Le crocodile
Camille Bazbaz Lyrics


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C'est un garçon extraordinaire
Il est bronzé même en hiver
Il peint des crocodiles verts
Sur des T-shirts pour ton père
Lui ne roule qu'au Super
Ca te change de mon ordinaire
Il ne se met pas à l'envers
Quand tu lui parles de travers

C'est un problème d'amour
Qui rime comme toujours
Avec toi mon amour
Et qui se paye un jour

T'es allé te pendre à son cou
Parait qu'il aime les beaux bijoux
J'peux pas dire qu'il a mauvais gout
Puisque pour moi tu étais tout
C'est un garçon extraordinaire
Et puis du flaire dans les affaires
Il connait même quelques vers
De Rimbaud et de Beaudelaire

C'est un problème d'amour
Qui rime comme toujours
Avec toi mon amour
Et qui se paye un jour
C'est un garçon extraordinaire
Et la misère q'tu vas lui faire
Ca m'aide un peu à oublier
Qu'il va faire si froid cet hiver
C'est pas très fin, pas très malin
De balancer sur son prochain
Mais dans mon coeur ya tro de chagrin
Puisque pour toi je ne suis rien

C'est un problème d'amour
Qui rime comme toujours
Avec toi mon amour




Et qui se paye un jour
Et qui se paye un jour

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Camille Bazbaz's song Le Crocodile tell the story of a man who is extraordinary in his own unique way. He has a year-round bronzed complexion and is an artist who paints green crocodiles on t-shirts for your father. He only uses Super gasoline, unlike the singer's more mundane habits. Even when spoken to rudely, he remains courteous and does not become hostile.


The song expresses the singer's pain and frustration with the man's involvement in a love affair with the object of the singer's affections. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes the idea that problems in love rhyme with and will eventually be paid for. The singer struggles to make sense of why the man is so special and why the person they love left them for him. Even though the singer acknowledges that the man is talented, cultured, and savvy, they cannot shake the sadness they feel over losing their love. Overall, the lyrics convey a mixture of admiration, envy, and heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

C'est un garçon extraordinaire
The subject of the song is an extraordinary boy, who possesses qualities beyond the ordinary.


Il est bronzé même en hiver
He has a tan even in winter, which sets him apart from others.


Il peint des crocodiles verts
He paints green crocodiles on T-shirts, showcasing his artistic abilities.


Sur des T-shirts pour ton père
He creates these T-shirts for your father, suggesting his consideration towards others.


Lui ne roule qu'au Super
He only uses Super petrol, indicating his preference for quality even in small things.


Ca te change de mon ordinaire
This is a departure from the ordinary, highlighting his unique nature.


Il ne se met pas à l'envers
He doesn't get upset or angry even when spoken to rudely, showing his calm demeanor.


Quand tu lui parles de travers
When spoken to rudely or disrespectfully.


C'est un problème d'amour
The song is about a problem of love, involving the extraordinary boy in question.


Qui rime comme toujours
This love problem is poetic and poetic problems often rhyme.


Avec toi mon amour
This love problem is with the singer's beloved.


Et qui se paye un jour
This problem of love will eventually have a consequence or get 'paid' one day.


T'es allé te pendre à son cou
You went to hang around him, indicating the attraction and admiration for the extraordinary boy.


Parait qu'il aime les beaux bijoux
It seems that this boy likes beautiful jewelry, which might imply he has expensive tastes.


J'peux pas dire qu'il a mauvais gout
The singer cannot say that he has bad taste, indicating that he might have good taste.


Puisque pour moi tu étais tout
Despite this, the artist still views their beloved as everything to them, implying they are willing to overlook this boy's better qualities.


Et puis du flaire dans les affaires
Besides his artistic and creative abilities, the extraordinary boy also possesses business acumen.


Il connait même quelques vers
He even knows some verses from famous poets, such as Rimbaud and Beaudelaire.


De Rimbaud et de Beaudelaire
These are two famous poets whose works this boy knows, further emphasizing his cultured and learned nature.


Et la misère q'tu vas lui faire
The artist acknowledges the hurt that their beloved will cause to this extraordinary boy, whom they also admire.


Ca m'aide un peu à oublier
This thought helps the artist forget about their beloved's actions that hurt them.


Qu'il va faire si froid cet hiver
The artist mentions how cold it will be in winter, suggesting their mood and emotions will not be the only things affected.


C'est pas très fin, pas très malin
The singer acknowledges their behavior is not very smart or refined.


De balancer sur son prochain
To talk poorly or badly about your neighbor, which the artist admits to doing.


Mais dans mon coeur ya tro de chagrin
Despite this, the singer is too hurt in their heart to feel remorseful.


Puisque pour toi je ne suis rien
The singer feels they are nothing to their beloved, further fueling their hurt.




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