The Ballad of Jean Genet Songtext
von Ana Egge

Pass out sleeping, cigarette in hand
History repeating on one man
Friends in jail are all you got

Photographs of Paris
The Europeans feared
Superficial details like paint in your hair
Dressed in elegant despair
A man in love with a man


Students and workers on an empty stage
One father beat you, one mother forgave
Beauty in danger of dying
A man in love with a man

Shaking hands in battle, classical themes
Books on a mantle signed by a thief
A prisoner of love on your knees
A man in love with a man
A man in love with a man