[Intro]
Static whispers in the night
Grandmother's voice through digital light
[Verse 1]
Empty streets in old Montmartre
Where jazz once filled the boulevard
Now pixels paint my memories
Of Sophie's smile across the screen
God damn, these walls are closing in
While Paris sleeps in digital sin
[Chorus]
In this virtual cabaret
Where lonely hearts come out to play
The band's not here, but ghosts remain
Of trumpets crying in the rain
We dance alone, but still pretend
These frozen frames will never end
[Verse 2]
Found an old recording late last night
Her voice so clear, it felt so right
Not compressed, no buffering
Just pure soul, just pure swing
But baby, now we're compressed and cold
Trading warmth for fool's gold
[Bridge]
Sophie, Sophie, where'd you go?
Lost between the high and low
Of bandwidth struggles, failed connections
Pixelated imperfections
Damn these chains of ones and zeros
Making lovers into strangers
[Chorus]
In this virtual cabaret
Where lonely hearts come out to play
The band's not here, but ghosts remain
Of trumpets crying in the rain
We dance alone, but still pretend
These frozen frames will never end
[Verse 3]
Remember when we'd swing and sway?
At Le Chat Noir until the day
Now all I've got are memories
Compressed and saved in galleries
Hell, I'd trade all this technology
For one more dance, just you and me
[Outro]
Static whispers fade to black
Like jazz clubs, they ain't coming back
But somewhere in this digital haze
Your love still swings in better days
Your love still swings in better days