Free Misread Signs 1960s French Yé-Yé Dance-Pop Song

Song Lyrics

[Intro]
(Ooh la la)
(Ooh la la)

[Verse 1]
You picked up that dusty velvet box
Acted like you bought the whole block
You asked me if the silver clock works
I said it stopped when you tried to flirt

[Pre-Chorus]
You pay five francs just to stand close
Acting like a handsome little ghost
You touch the frame, I turn away
We both know what you want to say

[Chorus]
Oh, you claim you came for antiques
But you look at me when nobody speaks
You misread every single sign
That old brass ring was never mine
(Never mine)
Yeah, you misread every single sign

[Verse 2]
You pocketed a polished marble glass
Watching my boots as I walk past
You call it charm, I call it bold
You buy cheap trinkets to pretend you’re cold

[Pre-Chorus]
You pay five francs just to stand close
Acting like a handsome little ghost
You touch the frame, I turn away
We both know what you want to say

[Chorus]
Oh, you claim you came for antiques
But you look at me when nobody speaks
You misread every single sign
That old brass ring was never mine
(Never mine)
Yeah, you misread every single sign

[Bridge]
Midnight stalls and dusty silk
You spill your sweet talk like warm milk
Is it a game or just a trap
You lose your way without a map
(Without a map)
You lose your way without a map

[Chorus]
Oh, you claim you came for antiques
But you look at me when nobody speaks
You misread every single sign
That old brass ring was never mine
(Never mine)
Yeah, you misread every single sign

[Outro]
Keep the trinket, keep the change
(Keep the change)
You look ridiculous and strange
(Ooh la la)
That old brass ring was never mine