"Au Revoir" lyrics

Load-out's at midnight, the van's already running
Somebody's coiling cables, somebody's counting cases
I'm standing on the sidewalk not getting in
Doing the thing where I take a picture of nothing

There's a version of tonight I'll tell people about
And there's this part, which I'll keep
The empty room, the tape still on the floor
The city getting on without us

Au revoir, but I don't mean it
Au revoir, I'm only halfway out the door
Know that I'll be back here wanting more
Au revoir, but barely

Two people waited by the exit in the cold
I said thank you badly, in the wrong tense
They said it's fine, they said come back soon
I said I will and I actually meant it

You made Paris feel like mine tonight
Which isn't mine to claim, I know that
But for four hours the room agreed to let me
And I'm not ready to give it back yet

Au revoir, but if you need it
Au revoir, I'm only halfway out the door
Not ready for the after of goodnight
Au revoir, but barely

Au revoir means until we see each other
Which is different from goodbye
I looked that up too, on the plane
And I've been holding onto it since

Au revoir, but I don't mean it
Au revoir, I'm barely out the door
Know that I'll be back here wanting more
Au revoir, à bientôt