In less than one year, AU CHAMP DES MORTS composed more than one hour of profound and lively music, and when the line-up was completed by the arrival of Wilheim (NEURASTHENIE, EXECUTION) on drums and Cécile G (OLEN’K, ANOREXIA NERVOSA) on bass , the band eventually recorded its first demo in October 2015, and now gets ready to hit the road and record a debut album.
Line up:
Stefan Bayle : Vocals, Guitar
Cécile G. : Bass
Wilheim : Drums
Nos decombres
Au Champ Des Morts Lyrics
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Il n'y a plus d'autres issues
Pas d'autres choix
Serre fort ma main, ne la lâche pas
Je ne m'arrêterai pas, je ne reviendrai plus
Et le sol se dérobe sous nos pas
Tu ne reconnais plus cette route
Marchons encore,
Retrouvons la lumière
Nos souvenirs nous entravent
Nos certitudes nous aveuglent
Accroche-toi, je t'entends
Mais les gémissements m'indiffèrent
Et la nuit tombe sur ce monde
Ou 'on ne verra bientôt plus, et les dieux
Qui regardent se perdre les espoirs
Sur des ruines de chagrins
Me sauver avec toi, mon salut
S'est enfoui sous nos décombres
O la nuit
Qui sommes-nous devenus
Nous avons tout perdu
Il ne reste que les décombres
Et le néant
The lyrics of Au Champ Des Morts's song “Nos décombres” describe a journey through darkness and despair. The singer urges someone - perhaps a friend or loved one - to follow them, not to turn back as there is no other path to take. The singer prompts the other person to hold on tight to their hand as they continue on their path, insisting that they will not stop and they will never return. The ground seems to shift beneath their feet and the road they once knew so well, they no longer recognize. They keep walking, trying to find their way back to the light. Memories and certitudes slow them down, but eventually, they must keep going, even if the other person's cries for help fall on deaf ears. As the night falls and the world begins to crumble, the two find themselves in ruins and desolate despair. They have lost everything, and all that is left are the debris and emptiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Suis-moi, ne te retourne pas
Follow me, don't look back
Il n'y a plus d'autres issues
There are no other solutions
Pas d'autres choix
No other options
Serre fort ma main, ne la lâche pas
Hold my hand tightly, don't let go
Je ne m'arrêterai pas, je ne reviendrai plus
I won't stop, I won't come back
Et le sol se dérobe sous nos pas
And the ground falls away beneath us
Tu ne reconnais plus cette route
You no longer recognize this road
Pourtant nous l'avons prise tant et plus
Yet we've taken it so many times before
Marchons encore,
Let's keep walking
Retrouvons la lumière
Let's find the light again
Nos souvenirs nous entravent
Our memories hold us back
Nos certitudes nous aveuglent
Our certainties blind us
Accroche-toi, je t'entends
Hold on, I hear you
Mais les gémissements m'indiffèrent
But the groans leave me indifferent
Et la nuit tombe sur ce monde
And night falls upon this world
Ou 'on ne verra bientôt plus, et les dieux
Or where soon we won't see, and the gods
Qui regardent se perdre les espoirs
Who watch hopes fade away
Sur des ruines de chagrins
On ruins of sadness
Me sauver avec toi, mon salut
To save myself with you, my salvation
S'est enfoui sous nos décombres
Has been buried under our debris
O la nuit
Oh the night
Qui sommes-nous devenus
Who have we become?
Nous avons tout perdu
We've lost everything
Il ne reste que les décombres
Only the debris remains
Et le néant
And the void
Writer(s): Bayle Stephane
Contributed by Allison G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.