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Pierre
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It's dawned on me suddenly
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And for no obvious reason
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That I can't go on living as I am
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The zest of life has vanished
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Only the skeleton remains
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Unexpectedly vile
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I used to be better, I used to be better, I used to be better
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I used to be better, I used to be better, I used to be better
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Ensemble
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a - a - A - Ahhhhhhhhhhh
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O-Oh Pierre, our merry, feasting crank!
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Our most dear, most kind, most smart and eccentric
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Warm-hearted Russian of the old-school
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His purse is always empty
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'Cos it's open to all, O-Oh Pierre
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Just one of a hundred sad, old men
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Living out their final days in Moscow
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Pierre
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I drink too much
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Right now, my friend fights and bleeds
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And I sit at home and read
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Hours at a time
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Hours at my screen
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Anything, anything
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Abandoned to distraction in order to forget we waste our lives
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Drowning in wine
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I never thought that I'd end up like this
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I used to be better
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And the women, they all pity me
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'Cos I'm married but not in love
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Frozen at the centre
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Women
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Il est charmant; il n'a pas de sexe
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He is charming; he has no sex
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Ensemble
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O-Oh Pierre, our merry, feasting crank!
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Our most dear, most kind, most smart and eccentric
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Warm-hearted Russian of the old-school
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His purse is always empty
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'Cos it's open to all, O-Oh Pierre
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Just one of a hundred sad, old men
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Living out their final days in Moscow
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Pierre
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There's a ringing in my head
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There's a sickness in the world
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And everyone knows but pretends that they don't see
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"Oh, I'll sort it out later", but later never comes
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And how many men before
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Good, Russian men
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Believing in goodness and truth
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Entered that door with all their teeth and hair
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And left it toothless and bald?
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You empty and stupid contented fellows
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Satisfied with your place
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I'm different from you!
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I'm different from you!
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I still want to do something!
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Or do you struggle too?
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I pity you, I pity me, I pity you
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I pity you, I pity me, I pity you
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Ensemble
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aaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHHH
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