Autour de Lucie is a French band, led by vocalist Valérie Leulliot. When th… Read Full Bio ↴Autour de Lucie is a French band, led by vocalist Valérie Leulliot. When the group emerged on the French music scene in the early 90's, the trio's jaunty electro/pop/rock did not appear to sound radically different from other 90's French pop groups. However, Autour de Lucie soon went on to establish themselves as leading lights on the French pop scene, and the group's albums rapidly became best-selling exports abroad, helped by exposure in US on the Lilith Fair tour in 1997. The band broke up at the beginning of 2006, as Leulliot began to plan a solo career.

L'accord Parfait
Autour de Lucie Lyrics

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Chercher l'accord parfait
Sans jamais le trouver
Faire ses gammes sur la même portée
Tirer la corde sans la casser
Et se mettre au diapason
Mais ne pas s'empêcher
Vivre de si sans jamais trop oser
Se tenir comme un manche

Sans esprit de revanche
Et se tourner le dos
Pour ne pas en rester là
Et se mettre au diapason
Mais ne pas s'empêcher
Vivre de si sans jamais trop oser
Même s'il se trouvait là
Saurais-je l'écouter
Le garder sous me doigts
Sans jamais l'oublier ?
Remonter d'une octave
En restant dans les graves

Pour mieux respecter la mesure
D'une simple histoire sans rupture

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Autour de Lucie’s song L’accord Parfait are about the search for the perfect harmony in life. The singer sings about trying to find that perfect balance without ever achieving it. The lyrics use metaphors from music, such as “Faire ses gammes sur la même portée” (practicing the scales on the same staff) and “Tirer la corde sans la casser” (pulling the rope without breaking it), to describe the struggle of finding this balance. The song also talks about the fear of taking risks and not living life to the fullest, “Vivre de si sans jamais trop oser.” The singer urges themselves and the listener to stay in tune with their goals and aspirations, but not to prevent themselves from pursuing them.

The refrain “Et se mettre au diapason, mais ne pas s'empêcher, vivre de si sans jamais trop oser” (And get in tune, but not prevent oneself, live life without ever daring too much) repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the theme of balance and the need to pursue one’s dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

Chercher l'accord parfait
Searching for the perfect harmony

Sans jamais le trouver
But never finding it

Faire ses gammes sur la même portée
Practicing on the same staff

Tirer la corde sans la casser
Pulling the string without breaking it

Et se mettre au diapason
Finding the right pitch

Mais ne pas s'empêcher
But not holding oneself back

Vivre de si sans jamais trop oser
Living in mediocrity without daring to push boundaries

Se tenir comme un manche
Holding oneself like a handle

Sans esprit de revanche
Without any spirit of revenge

Et se tourner le dos
Turning one's back

Pour ne pas en rester là
In order to not stay in the same place