Ego
Batlik Lyrics


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cet arbre fera bien l'affaire,
si je doit me cacher derrière,
il est tout juste assez gros,
pour cacher mon Ego,
je sais que celui qui part,
n'est pas censé revenir espionner,
celle qui as laissé tombé
et qui essaye d'oublier.

qu'est-ce qui fait que je me demande pourquoi,
qu'est-ce qui fait que je suis planté la, accroupi d'vant un restaurant chinois,
c'est p'être celui ou Émilie l'oiseau va.
j'était pourtant si sur de moi,
et mon moi m'disait que je ne le regrettai pas,
mais c'est plus dur, encore plus dur qu'une fin de mois, d'autant plus dur maintenant qu'octobre est la...

la porte s'ouvre et te voila,
hum... belle, belle comme toi,
j'ai mit longtemps a trouver a cette rime la,
mais y'a des comparaison,
qui n'existe pas,
cet arbre a bien fait l'affaire, demain,
je choisirait le prochain,
pour t'espionner, d'un plus loin,




un peu plus loin,
chaque matin...

Overall Meaning

The song "Ego" by Batlik talks about the role of ego in separation and abandonment. The singer in the song is using a tree to hide behind it and conceal his ego, which is bruised by the person he loved and who left him. He is trying to forget them and move on. The singer also reflects on the irrationality of his actions as he sits in front of a Chinese restaurant, wondering if his ex-lover might visit or not. He'd convinced himself that he was not afraid of the emotions and the loss, but it is implied that it is much harder to handle than he anticipated, especially given the arrival of October.


The singer's intentions of espionage are purely out of his egoistic desires, to ease the pain of separation and to find the closure he seeks. He is conflicted between his overpowering ego and his vulnerable heart. The lyrics reveal the internal struggle of a person who was left behind and is trying to make sense of the profound pain they are experiencing. The use of a tree to hide behind reflects how our ego can protect us, but it also limits our growth, and healing requires vulnerability and accepting the pain.


Line by Line Meaning

cet arbre fera bien l'affaire,
This tree will do just fine, as a hiding spot.


si je doit me cacher derrière,
If I have to hide behind it.


il est tout juste assez gros,
It's exactly big enough


pour cacher mon Ego,
to hide my ego


je sais que celui qui part,
I know the one who leaves


n'est pas censé revenir espionner,
isn't supposed to come back and spy


celle qui as laissé tombé
the one who let go


et qui essaye d'oublier.
and tries to forget.


qu'est-ce qui fait que je me demande pourquoi,
What is it that makes me wonder why


qu'est-ce qui fait que je suis planté la, accroupi d'vant un restaurant chinois,
what is it that has me standing here, squatting in front of a Chinese restaurant,


c'est p'être celui ou Émilie l'oiseau va.
maybe that's where Emilie the bird goes.


j'était pourtant si sur de moi,
I was so sure of myself,


et mon moi m'disait que je ne le regrettai pas,
and my ego told me I wouldn't regret it,


mais c'est plus dur, encore plus dur qu'une fin de mois,
but it's harder, even harder than the end of the month,


d'autant plus dur maintenant qu'octobre est la...
especially now that October is here...


la porte s'ouvre et te voila,
the door opens and there you are,


hum... belle, belle comme toi,
hum... beautiful, beautiful like you,


j'ai mit longtemps a trouver a cette rime la,
it took me a long time to find that rhyme,


mais y'a des comparaison,
but there are comparisons,


qui n'existe pas,
that don't exist,


cet arbre a bien fait l'affaire, demain,
this tree did the job well, tomorrow,


je choisirait le prochain,
I'll choose the next one,


pour t'espionner, d'un plus loin,
to spy on you from further away,


un peu plus loin,
a little further away,


chaque matin...
every morning...




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