J'en rêve
Aston Villa Lyrics
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Une vie loin de vous en somme, les autres c'est l'enfer.
En rêve j'en rêve (x10)
Avant que l'on ai ma peau, je change de viscères
Ici je n'f'rai pas de vieux os, j'attends mon transfert
En rêve j'en rêve (x10)
Je crève d'une métamorphose, un vertige une rivière
Je peux vivre de pas grand chose
Heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau
En rêve j'en rêve...
J'attend mon transfert, j'attends mon transfert, j'en rêve.
The lyrics of Aston Villa's song "J'en rêve" (which translates to "I dream of it") suggest a desire to escape from one's life and body, to become something new and different. The first two lines describe a sensation of feeling a foreign life growing under the skin, something far away from the current situation which is deemed as hellish. The repetition of the phrase "En rêve j'en rêve" throughout the song emphasizes the dream-like quality of this desire for change, as if it is something that can only exist in the imagination.
The second verse describes a longing to shed one's current body and be transferred to something new. The line "Ici je n'f'rai pas de vieux os" suggests a feeling of being trapped in one's current form, unable to live a long life in it. The phrase "avant que l'on ai ma peau" can be interpreted as a fear of death, and a desire to escape it through transformation. The third stanza speaks to a sense of determination to achieve this transformation, even though it may be painful, disorienting or even lethal.
Overall, this song seems to express a deep sense of dissatisfaction with one's current existence, and a longing for something new and better. By emphasizing the dream-like quality of this desire, the lyrics suggest that this transformation may only exist in the imagination, and that it may be impossible to achieve in reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Sentir naître sous la peau une vie étrangère.
To feel a strange life being born under the skin, far from you, where being around others is hell.
Avant que l'on ai ma peau, je change de viscères
Before they take my skin, I'll change my viscera. I won't make old bones around here as I wait for my transfer.
Je m'obstine et je suis en phase
I persist and am in sync. I'm dying for a metamorphosis, a vertigo, a river. I can live without much; happy as a fish in water.
En rêve j'en rêve...
I dream and dream... waiting for my transfer, waiting for my transfer.
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