De Profundis
Delphine Volange Lyrics

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Ce soir pâle comme la mort
En déshabillé Dior
Je ne porte plus de bijou
Que ta morsure à mon cou
Tu me tues
Tu me tues
Tu me tues

Sur tes lèvres mon sang
Perle jusqu’à l’aurore
Et veloute de rubis
Le baiser qui me dévore
Tu me tues
Tu me tues
Tu me tues

Refrain :
Ni fleurs ni couronnes
De roses et de lys
A mon front lisse
Ni requiem pour personne
De profundis

Je te demande grâce
Mais tu plonges bien pire
Dans ma gorge et m’arraches
Encore un dernier soupir
Tu me tues
Tu me tues
Tu me tues

Ce soir pâle comme la mort
En déshabillé Dior
Je ne porte plus de bijou
Que ta morsure à mon cou
Tu me tues

Tu me tues
Tu me tues

Overall Meaning

In the lyrics to Delphine Volange's song De Profundis, the singer describes a sensual and dangerous encounter with their lover. The singer is dressed in a Dior nightgown, stripped of their jewelry, and has a bite mark on their neck from their partner. The lover is so intoxicating and powerful that they feel like they are being killed by their love, described as "Tu me tues" which means "You're killing me" in French. The singer describes their blood on their lover's lips, and how their kiss devours them. The chorus states that there will be no funeral or requiem for anyone, indicating a sense of finality and acceptance that this love has caused them to meet their end. The singer eventually begs for mercy, but is only met with more aggression, until they take their final breath.

Line by Line Meaning

Ce soir pâle comme la mort
Tonight I am as pale as death

En déshabillé Dior
In a Dior nightgown

Je ne porte plus de bijou
I no longer wear jewelry

Que ta morsure à mon cou
Except for your bite on my neck

Tu me tues
You're killing me

Sur tes lèvres mon sang
On your lips, my blood

Perle jusqu’à l’aurore
Drips until dawn

Et veloute de rubis
And turns into ruby velvet

Le baiser qui me dévore
The kiss that devours me

Refrain :
Chorus:

Ni fleurs ni couronnes
No flowers or crowns