Comme au cinéma
Alain Delon Lyrics

Blanc et noir
The song presents a contrast, reminiscent of black and white colors in movies.

Extérieur nuit, zoom sur la Jaguar
The scene is set outside, at night, with a close-up of a Jaguar car, setting the tone for a cinematic experience.

Comme au cinéma
The experience is going to be like watching a movie.

Mise au point sur moi
The focus is on the singer's introspection and self-reflection.

On a raconté plein d'histoires
Many stories have been told.

Entre le jeune loup et le guépard
The stories revolve around characters like the young wolf and cheetah, possibly alluding to the singer's past love interests.

C'était souvent assez banal
The stories were often mundane.

Mais ça suffit pour faire du mal
However, even these ordinary experiences were enough to cause pain.

Y'a des gros plans, des images floues
The stories are presented with close-ups and occasional blurry images.

La vérité, c'est juste en dessous
Beneath these superficial experiences lies the truth.

Qu'est-c'qu'on peut dire d'un homme comme moi ?
The singer questions what people can say about someone like him.

On dit c'qu'on veut, moi, j'chang'rai pas...
Regardless of what people say, the singer will not change.

Quelques mots
Only a few words.

Qui pourraient changer le scénario
Those few words could potentially alter the course of events.

Comme au cinéma
Again, emphasizing the cinematic experience.

Mise au point sur moi
Reiterating that the focus is on the singer's introspection.

Plan serré, musique d'ambiance
Close-up shots with background music.

Quelquefois, on se trompe de séquence
Sometimes, life throws us off course.

Ni passé simple, ni passé compliqué,
The singer is not dwelling on his past, whether simple or complex.

J'conjugue ma vie à l'imparfait
The singer lives his life in the imperfect tense, accepting his flaws and mistakes.

Sous les projecteurs
Under the spotlight.

Manque de chaleur
Despite being in the public eye, the singer feels a lack of warmth and genuine human connection.

C'est tant pis pour les acteurs
The actors, in this case, referring to public figures, are resigned to this lack of intimacy.

Mais quand j'suis tout seul devant l'miroir,
But when the singer is alone, facing himself in the mirror,

Derrière les mots, derrière l'image, y'a plus de star
Behind the facade of words and images, the singer is just a human being, no longer a star.

Et tout c'qui s'passe à l'intérieur
Everything that is happening inside the singer.

Ça s'appelle aussi la pudeur
This is also called modesty and discretion.

Le meilleur rôle d'un homme public
The best role for a public figure.

C'est de n'jamais ressembler à ses critiques.
To never resemble your critics.

Moi j'suis comme tout l'monde, j'suis pas très sûr
The singer is unsure and just like any other human being.

Mais j'ai des rêves pour le futur
But he has dreams for the future.

Plus de projecteurs
No more spotlights.

Tout en couleur
Instead, life is in color.

Pour faire rêver les menteurs
To make liars dream.

Coupez moteurs
Machines stop running.

C'est trop dangereux pour le coeur
It's too dangerous for the heart.

J'voudrais simplement qu'un jour
The singer desires one thing.

Tu r'viennes enfin me parler d'amour
For you to come back and talk to him about love again.

Les caméras rest'raient à leur place
The cameras would stay where they are.

Et entre nous, on briserait la glace
The two of them could finally break the ice between them.

Car si je t'aime
Because if he loves her.

Du fond de ma nuit américaine
From the depths of his American night.

C'est plus du cinéma
Their love is real, no longer just a movie.

Mise au point sur toi
The focus has shifted from the singer to the person he loves.

Alors pour toi, pour moi, on laiss'rait tomber la comédie
Together, they would abandon the act they put on for others.

Et on s'écrirait un roman pour toute la vie
And write a love story to last a lifetime.

Allez viens, ferme les yeux
Come on, close your eyes.

Et sur l'écran de mes paupières closes
And on the screen of my closed eyes.

Alors certain'ment, toi, tu verras quelque chose
Perhaps then, you will see something.