Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) is an Anglo-French actress an… Read Full Bio ↴Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) is an Anglo-French actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released three albums as an adult (5:55, IRM and Stage Whisper) to commercial and critical success. Gainsbourg has also appeared in many films, including several directed by Lars von Trier, and has received both a César Award and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.

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.

Zéro Pointé Vers L'Infini
Charlotte Gainsbourg Lyrics

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Zéro pointé vers l'infini
J'ai tout faux dans ma vie
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
J'étouffe en dents de scie
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
Overdose de rêverie
La nuit le jour m'ennuie
J'ai soif de Nelson Melody

Zéro pointé vers l'infini
Je mens et je m'enfuis
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
Vers d'autres galaxies
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
Overdose de rêverie
La nuit le jour m'ennuie
J'ai soif de Nelson Melody
Les maths-élem
J'sais pas si j'aime
J'te l'prouve par A plus B
Les forts eh thème
Tous en BM
Doublés en première B
J'sais plus c'que t'es
J'sais pas c'que j'ai
Je me sens mal à l'aise
Miller j'ai lu
Je ne veux plus entendre parler de baise
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
J'ai tout faux dans ma vie
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
J'étouffe en dents de scie
Zéro pointé vers l'infini
Overdose de rêverie
La nuit le jour m'ennuie
J'ai soif de Nelson Melody
Les maths-élem
J'sais pas si j'aime
J'te l'prouve par A plus B
Les forts eh thème
Tous en BM
Doublés en première B
J'sais plus c'que t'es
J'sais pas c'que j'ai
Je me sens mal à l'aise
Miller j'ai lu
Je ne veux plus entendre parler de baise

La nuit le jour m'ennuie
J'ai soif de Nelson Melody

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Charlotte Gainsbourg's song Zéro Pointé Vers L'Infini are introspective and express the feelings of dissatisfaction and wanting more from life. The title of the song, which translates to "Zero points towards infinity," indicates the singer's sense of failure, as if they are not even on the trajectory towards their desired future. The repetition of the lines "J'ai tout faux dans ma vie" (I got everything wrong in my life) and "J'étouffe en dents de scie" (I am choking in saw teeth) emphasize the feeling of being trapped and unable to progress.

The lyrics also touch on the singer's longing for escape through daydreaming or even towards someone, Nelson Melody. This is reflected in the line "overdose de rêverie" (overdose of daydreaming) and the repeated line "J'ai soif de Nelson Melody" (I thirst for Nelson Melody). The second half of the song includes references to academic subjects and texts, which could signify a sense of being unfulfilled in education or feeling like it's not serving their larger purpose. In the lines "Je ne veux plus entendre parler de baise" (I no longer want to hear about sex) and "Je me sens mal à l'aise" (I feel uncomfortable), the singer seems to be distancing themselves from sexual desires and societal norms.

Overall, Charlotte Gainsbourg's Zéro Pointé Vers L'Infini creates a mood of discontent, claustrophobia, and a longing for escape.

Line by Line Meaning

Zéro pointé vers l'infini
I feel like I'm failing in my life and going nowhere

J'ai tout faux dans ma vie
I feel like I'm doing everything wrong in my life

J'étouffe en dents de scie
I am struggling with ups and downs in my life

Overdose de rêverie
I spend too much time daydreaming

La nuit le jour m'ennuie
I am bored with both day and night

J'ai soif de Nelson Melody
I am longing for something or someone to bring me joy

Je mens et je m'enfuis
I lie and run away from problems

Vers d'autres galaxies
I want to escape to other worlds

Les maths-élem
Elementary math

J'sais pas si j'aime
I don't know if I like it