up
Au mercurochrome
Contre les pop-ups
Qui m'assurent le trône"

Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Je ne tiens pas debout
Le ciel coule sur
Ça ne tient pas debout
Le ciel coule sur mes mains

Ça ne tient pas debout (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Le ciel coule sur mes mains (mmh)
Je ne tiens pas debout (le ciel)
Le ciel coule sur mes mains (eh, eh, eh)
Ça ne tient pas debout (oh, oh, oh)
Le ciel coule sur mes mains
Ça ne tient pas debout (le ciel)
Le ciel coule sur mes mains (eh, eh, eh)

Je ne tiens pas debout
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient


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Christine Lyrics as written by Heloise Letissier

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