Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly Lilly Lilly Lilly stay! Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly Lilly Lilly Lilly stay! One day she passed him by A twinkle in her eye He said " she was meant for me!" But when he turned around He lost what he had found Oh where can his Lilly be? Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly Lilly Lilly Lilly stay! He searched the city streets He tempted her with treats But nobody stopped to taste them Some are in his pocket Some are in a locket He couldn’t bring himself to waste them Ever since she’s gone Some days he can’t go on She ruinned for another Pressed up against the glass He prays that she will pass Now he’s living with his mother Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly Lilly Lilly Lilly stay! Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly Lilly Lilly Lilly stay! Stay stay stay stay

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La chanson évoque un personnage que l'on cherche désespérément, nommé Lilly. Elle apparaît seulement lorsque l'on se fixe sur elle, mais file entre nos doigts dès que l'on détourne le regard. Cette quête de Lilly devient une métaphore de l’amour fugace et des moments éphémères de la vie. Le protagoniste se remémore la connexion qu'il a ressentie, tout en poursuivant vainement sa trace dans les rues, égaré par son absence. Le texte souligne la fragilité des relations et le regret qui accompagne la perte de quelque chose de précieux.