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A euro?
A meal voucher? A euro?
Dope? A euro?
A meal voucher? A euro?
Got a euro?
Anything you can spare A euro?
Don't got a euro?
Fucker
-You okay? - Nothing happened
C'mon! Something sure did
She picked on you, not someone else
The slap was meant for you Nobody else
l'm okay
Hold on
You don't look like someone to destroy
Yet she wanted to
You enraged her somehow
Thatwas real anger Notjust gratuitous
What is it that's infuriating aboutyou?
How about a coffee?
Stupid bitch
Gotta light?
And a pen? lt's important
Say, she really got one!
PERSECUTlON
You getting that?
lt's okay l got it
Who told you l was here?
You did You said you
Don't smash the door in lt's the only thing thatworks
l was knocking normally You really didn't hear me?
Didn'tyou drop thesejobs?
No one had this address
But if l have visitors, it may as well be you
- That's nice - lt's not to be nice
l don'twant to see some people right now
l don't mean you
This might be my lastjob
Still, it's good money in one go
lt's a decent operation
lt'd be dumb to quit
They're not operations, justjobs For the money
l don't know how l do it, but l feel it'll all fall apart
You're not the most lost
Even if people think so
l never thought so
Thatwhat people think?
l couldn't give a damn
But l don'twantyou thinking that
So, Michel
what's new with you?
- l'm okay - Really?
-Yeah, l'm okay -Yeah?
Maybe l should drop everything and work with you
Even if l keep my mouth shut?
l doubtyou could
You reach out and take whatyou want
My own arm is always too short That's life
What do you want?
See, no one knows! lf that isn't screwed up!
Tell me again
Talking about it makes itworse
You don't mind living from hand to mouth lt makes me a wreck
We shouldn't even be friends
l think you're tired and the beer isn't helping
The beer was for you
Maybe we don't react the same
- See you - Tomorrow
Your arm's not too short You just don't reach for anything
lt happens to lots of people
Maybe you'rejust conventional, but ashamed of it
So you pretend to be going through the ringer
You don'twant to change
You use me to make you forget the mess you're in
l can keep it up, no sweat off my back!
Butyou need a good reason to go on
Nobody can find it for you!
Say, you really take things to heart
Daniel!
There's mail
With what's left, l take the bus
l have to
Tell me when it comes
Just ask
Ask
l have a ticket
Daniel?
- lt's me - l have the ticket here
Your number flashed several times
l left a message on your cell l'll leave one here, too
l think it's yourjob site Your secret one
l have the keys
l'll be in Paris Monday, in any case
l'm leaving a message here
l have the keys
Take care We'll talk soon
l got to the store at closing One minute to
You still have some left
l don't like to run out
There was no hurry
The others know you do my errands?
Not a word l'm counting on you
This one didn't come out right
l won't give it to you
You already have one
And l can't give it to you after saying l mucked it up
l don't have one l never wanted one
You offered me one a long time ago, and l said no
And you sulked
Don't remember
You didn't know me well enough to give me something
So you don't think we should give each other gifts?
That's how l understand it
lt's not that
We can l just think that
you have to deserve things
You have to work for them
When you do things right, give them your all, things work out
Then, one person gives another something
And that's a gift
l think there's a right moment
A right moment with the right people,
and then something clicks
You didn't eat?
lt's awful
- ls ityou next week? - Why? You want me?
l don't like surprises
Less and less so
Bruno, are you here?
You're back?
Then l gotyour return date wrong
Are you here?
l'm in the back bedroom
What the fuck is this! What do you want?
l thoughtyou'd never come
l waited downstairs,
and then like a jerk, l started drinking
Stop it l'm calling the cops!
- l'm really sorry - Cut that out!
l don't know why l drank so much
l was nervous as hell
l was so afraid of how you'd react
Which things are yours?
l know l had no reason to be afraid
What's yours?
Hold me
Cut it out Let go of me!
Which things are yours?
Where are your shorts?
Are these yours?
Get dressed
l wanted everything to go right
and l just fucked it up
Stop or l'll clobber you!
l can't love without being scared
l thought l'd gotten over that
l forgot my keys
l know the way out
lt's Michel Are you atwork?
Okay, see you later
Daniel lt's me, Sonia
l won't be back from Marseille until tomorrow, late
l won't feel up to drinks with the gang
l'll go right to bed
l hope we can get together Wednesd
Hey, Daniel
l hear you're working
Ajob in the 16th,
and one at a friend's place,
which l do when l can
lt takesjuggling But being out of work was tough
- So l'm fine - Don't mind me l'll find a seat
Still staring at people?
What else should l stare at?
lt's not really a very kind look
Really? Whatwould it take to be kind?
l don't give a damn! Let's say l have a nasty look
Can l sit down?
You do have an incredible look
l'm literally charmed
You okay?
Sorry This is Thomas
Sonia
l'm Sonia Daniel's girlfriend
Really?
Fine
Does that seem weird?
Not at all
l just didn't know
For almost three years now
Really?
Oh, sure Sonia
Of course
Coming to Marie's?
Take my seat
Don't move l spend the day bent over l'll stand
l'm off, but l might be short
Not time to fetch the rug rat?
lt is Shit
Don't call him that, okay?
- l'm sick of it - Just quoting you
Okay, but l'm his father
So that gives you the right?
l take it back Don't say it and l won't
Does he work with you?
Who, him?
No, Michel has a job
He may look out of it, but he's an accountant
Alone all day in a tiny office
He starts real early, an insomniac
So he gets off early, like 4:30 p m ,
and then doesn't know what to do with himself,
so he comes to me lsn't it tragic?
Lots live like that lt's not necessarily tragic
lf that's not tragic
He's not on the road to ruin
Talk to him, you'll see: He's twisted
Be right back
You can't tell just like that He hides it
Everyone does But he's got his system worked out to a T
l find that dishonest For that alone, l'd punch him out
The guy whojust left?
You gotta try and be l dunno consistent!
Michel went to the best schools, speaks 3 or 4 languages
And suddenly, he fell apart
lt's a calamity!
Hejustwants to self-destruct
Daniel once told me: ''Thomas is like a brother ''
He quit a greatjob
- l'm really touched - That's why l told you
Afew of us try to keep him on his feet
But l don't think he sees many people besides me
Something must have happened to make him change
You can see he's a mess He clings to Daniel,
as if we'll bite him
lt's almost unpleasant
You know what?
When he was 23, he fell for an older woman with kids,
gorgeous, smart She took him for a ride
She'd never met a guy that sincere
She couldn't resist the temptation to wreck him
She must have figured, ''Morons are like that
''Could l really love a guy like him?''
Too much goodness,
too much whatever
Anyway, one day she took off, in two weeks itwas all over
He had a nervous breakdown,
big time!
He wound up in an asylum, sleep cure and all
And now,
he lives with Annette, a glum woman with big tits
They have a kid She got pregnant in three months
Michel's really miserable
Wait for me l'm coming with you
See you next time
What's with him?
-You stand itwhen he's a jerk? - He's not a jerk
ls he out to make enemies?
He can get thatway But that's notwhat matters
He's anything but mean
You okay, Marie? Not cold?
l'll be going
Sonia? lt's me
Why, what time is it?
You're beat, you say Then l find you at the cafe
Don'twe deserve better?
You feeling okay?
You sure?
What if l came by just for a few minutes?
Okay Go back to sleep
Sorry, sorry, sorry
Yes No, l answered lt's Michel
No, he's not here l'm alone
l don't ask He doesn't always tell me where he's going
Sure, okay, Sonia l'll tell him lf l see him
- Everything all right? - Fuckin' A
lt rang, but l didn't answer in time
What did you do?
Fucking shit
Any message?
lt only rang once By the time l answered, it had stopped
Fuck
What a fucking pain!
Sonia's a bit cold, isn't she?
You outta your mind?
She's a great girl
Sonia works like a slave
Shejust got a promotion
She's a real hard worker and she loves that
She's a workaholic and has no time for us
Butyou can make time if you want
lt's up to me to point it out to her
l do it because l love her
But she can't see that
She doesn't get it
And me?
l have to march to her orders?
Be alone when she is, available when she is, relax when she does?
That's not how itworks, no way!
Sometimes l get pessimistic about Sonia
Want me to get it?
No l wait
Others can wait
ls something the matter?
You sure barricade yourself
No point locking yourself in like that
When did you get back?
Weren'tyou out tonight?
How did it go?
What is it?
Never drop in on a woman, don'tyou know that?
You never know whatyou'll find
l don't like to see you like this
Well, no
l love you
Can l stay?
How's life since the other day?
lt's been a double workload at the office:
My colleague's outwith the flu
lt's not the season,
but she's not faking it She really has something
called the flu
- And then what? - Then nothing
When l got in yesterday, l went to a movie with Marie
You saw Marie?
Afilm from Thailand
ltwas really good
How aboutyou?
l wanted to see you
You're the only girl l know who does that
Want some wine for a change?
l'm out of beer
Hang on
We really shouldn't be drinking this bottle together
We celebrating something?
l gave it to a friend for his 30th, three years ago
Last spring, he came to dinner
and brought it as a gift
Thatvery bottle
- lt'sjust the same vintage - No, it's the exact same bottle
He went home and took a bottle out of his cupboard
He had no idea how it ended up there
No, he knew you liked it
We're drinking someone else's wine, l tell you!
Are you here?
You still here?
Didn't stay to see my face?
Sonofabitch
Hi.
What is this crap?
Take it all down And give me back my photos
-You piece of shit! - Fuck you!
l'll fucking murder you!
Hands off!
This is my place You watch it!
- Let go of me! - Sicko!
My place!
Open up, asshole!
Why won'tyou understand?
l'll hang on because l love you
Yes, l love you
Stop laughing, goddammit!
We gotta make headway now,
get things moving
Butwatch out
Watch out or l'll murder you!
Maybe that's what l like least about myjob:
the seminars
Butyou're polite
l'm not polite, l say what's on my mind
Did that sound ungrateful?
l didn't say that
You've been there for seven years
They've given you responsibility, you're well paid
and you're good atwhatyou do
You have a pretty good life
l gotta tell you Some guy's been on my tail
A nutcase
He's always there He knows my movements
He comes to the flat l'm redoing He thinks l live there
But don'tyou, sort of?
ls he dangerous?
He gives me the creeps
He's in love with me
He loves me He thinks l'm great lt's a problem
He wants me to hold him
He's after more He doesn't push it,
but let's say that's where it's headed
Why are you telling me this?
Because This has been going on for a while now
So what'd you think of Thomas?
We didn't talk much, but he seems like a nice guy
l was starting to think you'd invented him,
that Thomas, ''your friend, your brother, '' didn't exist
You hardly said a thing to him
l put up with your friends l don't snub them
But it doesn't matter
lt'sjust odd thatwe only met now
l talk to him aboutyou
You're notjealous?
Not at all
l know my place
l'm a resourceful girl
You know that You chose me
Sure, but itwasn't for that
Then for what?
Your eyes
- Nervous? - Not at all
On the contrary, l'm very relaxed
l'm not even tired
l'm listening and answering And l'm talking to you
And in my mind, you're my sweetheart
''ln your mind ''
When l think of you, l think of your name
l think of the fact
a boy named Daniel is my sweetheart
l think of you as my sweetheart
l don't have my keys
l had them earlier l must've left them at the cafe
- What cafe? - l had them
Sure you looked everywhere?
l have the keys
l have them
Hang on When you think about me
You don't know if you love me when l'm around?
When you're around, l'm not sure
l'm less sure
But it's interesting, too
lt's interesting?
You really think saying that won't tear me up?
When you're around, it's true,
l find it complicated sometimes
Maybe that's what l mean
And so, now what?
We stop seeing each other?
See how you twist things?
Like l impose an agenda that's really your own?
Shit!
l'm going home
For chrissakes, l had the keys!
See you tomorrow? After that l'm gone again
Not tomorrow l can't l'm seeing Michel
He needs me
- Just a minute! - Don't bust my balls!
Watch how you talk! Fuck off!
lt's me
l'm with a client l'll call you back Sure it's the meter?
lf l can't, l'll tell you what to do
- Where were you? - Parking's a nightmare
Easy.
- Where were you? - l went around the block
Daniel, it's me
Are you there? Maybe you're asleep
Sonia?
You're back?
l still have three days to go
And we're not in town anymore, we're up in the mountains
Then you're even farther
lt sounds like you're in the next room
Call you back?
No, l'm calling you
lt's nice to getyou l'm glad
You don't usually call when you travel
Are the people interesting? Where are the mountains?
lt's two hours north of Philadelphia
They put us up in a sort of company resort
lt's sort of ugly and sort of nice
lt's both
Go on
The halls are wide enough for 10 people to walk side by side
The linoleum's so shiny thatyou can fix your hair in it
There's no cell phone service
Only a telephone at the reception desk
So l'm standing next to a woman
smiling at me from the switchboard
lsn't that creepy?
That's what it's like here ' lt seems creepy, but it isn't
One impression, then another
Unpleasant, and pleasant
How aboutyou?
Everything all right?
l'm at loose ends when you're not around
l see lots of people,
but l don't care
Remember that colleague l always run into at the coffee machine
and l avoid because he smiles at me?
The guy from the finance department
Well?
You want to move in with him?
Yes
l thought l should tell you right away
He likes men Can l go on?
He's always made my blood run cold, l told you
He's here at the seminar with Laurence and me
The other day,
he took us to a place he knew, a sort of bar where you can dance
l had to force myself to go,
but once we were there itwas really fun,
the music, the people, everything
l didn'twant to move,
l justwanted to watch people dance
And then l felt this weird sensation
As if someone was stroking my hair
lsn't that gross?
There l was thinking '
''You depress the whole floor with your coffee-machine smile,
''but all you have to do is take us to this lousy bar one night
''for me to feel this way, relaxed ''
Do you think l close too many doors? That l'm too blunt
That l'm unfair?
You're beautiful the way you are
You have an opinion and you act on it
And you say whatyou think
There.
That can't be a flaw
How's your nutcase? Did he come back?
-You say not to close doors - Normally
You really have no idea who he is?
As long as he doesn't hurtyou
No, but l
l want to hurt him
So you're the lunaticl
He moved in across the street
When l don't see him, he's still there,
l just can't spot him
He's here to stay Like some disease
Like a ''before the lunatic'' and a ''during ''
but no ''after '' He'll be around forever
- ls that him? - No, he doesn't call yet
There's a line for the phone, l have to go
Big hugs Thank you
Don't forget to come back When? Remind me
You wheeze when you sleep
You must have a cold
l'd like some tea
They all look like morons
You must have seen some,
they insist on coming to visit
My mother's not among them
You might have liked her face
She was a mean woman
Just this morning l thought:
l'll pack them away in a plastic bag,
so l won't have to look at them
We hold on to too many things
lf l had it to do over again,
l wouldn't let anything slide
Because l let people stew in their folly,
even when they were on the wrong track
l kept my mouth shut, figuring that
they were entitled to be thatway
But tolerating that isn't respecting people,
it's abandoning them
That's how l lost a man l loved
He finally upped and left
People your age don't usually do visits like this
lt occurred to me when l remembered today was your day
There's no rule, is there?
Sure there is
Generally, it's prim little women with painted lips
They're not our age yet
so they figure they're lucky
They're voyeurs
So you're a meddler, does that make you happy?
Are you a voyeur, too, Daniel?
l drive people nuts, l meddle in everything
Do you have family?
My parents are dead
Afiancee, a partner?
A girlfriend, sure
l have her, but l don't know if she has me
l don't know what she's up to
l think she has someone else
Do you have proof?
How can you tell?
She's calm Too calm
People with things to hide are gentle like that
The one thing that's getting to me is her schedule
lt's getting to be too much
But l act like itwas nothing l keep it all in
Was yesterday's talk good?
Thomas?
You're super early
Let me get the keys
Put me up My place burned!
- Please! - Enough is enough!
Get the hell out!
When you looked at me, everything fell into place
Everything in my life
lt's logical Don't leave me
- Beat it - Wait!
- Please -You're a pain!
Beat it, dammit!
-You'll love me - Beat it!
Get lost!
You'll love me You must
You okay?
l'll explain l'll change and be right down
Never let a customer buy you a drink
Or else, take a sip
then down your glass
The customer won't feel hurt
l'd sure like a drink
She keeps her distance
- Sophie, right? - Whatever
Does she talk to you?
This is my first time here
lsn't her face striking?
Such gentleness on offer?
l say it's very rare
You're terrific Don't be so guarded
Enough Cut it out
That girl's got it rough
But her smile, isn't it amazing?
Never neglect people
Thomas can get her teaching hours
Really? History, too?
Her subject's Spanish
She keeps quiet,
doesn't bother anyone
What's she keep quiet about?
She asks for nothing
Did you and Thomas get to talk?
Bashful? Shy?
You okay?
l give, l set things up, then people are on their own
l can't do any more Myjob ends there
We've talked lots, haven'twe?
- l'm not shy - Me neither
And you know what?
She doesn't need me
She doesn't miss me
Ever
l'm sick of drinking so much every time we meet
l have class at 8 a m See you
You see,
it's been ages since l've cared about anyone
lt's not contempt, or a sense of superiority or anything
Maybe l feel less and less,
but l feel a whole lot more intensely
A guy who's locked in who sees nothing,
he wouldn't see you
No siree!
Whereas l did,
l saw you
When you say you love me,
what's that mean?
l'm not asking to annoy you, it's to know
Only losers do whatyou do, get hung up on guys like me
That's what moves me
You totally miss over half of what goes on
You don't do it on purpose, l know
But it moves me
lt makes me want to cry sometimes,
to see how out of ityou are
The day you looked at me,
itwas like a curtain being torn
l saw you so clearly,
l mean so clearly!
You can't imagine
thejoy
the sheerjoy
when you looked at me
- l never looked atyou! - Man!
Suddenly, everything started to flow again ldeas, blood
People can be mistaken You imagine things,
have illusions about somebody
That's no longer my case
l'll tell you:
l'm never sick anymore
l used to catch everything going around
Not anymore!
l discovered my body
My body's my best ally, l take it everywhere
And you?
What aboutyour body?
- Hold me tight! - Cut it out!
Forget it, l won't hold you
Sharing space is as far as l go Got that?
Why are you so negative?
l'm here, everything will be fine
l came to receive, but that's okay, l can give
Giving to you is okay, it makes sense
Because now,
l no longer feel like a poor asshole waiting to kick the bucket
And that's really beautiful
l thoughtyou didn't like Sonia's friends
They're okay Not old friends,
just locals she met
Not like us
So you tell my life story to the first moron you meet?
My life is fucked up enough for you to blab about it?
Your life?
You must be bored shitless with Sonia to bring me up like that
As a topic You must be so bored to blather about my life
Hey! Thatwas ages ago!
You told everyone about your disastrous romance
l did not! Besides my parents, only you know
The asylum and all Only you!
lf you'd told me itwas a secret, l'd have clammed up
lt should've been obvious
You're too close! Watch out!
Back off, asshole!
You're not ''just anyone'' for me
lt's dumb When you chew me out, my poor fried brain thinks:
lt's tough and hard to swallow but it's for my own good
Because l matter to you
- Well, yeah - But that's not it
We'rejust names on the damn list of people that interestyou
With your spiel, we think you care, or worse, you love us
Butyou're not there!
l only realize that now,
because my chronically depressed brain is slow on the uptake!
Hey, l don't force anybody
to stick around with me
What's all this lunacy? An epidemic?
l got my critique,
and next it's Sonia's turn Right?
Or has she had hers?
Does Sonia know you screw around with other people's lives?
lncluding hers?
l'll clue Sonia in l'm really fond of her
Why stop?
You leave Sonia alone
Get on her case, we're through You know that?
l know
Sure, l get the picture
You're a real asshole!
Dickhead, go fuck yourself!
Sure l can borrow it?
l'm the one who offered l'm glad when it gets used Come on
Do you need it right now?
Yeah, l need it
Mine broke down
l think it's over there
What's the matter?
Sorry
lt's Michel
He's flipped
After all l did for him,
this is what l get l feel betrayed, you see?
l have to think things over and make a decision
l'm left on my own in this
How did he betray you?
Somebody l take care of, bust my ass for, do what l can
so that something decent happens in his shitty little life
Everything l do is in vain He's wrong
all the way down the line About me
He lays into me,
and l don't know why
You sure you don't know?
lt's easy enough to know
what really matters to me
You know why you're with me, don'tyou?
-Yes, l do - Okay
And you're okay with that?
Well, you see
lf l take an interest in him, it's because
l see good things in him,
things he doesn't see, that he ignores
Because he has real qualities
He must have
Maybe you complicate things for yourself
Loving is simpler than that
- lt's not simpler - Then why be sorry?
What is this? lf you're sick of him, stop
You can tire of people And leave them
And that's fine
l can't leave people, l can't
There are lots of ways to leave
Have you left lots of people?
Plenty Of course
Hang on
We've never talked about that
Besides betrayal, why did you leave them?
When there's no understanding
Or else, out of anxiety
Or when you feel lonely even when you're with someone
l don't know
Do you want my opinion or my permission?
To do what?
Space B318 when you come back
l didn't get it Are you leaving me?
Why? You want to end it?
-You're crazy - Tired of me?
You're nuts!
Butyou always keep your distance l want to love you,
butyou don'twant to
You flee, you run away
lt kills me
We don't see each other every day
or live together because we decided itwas better
You thought so, too
l can't be with somebody all the time
l told you a hundred times
We never see each other,
so the problem's settled
Whatever we do, it boils down to the same thing:
People disappear,
and it's normal
When do you leave again?
Tomorrow night
Six weeks
l hope it goes well
No one's going to disappear
No one
We'll get things off our chest Everything will be fine
Oh, Daniel, it's been a while
You have Mr Michon today
Are you okay?
- Are you hurt? - l'm okay
My leg
l'll be all right
l'll be okay, thanks
l'll leave it here
Will you be okay?
l'll be fine
Gotta go see thatjerk
Have fun
Make way
Out of the way
Mister, can you hear me?
Can l talk to you?
Are you awake or do you want to sleep?
How should l know?
What the hell is it now?
l was thinking about things,
and one question's been nagging me
Not right here and now
but l'd like an answer to it
What's this retirement home business?
What do you go there for?
Who's there?
My father moved there to that retirement home,
when l was 20 or so
My mother had died, so he split,
sold everything and retired there
He said that
since my mother was dead,
he had no more attachments to anything
That's all
He wanted to move there
l'd already left home,
l was crashing at friends'
There you have it
What'd your mother die of?
Hit by a bus
No
What d'you mean, no?
You don't get ''hit by a bus ''
l'll never buy that one
You throw yourself in front of a bus
You're such a pain!
My story doesn't interestyou
Only the opinion you have about it Shit!
She was sick Something incurable
l'll go for that
And then?
So my father split
The retirement house had everything he wanted:
a bed, a roof,
people to talk to down at the cafeteria
He decided thatwould be his life until he died
l went to see him 2 or 3 times a year
lt surprised him, but he never said so
When l went
l had to think up things to talk about,
because he never had a thing to say
And then,
one day, something happened
He finally told me something
We were in his room
He finally told me
What had gotten him through life
what had made each day possible
He wasn't trying to tell me
ltjust came out like an offhand remark
Maybe because itwas hot out that day
and his card partner didn't show
So all of a sudden, it came out
Every day of his life,
he went to pray
An hour in the morning, an hour in the evening
Without that, he said he'd already be dead
Because he had no taste for life
Whatwas your family, Catholic?
My family was nothing at all
My mother was against all that We were nothing at all
Except him
ln the 15th arrondissement, where we lived,
he'd go to the Protestant church nearby
Even as a kid, l never saw him go in or out
Near the retirement home he found one like it, only smaller
And he was content
And so, did you talk to him about it?
Not a word
ltwas as if he'd told me a dirtyjoke
l felt like puking l split
l never went back
And then he died
But now, you go back
Yes, l do
l thought l'd drop by
Or we can meet up afterwards l'll go for a walk
Have something to tell me?
lt's not like you to pop in
l got off work early, that's all
What about the lunatic? That him?
Did you put him to work?
Cut it out, it's Michel
Since you left, l've had time to think
l said to myself
You're so levelheaded and rational
With me, l get the feeling
thatyou just ran into me
That l'm here by force of circumstance
l didn't run into you, l chose you
l can tell you all the details, the weather that day, everything
You didn't notice me the first time, but l saw you
l can tell you all about it
Whatwould that prove?
lf l fell in love, you could fall out of love
Don't feel obliged to be with me
lt's too much of a chore for you
Yes, it is a chore
Yet, complications are normal
Smooth sailing gives me thejitters
We're in synch, then
l don't like smooth sailing either
What are you doing with me?
Tell me that
Tell me
We could go out, couldn'twe?
You don't have to finish tonight, do you?
l don't have to,
but that's what l plan to do
Why are you with me?
Because
you've taken a place in my life
that no other man has ever taken
Before, when l was with somebody, l had the feeling that
men were dealing with some other girl than me
Her name was Sonia, too
But she didn't talk like me,
she didn'twant the same things as l did,
l had the feeling l was filling in,
replacing the real Sonia
With you,
l told myself right away
that there would be no filling in
You took me the way l am
You were sure of me
And?
ltwas selfish
l don't know
lt had never happened to me before
ltwasn't selfish
You felt happy
Now we have to leave each other alone
l thoughtwe'd make it
but l don't have the strength
And neither do you
Stop it
Take care of yourself
Sonia
Please
Subtitles: Cynthia Schoch & Lenny Borger
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