Excès D'Abus
Camille Bazbaz Lyrics


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Je fais
des excès d'abus
des abus d'excès
quand j'ai, quand j'ai bu
(2 fois)
Mes vu-mètres sont au rouge
Ma ligne désaxée me conduit
Dans les bouges

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Cow boy des rodéos
Je monte, petite désaxée
Au fin fond
Des nuits nues

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Superman en plein cirage
Je hante les rues désaxées
D'un pas royal
De roi mage





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Overall Meaning

The song "Excès D'Abus" by Camille Bazbaz is about the consequences of excessive drinking and the damage it causes to an individual's life, relationships, and behavior. The chorus "Je fais des excès d'abus, des abus d'excès, quand j'ai, quand j'ai bu" translates to "I make excesses of abuse, abuse of excess, when I've been drinking."


The first verse uses metaphorical language to describe the singer's state, stating that his "vue-metres" or sight meters are in the red, indicating danger. He also suggests that his life is off-balance, taking him to undesirable places, such as dark and dingy bars.


In the second verse, the singer takes on the role of a cowboy in a rodeo, but the focus is his relationship with a woman who is also off-balance. The two are together in the darkness of night, with no clothes on, further emphasizing the destructive behavior resulting from alcohol.


The final verse sees the singer playing the role of a drunk superhero, "Superman en plein cirage," whose behavior is regal, but still, he cannot escape the consequences of his drunkenness.


Overall, the lyrics of the song suggest that alcohol is responsible for the singer's disorientation, his bad choices, and his destructive behavior, with a warning to the listener to avoid excessive drinking.


Line by Line Meaning

Je fais
I commit


des excès d'abus
excesses of abuse


des abus d'excès
abuses of excess


quand j'ai, quand j'ai bu
when I have, when I've been drinking


(2 fois)
(2 times)


Mes vu-mètres sont au rouge
My VU-meters are in the red


Ma ligne désaxée me conduit
My off-center line leads me


Dans les bouges
into shady bars


Cow boy des rodéos
Rodeo cowboy


Je monte, petite désaxée
I ride, little misaligned one


Au fin fond
Deep down


Des nuits nues
Of naked nights


Superman en plein cirage
Superman in the middle of waxing


Je hante les rues désaxées
I haunt the off-kilter streets


D'un pas royal
With a regal step


De roi mage
Like a wise king




Writer(s): Philippe Tressol, Camille Bazbaz

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