He came out with his first album Dumas en 2001, when he was 21. His second album, Le cours des jours made him more well-known. One song on the Le cours des jours album was sung by Marie-Annick Lépine, from the group Les Cowboys Fringants. In 2004, Carl Bastien and Dumas released the soundtrack to the film Les Aimants by Yves P. Pelletier.
Maniaco
Dumas Lyrics
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Garderas-tu mes secrets
Du ménage et des somnifères
J’ai besoin de me retrouver
Cerner mon univers
Aujourd’hui c’est une belle journée
Le bonheur, j’y ai presque touché
Miss ecstasy je l’écrivaine sans peine
J’ai besoin de me retrouver
Cerner mon univers
Ce fut de belles années
Je les ai passées à fantasmer
Aux envies délaissées
Sur des pages dépressées
The song "Maniaco" by Dumas is a contemplative and introspective piece that delves into the artist's personal struggles with mental health and creativity. The lyrics speak of returning to one's notebook or journal, where one has kept their deepest secrets, in search of solace and understanding. The artist questions if their confidante will keep their secrets safe from the world, amidst the chaos of household duties and sleeping aids.
The song then shifts to a more hopeful tone, indicating that the artist is looking to find and establish their own unique identity and creative universe. Despite the hardships that come with the creative process, Dumas recognizes the importance of destruction in order to create something meaningful. The artist references "Miss ecstasy" as their own personal muse who inspires their writing, perhaps alluding to their own personal experiences with drug use.
The final verses of the song reveal a sense of nostalgia for past years spent "fantasizing" about unfulfilled desires and expressing them through the medium of writing. Overall, "Maniaco" is a poignant and relatable reflection on the creative process and the intersection of mental health and artistic expression.
Line by Line Meaning
J’retourne dans mes carnets
I am revisiting my old notebooks
Garderas-tu mes secrets
Will you keep my secrets safe?
Du ménage et des somnifères
With cleaning and sleeping pills
J’ai besoin de me retrouver
I need to find myself
Cerner mon univers
Define my world
Aujourd’hui c’est une belle journée
Today is a beautiful day
Le bonheur, j’y ai presque touché
I almost touched happiness
Toujours détruire pour créer
Always destroying to create
Miss ecstasy je l’écrivaine sans peine
Miss Ecstasy, I write her story without difficulty
Ce fut de belles années
It was a great time
Je les ai passées à fantasmer
I spent them fantasizing
Aux envies délaissées
About abandoned desires
Sur des pages dépressées
On depressed pages
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