Armand l'Enchanté - Midnight Terminal Lyrics

[Intro]
Clickety-clack, another contract done
Papers shufflin' like autumn leaves in the sun
Sweet Sophie's leavin', ain't that just the way
When business kills the music we tried to play

[Verse 1]
Three years of magic, now reduced to forms
Standard procedures and bureaucratic norms
Your resignation letter, typed so neat
While my heart's still keeping yesterday's beat
Damn suits upstairs with their golden pens
Turning artists into numbers again

[Chorus]
Oh Sophie, Sophie, what became of our swing?
Now it's just policies and that corporate sting
Remember when jazz was our only truth
Before they turned our art into something uncouth
Baby, baby, why'd you have to go?
Trading soul for security, that's how the story goes

[Verse 2]
Watched you pack your horn in its velvet case
Another empty chair in this godforsaken place
They'll find someone new to fill your spot
But they can't replace the fire that you got
These halls are haunted by your melody
Now it's just paperwork and their stupid policy

[Bridge]
In the corner office, they're counting beans
While we're down here living broken dreams
But I'll keep playing till my heart gives out
Even if the suits still push their clout

[Chorus]
Oh Sophie, Sophie, what became of our swing?
Now it's just policies and that corporate sting
Remember when jazz was our only truth
Before they turned our art into something uncouth
Baby, baby, why'd you have to go?
Trading soul for security, that's how the story goes

[Outro]
The typewriter's singing our final song
Another artist gone where they don't belong
Sweet Sophie's gone, but the band plays on
In this corporate circus till the break of dawn