Au néant
Eiffel Lyrics


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Il ou elle
Jupe ou short
Tel ou telle
Peu m'importe
Blanc ou noir
Cake ou coke
Tôt ou tard
Peu m'importe
Jugulaire
Artère aorte
Nécessaire à la vie
D'un peu n'importe qui
Con ou quoi
Beck ou Bjork
Ci ou ça ne nous servent à rien d'autre
Que de voler au vent
En quelque sorte
Au néant
Et sans escorte
Au néant
Et à rien d'autre
Au néant en quelque sorte
Fraîchement monsieur
Peu m'importe

Par devant
Par derrière
Qu'est-ce que tu préféres
A la missionaire?
Peu m'importe
Tôt ou tard
Les trous noirs
Nous exportent à
Voler au vent
En quelque sorte
Fraîchement monsieur
Peu m'importe

Tête bêche
Feuilles mortes
Prévert sèche
Peu m'importe
Nawak trace d'impact
Les keufs kiffent et baissent ton froc
Ras la toque d'être un peu mort ou vif
A l'imparfait du subjonctif
Que trois fois rien
Ne fasse rien
Quand même
Quand même
A la chair
A l'échelle
A la condition




Humaine
Humaine

Overall Meaning

The song 'Au néant' by Eiffel is a deeply introspective and nihilistic piece, with its lyrics reflecting a sense of detachment from the world, and a disregard for societal norms and conventions. The song begins with the lines "He or she, skirt or shorts, I don't care / Black or white, cake or coke, I don't care", suggesting that the singer has no preference or attachment to physical appearances or material possessions. The lines "Juvenile, aorta artery, necessary for life / Of anyone, stupid or otherwise" then indicate that regardless of who one is or what one does, life is ultimately fleeting and meaningless. This sentiment is reinforced by the chorus, which repeats the lines "To nothingness, and without an escort / To nothingness, and nothing else", suggesting a resigned acceptance of the inevitability of death and the lack of significance in one's existence.


The second verse reflects a similar detachment from societal norms, with the lines "From the front or from behind, what do you prefer? / Missionary style? I don't care". The reference to black holes, which "export us to fly in the wind" echoes the sentiment in the previous verse, suggesting that ultimately we are all insignificant in the grand scheme of things. The line "Freshly, sir, I don't care" is repeated throughout the song, serving as a refrain that emphasizes the singer's indifference and detachment. The song ends with the lines "To flesh, to scale, to human condition", once again suggesting a futility to our existence, as we are ultimately subject to the same fate as everything else.


Overall, the song 'Au néant' reflects a sense of disillusionment and detachment from the world, with its lyrics expressing a nihilistic worldview and a disregard for societal norms and conventions.


Line by Line Meaning

Il ou elle
Whether it's him or her


Jupe ou short
Whether it's a skirt or shorts


Tel ou telle
Whether it's one or the other


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Blanc ou noir
Whether it's white or black


Cake ou coke
Whether it's cake or coke


Tôt ou tard
Whether it's sooner or later


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Jugulaire
The jugular vein


Artère aorte
The aortic artery


Nécessaire à la vie
Necessary for life


D'un peu n'importe qui
From just about anyone


Con ou quoi
Stupid or what


Beck ou Bjork
Beck or Bjork


Ci ou ça ne nous servent à rien d'autre
This or that serves us no purpose


Que de voler au vent
Than to fly in the wind


En quelque sorte
In a way


Au néant
To nothingness


Et sans escorte
And without escort


Au néant
To nothingness


Et à rien d'autre
And to nothing else


Au néant en quelque sorte
To nothingness, in a way


Fraîchement monsieur
Recently, sir


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Par devant
From the front


Par derrière
From the back


Qu'est-ce que tu préféres
What do you prefer


A la missionaire?
In the missionary position?


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Tôt ou tard
Whether it's sooner or later


Les trous noirs
Black holes


Nous exportent à
Export us to


Voler au vent
Fly in the wind


En quelque sorte
In a way


Fraîchement monsieur
Recently, sir


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Tête bêche
Head to toe


Feuilles mortes
Dead leaves


Prévert sèche
Dry Prévert


Peu m'importe
I don't really care


Nawak trace d'impact
Nawak (crazy) trace of impact


Les keufs kiffent et baissent ton froc
The cops dig it and pull your pants down


Ras la toque d'être un peu mort ou vif
Fed up with being a little dead or alive


A l'imparfait du subjonctif
In the imperfect subjunctive


Que trois fois rien
That nothing much


Ne fasse rien
Makes no difference


Quand même
All the same


Quand même
All the same


A la chair
To the flesh


A l'échelle
On a scale


A la condition
To the condition


Humaine
Human




Lyrics © EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROMAIN HUMEAU

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