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1. Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme. The band consists of five members known as Élisabeth Maistre a.k.a Babet, Guillaume Garidel a.k.a Guillermo, Mathias Malzieu, Michaël Ponton a.k.a Miky Biky and Éric Serra Tosio a.k.a Rico. Mathias is the main songwriter and fronts the band. Their latest studio album is La mécanique du cœur. Their first release, Happening Songs, was entirely in English, and Babet wasn't part of the band yet. In 1999, they released Haïku, which brought the band into the public eye, mainly thanks to the success of the single Coccinelle.
The name is based on the name of the ancient Greek god, Dionysus (Dionysos in French).
Almost all Dionysos songs evoke a surreal world, in part due to the influence of Tim Burton and Roald Dahl on the group. The song La métamorphose de Mister Chat tells the story of a ladys' man transformed into a cat, and the story of the group's biggest hit (Song for Jedi) is encapsulated in the English chorus, "When I was a child, I was a Jedi".
Babet is currently working at the same time on her own solo album (released on March 5, 2007), and career. The lead singer, Mathias Malzieu, is also working on other projects such as the career of Olivia Ruiz (his partner) and his other hobby, writing (he published three books in 2002, 2005 and 2007). His second book is based on the same world as the album Monsters in Love. The sixth member of the group, Stéphan Bertholio a.k.a Stéphano, was their backliner before playing with them during live tour, and working on the fifth album Monsters in Love.

2. Dionysos was a Canadian band formed in 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Dionysos Lyrics

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Tout à coup le coucou dans mon cœur se met sonner
Tres fort bien, plus fort que lorsque je fais mes crises
A me jeter partout par terre contre les meubles
Mon cœur s'écrase, comme une cerise

Je n'y vois que du feu
En quelques pas seulement je peux me perdre au loin
Je n'y vois que du feu

En quelques pas seulement je peux te perdre, au loin, si loin

Le carillon me brise
Les tympans, tout se brise
Je bouche mes oreilles
Et bien sur c'est encore pire
Les aiguilles vont me trancher la gorge
Ce goût de fer dans le palais
Comme si je mangeais un hélicoptère

J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
She's a fire girl
J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
She's a fire girl
She's a fire girl
She's a fire girl
She's a fire girl

J'aurais voulu faire aigle royal, ou goéland majestueusement cool
Mais j'ai préféré, sans faire exprès
Canari stressé empêtré dans mes soubresauts
J'aurais voulu mais

J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
She's a fire girl
J'ai fait pur à tout le monde
She's a fire girl
She's a fire girl

She's a fire girl
She's a fire girl

Overall Meaning

In this song, Dionysos sings about the chaotic feelings that come with having a broken heart. The sudden and overwhelming pain is described as a cuckoo clock ringing loudly in their chest, causing them to thrash about and crash into furniture. The singer feels lost and unable to see clearly, as though they are blind to everything except the pain they are feeling. The imagery of the broken heart causing physical pain is continued with the metaphor of the clock's chimes breaking their eardrums, while the ticking of the clock feels like knives cutting their throat. The singer feels like they are a stressed-out canary caught in their own tumultuous emotions.

The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "She's a fire girl" several times. This can be interpreted in different ways - perhaps it refers to the singer's own fiery emotions running rampant, or to someone else who has hurt them with their intensity. The idea of wanting to be majestic and cool like an eagle or seagull, but feeling like a frantic canary instead, suggests a sense of not measuring up to one's own expectations. The song captures the rawness of heartbreak and the feeling of being completely consumed by one's emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

Tout à coup le coucou dans mon cœur se met sonner
Suddenly, my heart starts to beat like a cuckoo clock

Tres fort bien, plus fort que lorsque je fais mes crises
Stronger than my seizures

A me jeter partout par terre contre les meubles
Throwing me around, making me hit the furniture

Mon cœur s'écrase, comme une cerise
My heart feels crushed, like a cherry

Je n'y vois que du feu
I can't see anything clearly

En quelques pas seulement je peux me perdre au loin
I can easily lose myself in a few steps

Je n'y vois que du feu
I can't see anything clearly

En quelques pas seulement je peux te perdre, au loin, si loin
I can easily lose you in a few steps, far away

Le carillon me brise
The chimes are breaking me

Les tympans, tout se brise
My ears are shattered

Je bouche mes oreilles
I cover my ears

Et bien sur c'est encore pire
And of course, it's even worse

Les aiguilles vont me trancher la gorge
The needles will cut my throat

Ce goût de fer dans le palais
That metallic taste in my mouth

Comme si je mangeais un hélicoptère
Feels like I'm eating a helicopter

J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
I scared everyone

She's a fire girl
People see me as a chaotic and unpredictable girl

J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
I scared everyone

She's a fire girl
People see me as a chaotic and unpredictable girl

J'aurais voulu faire aigle royal, ou goéland majestueusement cool
I wanted to be like an eagle or a seagull, majestically cool

Mais j'ai préféré, sans faire exprès
But, unintentionally

Canari stressé empêtré dans mes soubresauts
I'm like a stressed canary caught in my own spasms

J'aurais voulu mais
I wanted to, but

J'ai fait peur à tout le monde
I scared everyone

She's a fire girl
People see me as a chaotic and unpredictable girl

J'ai fait pur à tout le monde
I scared everyone

She's a fire girl
People see me as a chaotic and unpredictable girl

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ERIC SERRA TOSIO, GUILLAUME GARIDEL, MATHIAS MALZIEU, MICHAEL PONTON, OLIVIER DAVIAUD, STEPHAN BERTHOLIO

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