It can't have escaped down the stairs
And you turned the whole apartment upside down
You left the window half opened in case it comes back
Our cat

You're silently suppressing theories
But, out of the box, it's a case of desertion
It wants to be far away and hidden for when I start
To tell you everything

[Refrain]
And that's why there's a dog that's howling
And that's why the birds, waiting,
Are flying low now, scribbling in the air
The secret power of animals
To smell danger approaching
The prologue to the catastrophe has been written

[Verse 2]
When I had it on the tip of my tongue
I stepped back and chewed it over again
The only luck is that you're on the other side
There's not a before

[Refrain]
And that's why there's a dog that's howling
And that's why the birds, waiting,
Are flying low now, scribbling in the air
The secret power of animals
To smell danger approaching
I'm sorry, it'll only be one night
[Chorus]
I told you
That you were air, remedy and song
The word that changes lives
The beat that escapes the heart
I told you
To have no trace of delusion or fear
I, who never gave away a "forever"
I had to save them all for you
I told you
That outside was full of fraudsters
Of con-men who used the word "promise"
And that with me you had saved yourself
I told you
That we could cope with all the attacks
If over the years the haste came
For the lives we didn't visit
I told you
That you and I would never be strangers
Or just some friends who keep company
That we could love each other like before
I told you
That you and I would never be strangers
Or just some friends who keep company
Let's at least make sure that part is still true
[Verse 3]
When I look at you from outside the landing
I see the cat appear on the scene
It's lying on your lap snoring
I will come one day, later
When you're not there, I'll pack my bags
Maybe that way it won't hurt so much