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[Rev. Rye]

Well, here's something I cooked up a while back.

Odds are, we all know Sinatra's song "My Way." What some of us might not know is that it was originally based on a song called "Comme D'Habitude" and it turns out that the lyrical content isn't that similar. So, with the help of a literal translation I found online (since I don't actually speak French), and my own flair for the poetic, unencumbered by the restraints of rhyme (because the original version didn't), I created this:

   I wake
   And brush your skin
   You stay asleep
   The same as always

   And then,
   I pull the sheets
   You won’t get cold
   The same as always

   My hand
   It strokes your hair
   Reflexively
   The same as always

   And then
   You turn your back
   The same as always

   So, I
   Put on some clothes
   I start the day
   The same as always

   Alone
   I drink a cup
   I think I’m late
   The same as always

   Doors close,
   I’ve left the house
   The world is grey
   The same as always

   It’s cold
   I zip my coat
   The same as always

   The same as always
   It’s every day
   I’ll play the game
   I’ll make believe
   The same as always
   I’ll make a smile
   The same as always
   I’ll even laugh
   The same as always
   And I’ll go on
   The same as always

   And then,
   The day will end
   I’ll come back home
   The same as always

   And you
   You won’t be there
   You’ll be there soon
   The same as always

   Alone
   I’ll lie alone
   In this big bed
   The same as always

   My tears
   They’ll stay discreet
   The same as always

   It’s the same as always,
   Even each night
   I’ll play the game
   I’ll make believe
   The same as always
   You’ll be back soon
   The same as always
   I’ll wait for you
   The same as always
   You’ll smile at me
   The same as always

   The same as always
   You’ll drop your clothes
   The same as always
   You’ll get in bed
   Yes, the same as always
   We’ll start to kiss
   The same as always
   The same as always
   We’ll make believe
   The same as always
   We’ll make our love
   Yes, the same as always
   We’ll make believe
   The same as always.





Sometimes, it's lucky that you can create a translation that's really faithful to the original and not have to sacrifice form.