Suicide - a common word
but his was not common
A lamp in the darkness
               light in the stone
La Seine takes what she is given

God said:  let there be light
and it was not good
Darkness was lightened
               light in the stone
La Seine takes what she is given

A convict touched his soul
the light was so very strong
He did not want to see
               light in the stone
La Seine takes what she is given

Into la Seine he goes
ice turned to flood
In his cold soul
               light in the stone
La Seine took what she was given