At the… Read Full Bio ↴Gérald De Palmas (born Gérald Gardrinier) is a French singer.
At the age of 10, De Palmas' family left Réunion, to live in Aix-en-Provence, France. At the age of 13, he discovered ska music, and became a fan of the UK band The Specials. Then he met Étienne Daho and formed a group called Les Max Valentins. But De Palmas was uncomfortable with this group, and went solo. After 7 years of writing and singing solo, Da Palmas won a talent contest on the French M6 TV network. In 1994, he released his first album La dernière Année (The Last Year), which contains the hit song Sur la Route (On the Road). He won a Victoires de la Musique award in 1996.
De Palmas released his second album Les Lois de la Nature (Laws of Nature) in 1997; during the same year his first child, Victor, was born. The album was less successful than his debut album, probably due to the dramatic change in his style. He was in the slumps for 2 and a half years, until 2000. That's when Jean-Jacques Goldman restored his confidence and wrote a song for him titled J'en rêve encore (I still dream about it).
De Palmas composed and wrote 10 of the 12 songs in his third album Marcher dans le sable (Walking in the sand). 2002 was the year he was reborn as a star, as he won the Victoires de la Musique and the NRJ Music Awards, while touring over 180 concerts. His songs even crossed the Atlantic, when Céline Dion sung his hit song Tomber (falling) in English, titled Ten Days. At the end of that year, Live 2002 was released on DVD and on CD, to commemorate his great tour of 2002.
Two years later, De Palmas returned with his fourth album Un homme sans racines (A man without roots), a more intimate album with less music, but still in the same melancholic style.
Innocent
Gérald de Palmas Lyrics
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Aucun lobby ne me défend
Attiré par la vue du sang
Ils veulent me manger,
Maintenant
Maintenant
Maintenant
Tied up
Reconnu coupable d'être innocent
Je préfère me taire maintenant
Me taire maintenant
Comme l'idiot du village
J'aime chanter sous la lune
Ça déplaît aux anthropophages
Que ce n'est pas dans leurs coutumes,
Pas dans leurs coutumes
Innocent
Tied up
Tied up
Tied up
Reconnu coupable d'être innocent
Je préfère me taire maintenant
Me taire maintenant
Me taire maintenant
Pieds et points liés sur ma chaise
Électrocuté un vendredi 13
Les échos édifiés sur la peur
Se rassurent quand s'arrête mon cœur
Innocent
Tied up
Tied up
Tied up
Reconnu coupable d'être innocent
Je préfère me taire maintenant
Me taire maintenant
Now
The lyrics of Gérald de Palmas's song "Innocent" are powerful and thought-provoking. The first stanza talks about being an easy target, with nobody to defend the singer or protect them from those who would seek to harm them. The second line, "aucun lobby ne me défend," suggests that the singer has no powerful allies to call upon for support. The third line, "attiré par la vue du sang," suggests that the singer's oppressors are motivated by violence or a thirst for blood.
In the chorus, the singer repeats the phrase "innocent, tied up," emphasizing the injustice of their situation. They are being punished for something they did not do and are unable to defend themselves. The line "je préfère me taire maintenant" indicates that the singer has given up on trying to prove their innocence and has resigned themselves to their fate.
The third stanza is perhaps the most disturbing, as it describes the singer being electrocuted on Friday the 13th. The line "les échos édifiés sur la peur" suggests that the fear of the punishment is enough to satisfy those who seek to punish the innocent. Ultimately, the message of the song is a poignant commentary on the cruelty and injustice of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Cible facile on ne tire rampe
I am an easy target, no one is coming to my defense
Aucun lobby ne me défend
No powerful group is standing up for me
Attiré par la vue du sang
They are drawn to my suffering
Ils veulent me manger,
They want to consume me
Maintenant
Now
Maintenant
Now
Maintenant
Now
Innocent
I am innocent
Tied up
But I am trapped
Reconnu coupable d'être innocent
Found guilty of being blameless
Je préfère me taire maintenant
I choose to remain silent now
Me taire maintenant
Silent now
Comme l'idiot du village
Like the fool of the town
J'aime chanter sous la lune
I love to sing under the moonlight
Ça déplaît aux anthropophages
But it displeases the cannibals
Que ce n'est pas dans leurs coutumes,
Because it's not in their traditions
Pas dans leurs coutumes
Not in their customs
Pieds et points liés sur ma chaise
My feet and hands are tied to the chair
Électrocuté un vendredi 13
Electrocuted on a Friday the 13th
Les échos édifiés sur la peur
The echoes are built on fear
Se rassurent quand s'arrête mon cœur
They are comforted when my heart stops
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Rafael Vallée
Très bon guitariste et également très bon chanteur, encore trop sous-estimé à mon goût: bon sens du groove, prestations très solides en live... Un régal !
Will Pel
Et parolier correct, c'est assez rare pour être souligné ;)
Rafael Vallée
C'est vrai car c'est pas facile d'écrire de bons textes sur ce style de musique ! Après bon, c'est pas non plus Renaud ;)
Steve Morse
Une de mes chansons péférés en français...tellement entrainant et rock...fantastique....merci!
Willman Musicman
un regal cette version live avec juste deux excellentissimes acolytes!
Astragal Thormades
la meilleure de Gérald de Palmas, ici dans toute sa splendeur - et la guitare électrique, parfaite : 🥲quel régal !
MT Yam
Un vrai talent, je l'ai vu à dieppe en concert , époustouflant .
La lune et toi
such a fantastic performance. merci beaucoup
Allane Golfiguer
super ! cette vidéo de Gérald de palmas sur scène super!!!!!!
merci au groupe.
Regine Depaule
j adooore il mérite beaucoup de popularité encore...