Comme quand j'étais môme
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics


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1. J'suis pas comme E.T. j'veux rester ici
Ice-cream et sweet home comme quand j'étais môme
Mais seul dans mon lit puisque t'es partie
Je m'invente des fantômes
Hou Hou Hou comme quand j'étais môme oh oh

{Refrain:}
Les happy-end c'est dans les films
J'ai mal lu le scénario
Je suis peut-être pas le héros que t'imagines
Mais faut que tu reviennes jouer dans ma vie
Mon walkman en solo n'amuse plus mon ego j'ai grandi

2. J'suis pas comme E.T. j'aime plus la hi-fi
Ou la quatrième zone comme quand j'étais môme
Tout seul dans mon lit depuis que t'es partie
J'ai peur des fantômes
Hou Hou Hou comme quand j'étais môme oh oh

{au Refrain}

J'suis pas comme E.T. je veux rester ici
Ice-cream et sweet home comme quand j'étais môme
comme quand j'étais môme




comme quand j'étais môme
comme quand j'étais môme ........

Overall Meaning

In Eddy Mitchell's song "Comme quand j'étais môme," the singer reflects on his childhood and how it has influenced his adult life. The title translates to "like when I was a kid" and is repeated throughout the song as a refrain. The first verse begins with the singer saying that he doesn't want to be like E.T. and go away, instead, he wants to stay where he is - in his own home, with ice cream, recreating the comfort and familiarity of his childhood. However, he is now alone in his bed since his lover has left, and he has to come up with imaginary scenarios to keep himself from feeling lonely. In the chorus, he acknowledges that happy endings only exist in the movies, and he didn't read the script correctly. He understands that he may not be the hero he imagined himself to be and that he needs his lover to come back and play a part in his life. He also mentions that his Walkman - a device that was fashionable in the 80s - no longer pleases him, and he has grown up.


The second verse continues with the singer saying how he is not like E.T. anymore, and instead of liking extraterrestrial things, he now enjoys hi-fi and staying in his comfort zone. He is still alone in his bed, and this time he is not inventing scenarios but is scared of ghosts. The singer pleads for his lover to come back to him, to play a part in his life, and to escape the monotony of his adult life, longing for the comfort of childhood once again.


The song's structure is simple and repetitive. It is composed of two verses and one chorus, with the title repeated in the chorus. The lyrics are relatively easy to understand and evoke moments of nostalgia and yearning for a simpler time when things were less complicated. The song's mood is melancholic and introspective, contrasting the upbeat music and catchy melody, which is typical of Eddy Mitchell's style.


Line by Line Meaning

J'suis pas comme E.T. j'veux rester ici
I don't want to leave this place like E.T. did


Ice-cream et sweet home comme quand j'étais môme
I miss the comfort of home and childhood treats


Mais seul dans mon lit puisque t'es partie
But now I'm alone in bed since you left me


Je m'invente des fantômes
So I create ghosts in my mind


Hou Hou Hou comme quand j'étais môme oh oh
Like the ghost sounds I made when I was a kid


{Refrain:} Les happy-end c'est dans les films
Happy endings only exist in movies


J'ai mal lu le scénario
I must have misread my own story


Je suis peut-être pas le héros que t'imagines
Maybe I'm not the hero you thought I was


Mais faut que tu reviennes jouer dans ma vie
But you need to come back and be a part of my life


Mon walkman en solo n'amuse plus mon ego j'ai grandi
Listening to my Walkman alone doesn't feed my ego anymore, I've grown up


J'suis pas comme E.T. j'aime plus la hi-fi
I've evolved and listen to hi-fi now


Ou la quatrième zone comme quand j'étais môme
Or I go to new and different places, like when I was a kid


Tout seul dans mon lit depuis que t'es partie
But I'm still alone in bed since you left


J'ai peur des fantômes
And now I'm scared of the ghosts I created


Hou Hou Hou comme quand j'étais môme oh oh
Still making those ghost sounds from when I was a kid


{au Refrain}
Back to the refrain:


J'suis pas comme E.T. je veux rester ici
I don't want to leave this place like E.T. did


Ice-cream et sweet home comme quand j'étais môme
I miss the comfort of home and childhood treats


comme quand j'étais môme
Just like when I was a kid


comme quand j'étais môme
Just like when I was a kid


comme quand j'étais môme ........
Just like when I was a kid...




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