Chimène Badi is a french female singer who became popular when she was sele… Read Full Bio ↴Chimène Badi is a french female singer who became popular when she was selected for a french TV program "Popstars 2". She wasn't selected in the final group but the producer Valéry Zeitoun gave her the opportunity to make her first album, called "Entre Nous".
In october 2004 she released her second album "Dis-Moi Que Tu M'aimes" which topped the french chart.

Tout Contre Toi
Chimène Badi Lyrics

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Tant de fois j'ai murmuré les mots
Sans jamais vraiment les dire
Tant de fois j'ai su frôler ta peau
Sans savoir la retenir
Je suis passée à côté de toi

J'aurais tant voulu que tout s'éclaire
Pour me fondre dans la lumière

Meme si aujourd'hui tu n'es plus là
Un jour ou l'autre on se reconnaitra
Quelque part au hasard de la vie

Et j'attendrai de voir ce jour
Comme on attend l'amour
Et si je brûle d'impatience
Je me ferai violence
Je donnerai n'importe quoi
Pour te serrer dans mes bras
J'attendrai de vivre enfin
Tout contre toi

Aucune femme au monde ne pourra
Je le sais, t'aimer comme ca
Je n' veux plus jamais rien regretter

Je veux vivre pour te retrouver
Pour ne plus trahir mon seul désir

Et j'attendrai de voir ce jour
Comme on attend l'amour
Et si je brûle d'impatience
Je me ferai violence
Je donnerai n'importe quoi
Pour te serrer dans mes bras
J'attendrai de vivre enfin
Tout contre toi

De tout mon coeur
De toute mon âme
Je prie le ciel pour qu'il m'envole
Tout contre toi...

Je donnerai n'importe quoi
Pour te serrer dans mes bras
J'attendrai d'etre là...
Tout contre toi...

J'attendrai...
Contre toi...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chimène Badi's song "Tout Contre Toi" are about missed opportunities and regret. The singer repeats the phrase "tant de fois" (so many times) to express how many chances she had to express her feelings to the person she loves but didn't. She admits that she has been close enough to touch the person's skin but didn't make a move. The regret of missed chances is palpable in the song.

The singer longs for clarity and light to reveal the pathway towards the person she loves. Even if they are not together now, she believes that someday they will meet again by chance. She is willing to wait for that day to come because she believes that true love is worth it. The lyrics describe a deep, intense yearning for someone that the singer cannot forget or replace.

Ultimately, the song is about second chances and hope. The singer prays to the heavens to bring her closer to the person she loves so that they can finally be together. The longing to be "tout contre toi" (close to you) is an ever-present desire, and the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to make it a reality.

Line by Line Meaning

Tant de fois j'ai murmuré les mots
I have whispered these words many times

Sans jamais vraiment les dire
without ever really saying them

Tant de fois j'ai su frôler ta peau
I have been so close to touching your skin many times

Sans savoir la retenir
Without knowing how to hold back

Je suis passée à côté de toi
I missed you

J'aurais tant voulu que tout s'éclaire
I wish everything had been clearer

Pour me fondre dans la lumière
So I could dissolve into the light

Meme si aujourd'hui tu n'es plus là
Even if you're not here today

Un jour ou l'autre on se reconnaitra
We'll recognize each other someday

Quelque part au hasard de la vie
Somewhere by chance in life

Et j'attendrai de voir ce jour
And I'll wait to see that day