Gainsbourg made her motion picture debut playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the film Paroles et musique (1984). In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche.
Gainsbourg made her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" in 1984. Two years later, she released her debut album Charlotte for Ever, which was produced by her father.
In 2007, Gainsbourg appeared alongside Gael Garcia Bernal in Michel Gondry's La Science des rêves and as Claire in the Todd Haynes directed Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like A Woman" to the film's soundtrack.
In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album 5:55 to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in the country. In the UK, the album was moderately successful, reaching #78 (The single The Songs That We Sing only made #129).
Gainsbourg has recently released her third studio album, IRM, which was produced by Beck. One of the influential factors in the album's creative process was her time spent filming Antichrist.
Morning Song
Charlotte Gainsbourg Lyrics
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He seemed familiar to me
I welcomed him with open arms
He said my name and laid me down
Awoke the dreams still sleeping in my bones
You are my precious ghost
I close my eyes to see
He spent the night with me
Guilty were our pleasures
Nameless was our crime
Come back my forbidden ghost
One more time
You must leave I understand
So tell your lie to me
How in the morning everything will be alright
Yeah but to get to the morning
First you have to get through the night
The lyrics of Charlotte Gainsbourg’s song, Morning Song, depict a story of a woman who had a dream about a ghost that seemed familiar to her. She embraced the apparition with open arms and lay down with it, feeling a sense of comfort and nostalgia. The ghost spoke her name as if he knew her, and the woman was enchanted by this experience. The ghost awakens memories that had been long forgotten in her soul.
She addresses the ghost as her "precious ghost” and longs to have it stay with her a little while longer. The singer also acknowledges that their actions in the past were “guilty pleasures” and “nameless crimes,” hinting towards their encounter being a secret or forbidden affair. The final segment of the song shows her understanding that the ghost needs to leave but she implores him to tell her a lie that it will all be okay in the morning. The song concludes with a reminder that in order to reach the end goal of a brighter morning, she must first persevere through the dark and lonely night.
Overall, the song expresses a deep emotional longing for a past love that has been lost. The ghost serves as a symbol of the singer's desire for a connection with something that is no longer tangible in her life. It describes the loneliness and pain that come with loss, yet also the hope that remains for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night I saw a ghost
I had a vision of a ghost in my dreams last night
He seemed familiar to me
I felt like I knew the ghost
I welcomed him with open arms
I accepted the presence of the ghost with open heart
He said my name and laid me down
The ghost of someone I knew called me by my name and asked me to rest
Awoke the dreams still sleeping in my bones
The ghost awakened my dormant desires and unconscious dreams
You are my precious ghost
The ghost is someone significant and precious to me
I close my eyes to see
I can only see the ghost when I close my eyes
I've touched you once again
I feel like I have touched the ghost one more time
He spent the night with me
The ghost stayed with me for the entire night
Guilty were our pleasures
The time we spent together was filled with remorse and guilt
Nameless was our crime
Our act of being together was considered shameful and without a name
Come back my forbidden ghost
I yearn for the ghost's return even if it's forbidden
One more time
I want to spend the night with the ghost one more time
You must leave I understand
I know that the ghost has to leave
So tell your lie to me
Please say something that isn't true to make me feel better
How in the morning everything will be alright
Tell me that tomorrow things will be better
Yeah but to get to the morning
It's not easy to get to the morning
First you have to get through the night
The night can be difficult, but you have to get through it to reach the morning
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
Written by: CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, JARVIS BRANSON COCKER, JEAN BENOIT DUNCKEL, NICOLAS JEAN MICHEL GODIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nathalie Aluf
Last night I saw a ghost
He seemed familiar to me
I welcomed him with open arms
He said my name and laid me down
Awoke the dreams still sleeping in my bones
You are my precious ghost
I close my eyes to see
I've touched you once again
He spent the night with me
Guilty were our pleasures
Nameless was our crime
Come back my forbidden ghost
One more time
You must leave I understand
So tell your lie to me
How in the morning everything will be alright
Yeah but to get to the morning
First you have to get through the night
Mariano Coria
por cierto, hermosísimo esto. aunque no lo entiedas, o los que lleguen no hablen español. en fin.
Ghost Rorke
My God!! The song is so beautiful, it even helps me sleep. :-) Thanks for your music, my lady. ;-)
Mariano Coria
Solo 1495 reproducciones en el canal oficial? estamos todos locos. y arriba de los 80 mil en otro canal con el álbum entero. vaya porquería esto de youtube para el esfuerzo de los artistas.
Ekaterine
So soft
fabrice guyot
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