Mon Allumette
Camille Bazbaz Lyrics

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Je veux te vivre mon allumette
N'être que ta cigarette
Que tu me fume des pieds a la tête
Que tu me brûle, mon allumette

Je veux te vivre et te faire la fête
Que tu sois belle d'être dans ma tête
Je veux poursuivre en tête à tête

Et puis flamber sur ta commette

Ca sent la sueur, le bonheur
Ca sent la sueur, tu sais, le bonheur
Ca m'fait pas peur

Je veux te vivre mon allumette
T'emmener loin sous la couette
Te pousser ma chansonnette
Que l'on s'enivre a en perdre la tête

Je veux survivre mon arbalète
Que tu me perce de tes flèches
Que tu m'arrache comme les violettes
Que l'on se tache de gouttelettes

Ca sent la sueur, le bonheur
Ca sent la sueur, tu sais, le bonheur
Ca m'fait pas peur

Ca m'fait pas peur
Ca m'fait pas peur

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Camille Bazbaz's "Mon Allumette" are rich with metaphorical and evocative language. In essence, the singer is expressing a desire to fully experience and live through their partner, comparing themselves to an "allumette" (matchstick) that is lit and consumed by their lover. They want to be nothing but a cigarette for their partner, to be smoked from head to toe and burned up in the process. This speaks to a desire for total surrender and sacrifice for the sake of intimacy and connection with the other person.

The imagery continues as the singer wants to make merry with their partner, to have fun and revel in their presence. They want the other person to be beautiful in their mind and to pursue them in a one-on-one setting, ultimately reaching for the stars with them. This could be interpreted as a desire for a deep, meaningful connection and the willingness to take risks for it.

Throughout the song, there is a sense of understanding that this kind of intense passion and connection is not without risks or potential pain. The repeated refrain of "ca sent la sueur, le bonheur", which translates to "it smells like sweat, happiness", acknowledges that success in this venture will entail some discomfort and messiness, and yet the singer is not deterred. Ultimately, they are unafraid to pursue this all-consuming kind of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Je veux te vivre mon allumette
I want to live for you, my matchstick

N'être que ta cigarette
To be nothing but your cigarette

Que tu me fume des pieds a la tête
That you smoke me from head to toe

Que tu me brûle, mon allumette
That you burn me, my matchstick

Je veux te vivre et te faire la fête
I want to live for you and celebrate with you

Que tu sois belle d'être dans ma tête
That you are beautiful to have in my head

Je veux poursuivre en tête à tête
I want to pursue you one-on-one

Et puis flamber sur ta commette
And then blaze on your comet

Ca sent la sueur, le bonheur
It smells of sweat, happiness

Ca sent la sueur, tu sais, le bonheur
It smells of sweat, you know, happiness

Ca m'fait pas peur
It doesn't scare me