Brighton Beach
Autour de Lucie Lyrics
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Feint d′éclairer
Des jambes nues
Sur les galets
Un homme se noie
Ivre de soif
Une fille de joie
Voit son rimmel couler
La pluie sera son alibi
Brighton beach
Romantique et paumée
Comme moi
Brighton pier
Et meilleur se côtoient
Un couple fort bien habillé
Se rend à un
Drôle de bal
Ce soir au Pavillon Royal
Un feu de joie
Feint d'éclairer
Des jambes nues
Sur les galets
Une fille se noie
Ivre d′envie
Brighton beach
Romantique et paumée
Comme moi
Brighton pier
Et meilleur se côtoient
Brighton beach
Brighton pier
The song "Brighton Beach" by Autour de Lucie is a story of a promenade along Brighton Beach in England. The song starts with a bonfire that is illuminating the bare legs on the pebbles. The man drowns, intoxicated with thirst, and a prostitute sees her mascara running. The rain will be her alibi. The story shifts to a well-dressed couple, heading to the Royal Pavilion for a peculiar ball. The song closes with the same scene as before, a bonfire illuminating bare legs on pebbles, but this time, a woman drowns, intoxicated with desire.
The lyrics of the song evoke a melancholic feeling, adding to the sense of longing and nostalgia that the song emanates. The story is told as if being seen through someone's eyes, but it is not clear who. The chorus tells us that Brighton Beach is both romantic and lost, just like the singer of the story. The song is a beautiful blend of music and lyrics, both painting a vivid picture of the promenade along Brighton Beach.
Line by Line Meaning
Un feu de joie
A bonfire
Feint d’éclairer
Pretending to light
Des jambes nues
Bare legs
Sur les galets
On the pebbles
Un homme se noie
A man is drowning
Ivre de soif
Drunk with thirst
Une fille de joie
A prostitute
Age avancé
Advanced age
Voit son rimmel couler
Sees her mascara running
La pluie sera son alibi
The rain will be her excuse
Brighton beach
Brighton beach
Romantique et paumée
Romantic and lost
Comme moi
Like me
Brighton pier
Brighton pier
Et meilleur se côtoient
And better things are alongside
Un couple fort bien habillé
A very well-dressed couple
Se rend à un
Going to a
Drôle de bal
Funny dance
Ce soir au Pavillon Royal
Tonight at the Royal Pavilion
Une fille se noie
A girl is drowning
Ivre d’envie
Drunk with desire
Writer(s): Angela Mccluskey, Sebastien Yves Roger Luis Buffet, Stephan Armin Haeri, Frederic Mauric Fortuny, Fabrice Regis Robert Dumont
Contributed by Caden G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.