Son premier album « Possible » sortira début 2018 chez Arista/Sony. CHATON sera en concert le vendredi 1er décembre au Hasard Ludique à Paris (soirée La Souterraine) et le 9 décembre au Bar En Trans.
Sentimental
Chaton Lyrics
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Donc j'ai rien dit du tout et j′ai tracé
Seul endroit sur la terre où je respire
Dans la chambre des gosses j'retourne écrire
Très joli trémolo les jours de larmes
Mais peut devenir idiot comme un gendarme
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Santé mentale cablée toute à l'envers
Quelques preuves de haine
Sentimental un jour
Le lendemain dans une chienne
J′aurais pas pu me taire sans m'étouffer
T′aurais pas su le faire donc j'ai tout fait
Dans la chambre des gosses j′suis remonté
C'est dimanche soir en milieu de journée
Très joli trémolo très accordé
Mais ne tient qu′à un fil comme Kanye
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Sans la beauté ne serait que vulgaire
Très joli trémolo les jours de larmes
Mais peut devenir idiot comme un gendarme
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Santé mentale cablée toute à l'envers
Quelques preuves d'amour
Quelques preuves de haine
Sentimental un jour
Le lendemain dans une chienne
A prier que ça cesse
A prier que ça cesse
Cette éternelle tristesse
In French singer Chaton's song Sentimental, the singer is expressing their inner turmoil of being torn between their sentimental and emotional side and the need to be practical and logical. The first verse talks about how the singer refrained from speaking honestly to avoid offending someone and instead left abruptly. The only place where they feel they can truly breathe is in the children's room where they find solace and inspiration to write. The music they make can be sentimental, indicative of their current state of sadness, or idiotic like a police officer's, which could be a reference to their attempt to suppress their emotions.
The second verse is about the singer being unable to hold back their emotions any longer and expressing them. The children's room serves as a safe space where they can explore their emotions without judgment. The music they make again can be sentimental or idiotic based on their mood. The singer expresses how their sentimental side can turn into pride the next day, while their mental health remains in disarray. They are torn between love and hate, and their emotions fluctuate between sentimental and aggressive. They are praying for it to stop, for their sadness to cease, but it seems to be an eternal struggle.
This song mirrors the inner struggle many people face in trying to balance their emotions and practicality. It talks about how our emotional side can be complicated and challenging to manage, and how we cope with it can impact our mental health. The kids' room could be a metaphor for the simplicity of childhood, where there are no complex emotions or societal obligations.
Line by Line Meaning
J′aurais pas pu le dire sans te vexer
I couldn't have said it without offending you
Donc j'ai rien dit du tout et j′ai tracé
So I didn't say anything and I left
Seul endroit sur la terre où je respire
The only place on earth where I can breathe
Dans la chambre des gosses j'retourne écrire
I go back to the kids' room to write
Très joli trémolo les jours de larmes
Very beautiful tremolo on days of tears
Mais peut devenir idiot comme un gendarme
But it can become idiotic like a police officer
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Sentimental one day, proud the next
Santé mentale cablée toute à l'envers
Mental health wired all backwards
Quelques preuves d′amour
A few proofs of love
Quelques preuves de haine
A few proofs of hate
Sentimental un jour
Sentimental one day
Le lendemain dans une chienne
The next day in a bitch
J′aurais pas pu me taire sans m'étouffer
I couldn't have kept quiet without suffocating
T′aurais pas su le faire donc j'ai tout fait
You wouldn't have been able to do it, so I did everything
Dans la chambre des gosses j′suis remonté
I went back up to the kids' room
C'est dimanche soir en milieu de journée
It's Sunday evening in the middle of the day
Très joli trémolo très accordé
Very beautiful tremolo, very in tune
Mais ne tient qu′à un fil comme Kanye
But it hangs by a thread like Kanye
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Sentimental one day, proud the next
Sans la beauté ne serait que vulgaire
Without beauty, it would be nothing but vulgar
Très joli trémolo les jours de larmes
Very beautiful tremolo on days of tears
Mais peut devenir idiot comme un gendarme
But it can become idiotic like a police officer
Sentimental un jour le lendemain fier
Sentimental one day, proud the next
Santé mentale cablée toute à l'envers
Mental health wired all backwards
Quelques preuves d'amour
A few proofs of love
Quelques preuves de haine
A few proofs of hate
Sentimental un jour
Sentimental one day
Le lendemain dans une chienne
The next day in a bitch
A prier que ça cesse
Praying that it will stop
A prier que ça cesse
Praying that it will stop
Cette éternelle tristesse
This eternal sadness
Writer(s): Simon Rochon-cohen
Contributed by Grace A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.