Chat is a French vocal pianist. Whose real name is Charlène Juarez started … Read Full Bio ↴Chat is a French vocal pianist. Whose real name is Charlène Juarez started to compose. Two years ago, after years of studying piano, she decided to write songs in her mother tongue, french. Her music claimed the attention of the portuguese netlabel Merzbau and launched, through them, an online EP. Recently, a major record label - Capitol - offered her a contract with complete artistic control. At the moment, she's in Paris preparing her first major release...

Les Petites Choses
Chat Lyrics

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Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
Je les trimballe si bien cachées.
Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
Elles sont en moi et tu le sais

Si bien, mais tu doutes encore et encore
Tu redoutes, je m’endors
Sur le fil à découdre tes idées

Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
Je les trimballe, tout un secret
Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
Tu les raccommodes

Comme des poupées de soie
Au tout petit corps et encore,
Ta magie je l’ignore
Je préfère m’oublier dans tes baisers

Oh mais dis-moi, quand tu me vois toi
Qu’est-ce que tu vois en moi
Quand tu me touches toi
Qu’est-ce qui te plaît comme ça

Ces petites choses toutes abîmées
Que je trimballe sans y penser.
Mes petites choses toutes abîmées,
Tu les consoles en chuchotant

Si près de mon corps,
Mon cœur, des mots doux.
N’aies pas peur, tu es fou.
Juste assez pour un peu trop m’aimer

Oh mais dis-moi, quand tu me vois toi
Qu’est-ce que tu vois en moi
Quand tu me touches toi
Qu’est-ce qui te plaît comme ça

Quand tu me vois toi
Qu’est-ce que tu vois en moi

Quand tu me touches toi
Qu’est-ce qui te plaît comme ça

Overall Meaning

In "Les Petites Choses," Chat sings about her personal flaws and insecurities. She describes her "petites choses toutes abîmées" or "little things all damaged," which she carries with her hidden away. These flaws are a secret to others, but not to her partner, who helps mend her broken parts. Chat talks about her partner's doubts and fears about their relationship, but reassures them that she prefers to forget her insecurities in their loving embrace. She questions what her partner sees in her and what they like about her, while also acknowledging the comfort and love they provide for her.

The song delves deep into the theme of vulnerability and acceptance in a relationship. Chat acknowledges her flaws and embraces them with the help of her partner. She also reveals that her partner's love and affection for her is enough to overlook her flaws and insecurities. Overall, the song is a reminder that healthy relationships involve accepting each other's imperfections and building each other up.

Line by Line Meaning

Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
My little broken things

Je les trimballe si bien cachées.
I carry them so well hidden

Elles sont en moi et tu le sais
They are inside of me and you know it

Si bien, mais tu doutes encore et encore
So well, but you still doubt again and again

Tu redoutes, je m’endors
You fear, I fall asleep

Sur le fil à découdre tes idées
On the thread of unraveling your thoughts

Mes petites choses toutes abîmées
My little broken things

Je les trimballe, tout un secret
I carry them, a whole secret

Tu les raccommodes
You mend them

Comme des poupées de soie
Like silk dolls

Au tout petit corps et encore,
With tiny bodies and yet,