Le gaz

The song describes a visit to a woman’s crowded, richly decorated home. The speaker repeatedly insists that he has come “for the gas,” while the intimate setting and his attention to her suggest another motive. As more visitors appear, the private encounter becomes a lively, absurd gathering. The mood is playful and increasingly comic, with the refrain turning a simple excuse into a running joke.

Several images make the home feel almost alive: it “leans,” twists, and seems to cry, as if the building itself were part of the performance. The woman’s room is filled with statues, candles, photographs, and luxurious objects, creating a sensual, theatrical atmosphere. When she covers her breasts, “everything turns dark”; when she uncovers them, the speaker says he becomes Pegasus, suggesting that desire makes him feel transported or elevated.

The repeated claim about the gas can be understood as a humorous cover for sexual attraction, but the lyrics do not settle into a serious love story. The growing list of people—including the speaker’s sister—makes the supposed private visit seem ever more ridiculous, and perhaps hints that the house is a place where many kinds of people gather. The ending invites everyone to come with the same excuse, leaving the joke open rather than explaining it.