Artist: Emma Stone

    My aunt used to live in Paris.

    I remember, she used to come home and tell us these stories about being abroad and I remember she told us that she jumped into the river once, barefoot.

    She smiled...

    Leapt, without looking

    And tumbled into the Seine

    The water was freezing

    She spent a month sneezing

    But said she would do it again

    Here’s to the ones who dream

    Foolish as they may seem

    Here’s to the hearts that ache

    Here’s to the mess we make

    She captured a feeling

    Sky with no ceiling

    The sunset inside a frame

    She lived in her liquor

    And died with a flicker

    I’ll always remember the flame

    Here’s to the ones who dream

    Foolish as they may seem

    Here’s to the hearts that ache

    Here’s to the mess we make

    She told me:

    “A bit of madness is key

    To give us new colors to see

    Who knows where it will lead us?

    And that’s why they need us”

    So bring on the rebels

    The ripples from pebbles

    The painters, and poets, and plays

    And here’s to the fools who dream

    Crazy as they may seem

    Here’s to the hearts that break

    Here’s to the mess we make

    I trace it all back to then

    Her, and the snow, and the Seine

    Smiling through it

    She said she’d do it again

    Background

    This is a song performed by Emma Stone in the retro musical “La La Land.” Her role sings this song at an audition after her interviewers told her to “tell a story.” The lyrics are a bit melancholy and poetic, and Stone demonstrated her singing skills hitting a few high notes here.