What happens when 2 souls connect and dive into shared intimacy? This is what “Dompter la lune” is about. French lyrics, with quite a few double-entendre, and an infectious beat, it is perfect to dance away or to make love.

“Dompter la lune”
(Paroles & musique Greg Tudeski)

Dans ces plaines immenses
Ou subsistent  les rêves  
Tes mots de plaisir se mêlent
Et confondent mon existence

Le doute glisse sur ma peau
Froid comme un couteau
Le silence est meurtrier
Les règles faites pour être brisées

Quand tes yeux
Sont éteints
Qui est dieu
Qui n’est rien
Apprend-moi
Ton chemin
Fais le choix
Suis le  mien

Toi et moi
Décollage à trois  (deux, un)  
  
REFRAIN:
Je veux toucher dompterla lune
Semer des arcs-en-ciel
Attraper le soleil
Glisser sur les flancs des volcans
Toujours plus haut
Toujours plus beau
Car mon demain
Est pris dans ton destin
Et plus jamais mentir
Pour sauver le désir 


Loin des terres hostiles
Ou les fantasmes meurent
L’instant présent est facile
Chacun son moment et son heure

L’attente est un tout un art
Qui souvent se perd
Faisons confiance au hasard
Pour bousculer notre univers

Quand la flamme
Vire au bleu
Une larme
Brille un peu
Trouvons la
Clé du jeu
Redis-moi
Tes voeux “pieu”

Toi et moi
Alunissage à trois
 
REFRAIN

PONT
Audace. Yeux. 
Toi l’Ibère
Teint brûlant
Ténébreux.
Lentement
T’es racé. Par livre, est-ce
Un cri? Quai de gare 
Ne ment pas
Ami, amant à moi
Pour l’assaut
Domino
Tabou, T’as mes
Souhaits trois deux surveillance
Manie ganse
C’est un des “si”
Cas précieux
Oui mon cas m’a
Sous ta super vision
Laissé tombé, lié
Sois sans, t’es neuf
Ingénu, comme un verre
Verre à soi, débat
De soie, les beautés du bal
Sont des masquées
Ohé, ohé.

REFRAIN

Et plus jamais mentir
Pour sauver le désir

Dompter la lune

LYRICS “Steal Your Soul”
(Music & Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

I want to steal your soul
Want to swallow it all
Get into your soul is all 
I want to steal your soul
I wanna fill the hole
Take over the control
Of myself as a whole
I want to steal your soul

Inside of my mind, there’s a tiny line
Between madness and desire
Both as intense and unstable
I can navigate through chaos and rumble

My heart is beating too fast to count
And I can’t find my own way out
I followed you inside the maze
Full of spiders and fire breathing monsters

You-hou-hou
I fell under your spell too many moons ago
You-hou-hou
 I can’t stand by, iddle, it is my turn to go


I want to steal your soul
Want to swallow it all
Get into your soul is all 
I want to steal your soul
I wanna fill the hole
Take over the control
Of myself as a whole
I want to steal your soul


Of to the side, let’s find a quiet place
Where we be can alone at last
I will show my many faces
You will be amazed, terrified and aghast

But underneath the rough surface
There is a very peculiar being
A bit fragile, not amorphous
Only hell bent on really connecting 

You-hou-hou
Please look into my eyes to see the real me
You-hou-hou
And realize this is the only place to be


You took over my every move
You lead me to my only true groove
And I don’t wanna walk this road alone
Caus’ You-hou-hou are the only one
 

I want to steal your soul
Want to swallow it all
Get into your soul is all 
I want to steal your soul
I wanna fill the hole
Take over the control
Of myself as a whole
I want to steal you soul
(x2)

I want to steal your soul
Cause you are to hold
So let’s be honest and bold
I want to steal your soul
I want to steal your soul
And find my back home
You know I want to steal
I want to steal your soul

Steal Your Soul

LYRICS: “You’re Still Around”
(Music & Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

Another hour, the clock is ticking
Am I the only one not sleeping?
The bed is icy, the sheets tangled
I’m lying here, crippled

It’s been two months since last saw you
I can’t fathom how to get through
People moved on, quite easily
They have their lives to live

I remain stuck, right by your grave
Without anything more in me
The house is feeling cold
Without you to hold


And in the night
I swear it feels like you’re still around
My chest is so tight
Unable to make a sound

Calling my name, you say
“it’s been me all along
Close to your side, never away
Trying to keep you strong”

I feels tears
Sliding down my cheeks
I know you’re here
Standing by me everywhere

Move along, they say
Like I could forget you
Live again, but how to?
Part of me wants to stay

One step or more
It seems I can never
Walk any further
Than my own front door


Another day, people are peopling
Am I the only one not hustling?
The street is full, I stand empty
For everyone waiting to see

It’s been two years since I last saw you
I must say that I still miss you
Thankfully our friends stood by
Like a long caring lullaby
Sometimes the sky
Is blue as I wish it to stay
Sometimes, who knows why
It’s filled with clouds and grey 


Another decade, I’m still rebuilding
Am I the only not pretending
The others seems to be happy
For the audience around only 

It s been ten years since I last you
I still feel your strength coming through
I met someone that you would love
I know you’re watching from above

Happy for me
Hoping I will continue
Walking, bold and free
On life’s avenue


And in the night
The air tells me you’re still around
I can tell I’m right
Because of the peace I finally found

Calling my name, you say
“it’s been me all along
Close to your side, never away
Trying to keep you strong”

I feel tears
Sliding down my face
You know, for once
They’re from hapiness

Move along my journey
Without forgetting you
Live again, I chose to
You keep showing the way

And sometimes, I feel
Your nudge on my back
Pushing, for real
To go back on  track


It’s you - It’s you - It’s you

Another time, for you and me
See you you later, when I’m ready…

You're Still Around

LYRICS “Too Much Pain To Take With You”
(Music & Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

You’re walking in the rain again
It seems you can’t outrun the past
However close you are to stop the pain
Memories always come back too fast

Your hand in his to try to reign
That dark impulse to dip back in
Cruel irony of the situation
Craving an shot that will worsen it all
You failed to count in the evil
Now you’re wheeping in contrition 

Fly away now that you can
The ones you saved will take there
Higher that the highest mountain
Greater than any dream before
As for the ones who didn’t make it
Their love will guide and protect you 
Since love is lighter that disdain
It will carry you all the way through
For on this earth there is again
Way too much pain to take with you
(But love will get you through)


It’s so easy to focus on
Failures and forget the wins
When you decide to help others
Sometimes you get lost in emotion

Her face when she went back on the street
Saying “This is the only place I know…
Don’t be mad at me, I triedto fight”
Men checking her out as soon as she
Hits the pavement, walking real slow
Another miss. She’ll be back, maybe


Fly away now that you can
The ones you saved will take there
Higher that the highest mountain
Greater than any dream before
As for the ones who didn’t make it
Their love will guide and protect you 
Since love is lighter that disdain
It will carry you all the way through
For on this earth there is again
Way too much pain to take with you
(But love will get you through)


Oooh - Oooh - Oooh
Oooh - Oooh - Ooooh
You were coming out of the shelter
You stayed to help, you missed dinner
You didn’t see the gun
You didn’t think to run
It was a mistake shot
But it took your life on the spot


Fly away now that you can
The ones you saved will take there
Higher that the highest mountain
Greater than any dream before
As for the ones who didn’t make it
Their love will guide and protect you 
Since love is lighter that disdain
It will carry you all the way through
For on this earth there is again
Way too much pain to take with you
(But love will get you through)

Too much pain to take with you

Too Much Pain To Take With You

LYRICS “The Story Of… Us”
(Music & Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

Slowly walking down by the river
Alone on the bank throwing pebbles
As if they were remains of hope and mourning over
Opportunities lost in the rubbles
Moments that came and went too fast
You knew it was never going to last 

The tension between us was eletricity
We blew up the breakers way too many times
Still not sure if it was us or the crossing wires
But with the spark things burst in flames quickly
You see, rings made out of paper burn quite easily.
  

I never said how much I miss your smile
The light shining behind your wary eyes
The touch of your skin against mine
The lighting bolt that sparked with our kiss

Alone at night, I keep looking at old selfies
Stored on my phone, like explosive reminders
One can never fully repair a mistake
But if I could I’d go back in time
And rewrite the story of… us
 

Did we ever stop to look at the view?
Too busy running from one thing to the next
You kept saying “hurry up”, as if you already knew
One day you’d break my heart through a single text
Higher, faster, were your only words
As if is slow meant you’d see the mess

Hiding at night from guards in the park
Finding a way to get through the fence
Every second seemed crazier than the last
I should have guessed we would go off track
But yet again… look who’s stuck in the past


I never said how much I miss your smile
The light shining behind your wary eyes
The touch of your skin against mine
The lighting bolt that sparked with our kiss

Alone at night, I keep looking at old selfies
Stored on my phone, like explosive reminders
One can never fully repair a mistake
But if I could I’d go back in time
And rewrite the story of… us


Looking back at all the memories
Made without a hint
Of what the future would look like for us
Did we even know wh  mat it meant
Out of breath all the time
But never out of love


I never said how much I miss your smile
The light shining behind your wary eyes
The touch of your skin against mine
The lighting bolt that sparked with our kiss

Alone at night, I keep looking at old selfies
Stored on my phone, like explosive reminders
One can never fully repair a mistake
But if I could I’d go back in time
And rewrite the story of… us

The Story Of… Us

LYRICS (French) “Quand la terre s’arrêtera”
(Paroles & musique: Greg Tudeski)

Ce soir
J’ai rêvé que la terre s’arrêtait
Fatiguée, de toujours supporter les humains
De leur tendre un miroir
Qui reflétait que jamais
Leur quête infinie de plus loin
Ne leur donnerait la sagesse
Celle qui vient
Quand on tient ses promesses


Je n’ai pas envie d’attendre la nuit pour briller 
D’être sage, me conformer
Je ne perdrai pas des années
A reculer pour mieux sauter
Redis-moi des mots d’amour
Prend-moi encore dans tes bras
Tant pis pour les longs détours
La seule place ou je veux être c’est là
Là pour pour quand la terre
La terre s’arrêtera


Parfois
Je regarde le ciel et je vois
Des images, qui colorent ma vie ordinaire
Comme un autre univers
Que je ne voyais pas
Une nouvelle atmosphère
Des super novas
Qui explosent en poussière


Je n’ai pas envie d’attendre la nuit pour briller 
D’être sage, me conformer
Je ne perdrai pas des années
A reculer pour mieux sauter
Redis-moi des mots d’amour
Prend-moi encore dans tes bras
Tant pis pour les longs détours
La seule place ou je veux être c’est là
Là pour pour quand la terre
La terre s’arrêtera


Quand on s’envolera
Par manque de gravité
Quand l’oxygène disparaîtra
C’est toi que je verrai
Main dans la main
Et mon coeur près du tien


Je n’ai pas envie d’attendre la nuit pour briller 
D’être sage, me conformer
Je ne perdrai pas des années
A reculer pour mieux sauter
Redis-moi des mots d’amour
Prend-moi encore dans tes bras
Tant pis pour les longs détours
La seule place ou je veux être c’est là
Là pour pour quand la terre
La terre s’arrêtera

Quand la terre s'arrêtera

LYRICS “Cracks (All That You Wanted)”
(Music and Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

Black cat crossing you way
You never believed in signs
Dark sky and angry clouds
They said it would clear, anyway
Telltales and clues ignored
I guess it’s complicated
But how could you
And how could he be fine
Pushing for the finish line?
One drop too much
Or maybe two
Shifted perspective in a flash

CHORUS:
Part of the veil
Just came crashing down
And he says
And he swears
That he still loves you

Cracks are coming through
It’s starting to fail
And he hides
And he lies
Nothing is happening

But the core is melting
Sending sparkles and flares
The fire is raging
Soon it’ll all be ashes

All that you wanted
Was a fairy tale
They are fragile
And twisted


Small talk and weather news
Of course, he had a tough day at work
TV to hide the blues
While trying to ignore the clock
Don’t broach anything touchy
Better being safe than sorry
But how could you
And how could he be fine
When the cold is freezing your spine?
Is the heartbeat now failing
Only because you stopped caring?

CHORUS

The writing is on the wall
But you’re not able to see all
Not yet. Not now.
One day. You’ll know

CHORUS

Cracks. (All That You Wanted)

LYRICS “Don’t Push It!”
(Music & Lyrics: Greg Tudeski)

(Oh. Hey, Ho
I never said I wanted to
Oh. Hey, Ho.
Don’t push it or I will be mean to you)

Walking in the street
Headset on my head
Feeling my own beat
Really still missing my bed

A bit of people watching
A bit of window shopping
Put the two together
 You got “People Shopping”

I had a date last night
We chose a sushi bar
Thought it was going quite all right
The conversation seemed easy

In the end, he told me:
Please don’t take it too personal
I don’t think it will work for me
I like my guys more physical
Like going to the gym and all
You seem to know a lot of stuff
But I prefer them dumb and buff
Ok, story of my life…

CHORUS:
“Walk like this”
And “Talk like that”
Who do you think are?
It’s a hit or miss
As a matter of fact
You should get in your car
Drive away to Siberia, so
You can feel “cool-er”
I you need to know
I don’t really care
I stopped doing so
About a million years ago
Ball is your court
If you can’t take it
Maybe it’s time to let me go 

(Oh. Hey, Ho
I never said I wanted to
Oh. Hey, Ho.
Don’t push it or I will be mean to you)


Chilling in the park
A book in my hands
No caring about the clock
Or making any  other plans

That girl passed by and froze
Then started to chat with me
Looking all nice and trendy
She kept looking at my clothes

And then she said:
Please don’t take it too personal
But your  fashion won’t get you laid
Not to sound very cynical
But that haircut so gen x
Reading a book is a killer
You should really work on your pecs
Yeah… Whatever…

CHORUS

I’m so getting fed up
Of not fitting expectations
What don’t you keep sipping on your cup
And let the others have a ball
We don’t need your approbations
They’re going be your downfall

CHORUS

Don't Push It!

Greg Tudeski is a Canadian singer and songwriter whose work bridges performance and original composition. Known initially for his vocal versatility and ability to emulate a wide range of artists in both French and English, Greg built a reputation in live performance as an impersonator with a particular focus on female voices.

In recent years, he has turned his attention to writing and composing his own music. Moving away from impersonations, Greg now focuses on developing a personal sound that reflects his sensibilities as a composer, a lyricist and an interpret. His original songs explore themes of identity, vulnerability, and emotional nuance, marking a distinct shift toward more introspective and self-driven artistic expression.

Don't Push It!

Greg Tudeski

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