J'Ai Tout Perdu
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics

The lyrics to Eddy Mitchell's song J'Ai Tout Perdu describe the sadness and hopelessness that come with losing everything, especially a lost love. The song is a slow, melancholic ballad that features Mitchell's deep, mournful voice. The lyrics express the feeling of being alone and empty after a breakup. The first line is "Comme un jour qui s'achève," which means "like a day that ends," creating a metaphor for the end of a relationship. As nightfall comes, the singer abandons their dreams and loses everything. They cry and wander the streets as their love comes to an end. The city and its lights no longer hold any interest for the singer, they only remind them of what they have lost. Despite their despair, the singer will not try to hold onto their love. They know they have lost everything and cannot do anything about it.

The verses are short, and the chorus repeats the phrase "j'ai tout perdu" (I've lost everything) three times, emphasizing the emptiness felt by the singer. The second half of the song imagines the singer's former love leaving and not looking back. They will not reach out or try to stop them. The singer knows that they will be left alone to cry and wander the streets, having lost everything they once held dear.