A L'Avance
Déportivo Lyrics

The lyrics of Déportivo's song A l'avance are about anticipating the future and feeling uncertain about it. The opening lines, "J'entrevois à l'avance mes chances pour le paradis/J'aperçois ma confiance au loin qui rétrécit," translate to "I see in advance my chances for paradise/I see my confidence in the distance shrinking." The singer is acknowledging the possibility of a better future but feeling pessimistic about their own abilities to achieve it. The next lines, "Mais comment fait-on quand on ne pense plus qu'en devenant/Comment fait-on?" mean "But how do we do it when we only think about becoming/How do we do it?" The singer is questioning how to move forward when all they can think about is trying to improve their situation.

The chorus, "Elle avance elle avance mais, on va encore vous quitter/Je sais je sais, on va encore vous quitter/Je sais je sais, elle va encore me planter mais," translates to "It goes on, it goes on, but we'll still leave you/I know I know, we'll still leave you/I know I know, it will still disappoint me but." Here, the "elle" refers to the future and the singer is acknowledging that no matter how much they might strive for a better future, there's always the chance that it won't work out.

The second half of the song is more ambiguous in meaning, but seems to be about numbing oneself with alcohol or drugs to make it easier to face the uncertain future. The lines "Mes amis à la table alors, rien n'est fini/On finit sous la table et puis, on balbutie des.." mean "My friends at the table, nothing is finished/We end up under the table and then, we babble about..." The singer is acknowledging that they're not alone in feeling this way, and that they're turning to their friends and vices to cope.

Overall, the song is a reflection on the difficulties of anticipating the future and the anxiety that comes with it. The lyrics suggest that it's easy to feel overwhelmed and pessimistic, and that it's tempting to try and numb oneself to make it through.