The band began as a ska group but quickly transcended the genre, mixing punk, reggae, rock, swing and jazz influences. They sing in both French and English, sometimes mixing the two in songs. Their third album, Dances of Resistance, was recorded in 2003 and largely has an anti-war theme. In 2009 they launched their latest album La Belle Étoile. Since then they are still on tour all over the world, from their own country France to other countries in Europe, but also to foreign places like Abu Dhabi and New Zealand.
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Le passé dans le retro
Babylon Circus Lyrics
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Trois nuit a ne pas dormir.
Elle n'avait pas cessé de la dire :
" Rien n'est jamais vraiment acquit ! "
Croire en des trucs,
Sans prendre la peine d'y réfléchir,
Se parler de plein de choses,
Entretenir l'espérance,
On croit que ça change mais ça ne change pas.
Des promesses, des promesses...
Ça doit changer mais ça ne change jamais !
Malgré tout ça, c'est pas fini
La vie continue et pourtant...
Difficile de l'accepter,
Mais rien ne sera plus comme avant !
Sans mentir, mais...sans dire toute la vérité,
La confiance baisse,
Le temps passe,
Tuant l'amour soit disant partagé.
Car l'égoisme, la jalousie, font vivre ensemble...
Chacun de son coté !
Ou sont soeur Bienveillance,
Et sa fidele complicité !
Malgré tout ça, c'est pas fini
La vie continue et pourtant...
Difficile de l'accepter,
Mais rien ne sera plus comme avant !
Pourquoi plus de caresses,
Mais des blessures,
Sans cesse la tete en l'air, aujourd'hui la fracture,
La tete dans les mains, le passé dans le rétro,
Images qui sitôt chassées reviennent plus vite au galop !
Trop d'amour,
Ou pas assez,
Recevoir, mais jamais donner,
Décevoir et désormais :
Trop tard pour recommencer !
Cruel de dire : " c'est bien fait
Il fallait y penser avant "
En tout cas il faut s'y faire
Avant n'est plus et passe le temps !
La Terre ne s'arretera pas de tourner pour autant
Et que faire sinon l'admettre :
La vie continue maintenant!
The lyrics in the song "Le passé dans le retro" by Babylon Circus discuss the aftermath of a failed relationship, and the difficulty of accepting that things will never be the same. The singer reflects on the words of their former partner, who had warned them that nothing in life is truly guaranteed. The song touches on themes of hope, disappointment, and the fleeting nature of love.
Throughout the song, the singer questions the effort put into maintaining relationships, expressing frustration with the lack of communication and the failure to truly connect. The lyrics suggest that selfishness and jealousy often get in the way of true companionship, with each person living for themselves rather than as a team. The chorus of the song emphasizes the fact that despite the difficulties of dealing with a broken heart, life must still go on.
Overall, "Le passé dans le retro" is a poignant and reflective song that explores the complex emotions that come with the end of a relationship. It encourages listeners to accept the transience of life and to keep moving forward, even when things don't turn out as planned.
Line by Line Meaning
A peine trois jours qu'elle est partie,
It's only been three days since she's left,
Trois nuit a ne pas dormir.
Three nights of not sleeping.
Elle n'avait pas cessé de la dire : " Rien n'est jamais vraiment acquit ! "
She kept saying: "Nothing is ever really guaranteed!"
Croire en des trucs,
Believing in things
Sans prendre la peine d'y réfléchir,
Without taking the time to reflect on them,
Se parler de plein de choses,
Talking about a lot of things,
Mais sans jamais vraiment rien dire...
But never really saying anything...
Entretenir l'espérance,
Keeping hope alive,
On croit que ça change mais ça ne change pas.
We think things will change but they never do.
Des promesses, des promesses...
Promises, promises...
Ça doit changer mais ça ne change jamais !
It's supposed to change but it never does!
Malgré tout ça, c'est pas fini
Despite all of that, it's not over,
La vie continue et pourtant...
Life goes on, and yet...
Difficile de l'accepter,
It's difficult to accept,
Mais rien ne sera plus comme avant !
But nothing will be the same again!
Sans mentir, mais...sans dire toute la vérité,
Without lying, but without telling the whole truth,
La confiance baisse,
Trust dwindles,
Le temps passe,
Time passes,
Tuant l'amour soit disant partagé.
Killing the supposed shared love.
Car l'égoisme, la jalousie, font vivre ensemble...
Because selfishness and jealousy keep us living together...
Chacun de son coté !
But each on their own side!
Ou sont soeur Bienveillance,
Where is Sister Kindness,
Et sa fidele complicité !
And her faithful complicity!
Pourquoi plus de caresses,
Why are there no more caresses,
Mais des blessures,
Only wounds,
Sans cesse la tete en l'air, aujourd'hui la fracture,
Always looking up, but today there's a break,
La tete dans les mains, le passé dans le rétro,
Head in hands, past in retrospect,
Images qui sitôt chassées reviennent plus vite au galop !
Images that are quickly chased away, but come galloping back even faster!
Trop d'amour,
Too much love,
Ou pas assez,
Or not enough,
Recevoir, mais jamais donner,
Receiving, but never giving,
Décevoir et désormais :
Disappointing and now:
Trop tard pour recommencer !
Too late to start over!
Cruel de dire : " c'est bien fait
Cruel to say: "it serves you right
Il fallait y penser avant "
You should have thought about it before."
En tout cas il faut s'y faire
Anyway, you have to get used to it,
Avant n'est plus et passe le temps !
The past is gone and time moves on!
La Terre ne s'arretera pas de tourner pour autant
The Earth won't stop spinning because of that,
Et que faire sinon l'admettre :
And what can you do but accept it:
La vie continue maintenant!
Life goes on now!
Contributed by Chase I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sg bx
Quelles paroles!!! Fantastique
vincencho7
Re-up tellement vrai! Et duck les rageux colle on dit. Merci Babylon circus!
Robinson Mersseman
Dur réalité de la vie.