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Amir Lyrics

Qu'est-ce qui m'arrive, qu'est-ce qui me traîne?
What is happening to me, what is dragging me? (Amir is expressing confusion and a sense of being pulled in an unknown direction)

J'ai le Vésuve au fond des veines
I have the Vésuve (a volcano) at the bottom of my veins. (Amir is comparing his intense emotions to an erupting volcano)

Aah, elle est si belle
Ah, she is so beautiful. (Amir is admiring the object of his affections)

La douleur qui m'interpelle
The pain that calls out to me. (Amir is acknowledging the pain that comes with falling in love)

Le plus beau des coups que la vie assène
The most beautiful blow that life deals. (Amir sees falling in love as a blessing even though it comes with pain)

Le plus beau décor, de corps qui jouent la scène
The most beautiful stage set, with bodies that play the scene. (Amir is describing the beauty of the human body and its ability to express emotions)

Je suis tant étourdi, je tiens à peine
I am so dizzy, I can barely hold on. (Amir is feeling overwhelmed by his emotions)

Mais ces désirs me retiennent
But these desires hold me back. (Amir is conflicted by his emotions)

Et je cours
And I run. (Amir is trying to escape his emotions)

J'ai le cœur en aller-retour
My heart is going back and forth. (Amir is feeling heartbroken)

C'est la première fois
It's the first time. (Amir is expressing that he has never felt this way before)

J'ai trouvé un ticket pour elle
I found a ticket for her. (Amir is expressing that he has found a way to be with the object of his affection)

Dans ce carrousel
In this carousel. (Amir is using the carousel as a metaphor for life's ups and downs)

Je ne joue pas, ce n'est pas un game
I'm not playing, it's not a game. (Amir is expressing that his feelings are real and not a game)

Là tu t'engages quand tu m'aimes
There you commit when you love me. (Amir is expressing that love requires commitment)

Faudra me préserver
You'll have to preserve me. (Amir is expressing that he needs to be protected in love)

Jusqu'au souffle dernier
Until the last breath. (Amir is emphasizing the importance of a lasting love)

T'es belle, rebelle, je suis immortel
You're beautiful, rebellious, I am immortal. (Amir is admiring the object of his affection)

C'est toi qui descelles tout ce que ma peau recèle
It's you who reveals everything my skin holds. (Amir is expressing that the object of his affection knows him deeply)

J'ai peur de toi comme d'une sublime attraction
I'm afraid of you like a sublime attraction. (Amir is acknowledging the intense emotions that come with being in love)

Une seconde avant l'action
One second before the action. (Amir is expressing the anticipation of being with the object of his affection)

Si tu m'aimes
If you love me. (Amir is expressing the hope that the object of his affection loves him back)

Si je t'ouvre mon cœur
If I open my heart to you. (Amir is expressing vulnerability and the willingness to be open in love)

C'est que tu sèmes
It's because you sow. (Amir is expressing that the object of his affection has planted a seed of love in his heart)

Une graine, une fleur
A seed, a flower. (Amir is using nature imagery to describe the growth of love in his heart)

Tu devras me garder, abîmée ou belle
You will have to keep me, damaged or beautiful. (Amir is expressing that the object of his affection will have to love him no matter what)

Oui je cours
Yes, I run. (Amir is still trying to escape his emotions)

J'ai trouvé enfin l'essentiel
I finally found the essential. (Amir is expressing that he has found what is truly important in life)

Dans ce carrousel
In this carousel. (Amir is still using the carousel as a metaphor for life's ups and downs)

Dans ce carrousel, dans ce, dans ce carrousel
In this carousel, in this, in this carousel. (Amir is repeating the chorus to emphasize the importance of life's journey)