Brouillon
Hocus Pocus Lyrics
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Quitte à en perdre le contrôle et qu'il me reste qu'une tâche
D'idées noires diluées à l'encre de Chine
Quelques mots, quelques lignes qui courbent l'échine
Face au manque d'inspiration, j'réalise
Que sans explications ma muse a fait ses valises
La source est tarie, j'sèche et plus rien n'm'anime
Et merde, j'ai même pas la rime.
Boun b boun b boun bounce, tu connais les pas stylés
T'as les sapes et le son, la laisse pas filer
T'as attiré son regard et direction l'bar, tu continues de chiller
T'as le bling bling, les chicos en or, le jean délavé, vérifies tes lacets boy
Si tu veux pas embrasser le sol, guignol, et passer devant elle pour un dépravé
Ce soir c'est sûr, c'est 100% dans la poche voire dans le lit
C'est ça seulement dommage, son mec ne tape pas dans le vide
Tu finis au sol, seul, dans ton mauvais sort car tous tes potes se sont barrés
T'aurais pas fait tes lacets, t'évitais la droite et tu finissais bien la soirée.
Un beat fat, un DJ et un Mc
Une basse slap et une mélodie
C'est HP, du son non stop
Old school, aux sources du hip-hop
Rock rock yo, pour tous les junkies
Hen hen une dose de son funky
Ca fait Bang Bang, pour les B-boys
Et les bandits bombe à la main
Bon bah là maintenant j'ai l'air malin boy.
Un flow proche du scat, à vous clouer le bec
Fait pour secouer les têtes et bouger les sceptiques
Faire fumer les Technics
C'est carrément jazzy
Quasiment la zik qui prend le pas sur les phases
Vas-y, avale ça si trop de rap naze t'anesthésie
Agis, mets-y du tien
Et lâche pas l'affaire car je sens que ça vient
Le hip hop sort du coma
Et ça
Grâce à des tordus comme toi et moi...
In "Brouillon" by Hocus Pocus, the first verse talks about the struggle of a writer who is trying to come up with something worthy to write, but finds himself facing a lack of inspiration, and ultimately can't even come up with a rhyme. The lyrics depict a relatable scenario, as many artists struggle with creative blocks and the feeling of being unable to produce anything worthwhile. The writer's frustration is palpable as he contemplates his lack of ideas, with his muse apparently having deserted him. The second verse takes on an entirely different theme as it describes a night out where the protagonist is trying to impress a girl. He's got his style, a great outfit, and music, and he's trying to impress the girl. However, his efforts are in vain as the girl's boyfriend shows up, and a fight ensues. The lyrics show how one can go from being on top of the world to feeling completely alone and rejected, all in the span of a single evening.
Overall, the song seems to be about the highs and lows that life can offer, from creative blocks to trying to impress someone to ultimately feeling disillusioned.
Line by Line Meaning
J'laisse fuir mon esprit sur ce morceau de page
I let my mind escape onto this piece of paper
Quitte à en perdre le contrôle et qu'il me reste qu'une tâche
Even if it means losing control and only leaving me with one task
D'idées noires diluées à l'encre de Chine
Of dark ideas diluted in Chinese ink
Quelques mots, quelques lignes qui courbent l'échine
A few words, a few lines that bend the spine
Face au manque d'inspiration, j'réalise
Faced with a lack of inspiration, I realize
Que sans explications ma muse a fait ses valises
That without explanation, my muse has packed her bags
La source est tarie, j'sèche et plus rien n'm'anime
The source is dried up, I'm stuck and nothing animates me
Et merde, j'ai même pas la rime.
And damn, I don't even have the rhyme.
Boun b boun b boun bounce, tu connais les pas stylés
Boun b boun b boun bounce, you know the stylish steps
T'as les sapes et le son, la laisse pas filer
You have the clothes and the sound, don't let her slip away
T'as attiré son regard et direction l'bar, tu continues de chiller
You caught her eye and head to the bar, continuing to chill
T'as le bling bling, les chicos en or, le jean délavé, vérifies tes lacets boy
You have the bling bling, gold chains, faded jeans, check your shoelaces boy
Si tu veux pas embrasser le sol, guignol, et passer devant elle pour un dépravé
If you don't want to kiss the ground, you clown, and pass her as a depraved person
Ce soir c'est sûr, c'est 100% dans la poche voire dans le lit
Tonight it's for sure, it's 100% in the pocket or even in bed
C'est ça seulement dommage, son mec ne tape pas dans le vide
It's just too bad her man doesn't swing and miss
Tu finis au sol, seul, dans ton mauvais sort car tous tes potes se sont barrés
You end up on the ground, alone, in your bad fate because all your friends have left
T'aurais pas fait tes lacets, t'évitais la droite et tu finissais bien la soirée.
If you hadn't tied your shoes, avoided the right, and you would have ended the evening well.
Un beat fat, un DJ et un Mc
A fat beat, a DJ and an MC
Une basse slap et une mélodie
A slapping bass and a melody
C'est HP, du son non stop
It's HP, non-stop sound
Old school, aux sources du hip-hop
Old school, at the origins of hip-hop
Rock rock yo, pour tous les junkies
Rock rock yo, for all the junkies
Hen hen une dose de son funky
Hen hen a dose of his funky sound
Ca fait Bang Bang, pour les B-boys
It goes Bang Bang, for the B-boys
Et les bandits bombe à la main
And the bandits with a bomb in hand
Bon bah là maintenant j'ai l'air malin boy.
Well now I look like a smart boy.
Un flow proche du scat, à vous clouer le bec
A flow close to scat, to shut you up
Fait pour secouer les têtes et bouger les sceptiques
Made to shake heads and move skeptics
Faire fumer les Technics
Make the Technics smoke
C'est carrément jazzy
It's downright jazzy
Quasiment la zik qui prend le pas sur les phases
Almost the music that takes precedence over the phases
Vas-y, avale ça si trop de rap naze t'anesthésie
Go ahead, swallow it if too much crappy rap numbs you
Agis, mets-y du tien
Act, put in some effort
Et lâche pas l'affaire car je sens que ça vient
And don't give up because I feel it coming
Le hip hop sort du coma
Hip hop is coming out of a coma
Et ça
And that
Grâce à des tordus comme toi et moi...
Thanks to weirdos like you and me...
Contributed by Liam K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
1. - Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of all hip-hop true elements with live instrumentation influenced by jazz, soul & funk music.
This band gives positive vibrations, stepping outside the French rap box. The alchemy between the intruments and the main rapper/DJ/band leader 20Syl, results in a appreciable coherence.
The lineup includes muscians Matthieu Lelièvre (on fender rhodes) Hevré Gogard (on bass) Read Full BioVarious artists named Hocus Pocus.
1. - Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of all hip-hop true elements with live instrumentation influenced by jazz, soul & funk music.
This band gives positive vibrations, stepping outside the French rap box. The alchemy between the intruments and the main rapper/DJ/band leader 20Syl, results in a appreciable coherence.
The lineup includes muscians Matthieu Lelièvre (on fender rhodes) Hevré Gogard (on bass), and Antoine Saint-Jean (on drums) with DJ Greem and 20Syl (MC), both members of C2C, the DJ crew, 2003-to-2006 DMC World DJ Team Championships winner.
Often compared with The Roots, Their live performance are often showy, mostly when the standard live instruments communicate with the turntables.
Discography
- 18/10/2007 : 15 tilte CD/12" "Place 54"
- 26/12/2006 : "73 Touches", La Réédition
- February 2005 : 13-title CD/12" "73 Touches"
- December 2004 : Maxi Single "On And On part.2"
- June 2002 : 8-title CD "Acoustic Hip Hop Quintet"
- January 2003: Maxi single "Conscient"
- October 2001 : Maxi single "On and on"
- 1998 : Mixtape album "Seconde Formule"
They created On and On Label (ex-Coups2Cross), under wich one you can find C2C (DMC world chmpions in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), The Procussions.
For more informations please go to
http://www.onandon-records.com/hocuspocus.php
2. - Real Name: Ferry Ridderhof & Peter Garnefski - A duo that produces hardcore music.
Aliases: Boobytrax, Doop, Ferry & Garnefski, Headcracker, Krimson, Madam, Mandroid, Rare Candy, Sebastian Blender, Sponk, Sugar 'N' Spice, Thick Red Spot, Vicious Delicious, Waxattack, X-Orgasmic
Most famous for their Here's Johnny record.
3. - Real Name: Dirk Nuttelmann
Aliases: Dirk Nuttelmann, Penny Lane, Sandy
Releases:Vibrator (12", Maxi, Cle)
4. - Hard rock band formed in 1986, first known as Lust.
Members: John Uhlinger, Ken Kennedy (2), Kurt Menck, Mike Easlo
Had songs feature on some compilations like Nashville Rock, What You Haven't Heard... and Hear Rock City Tennessee Tracks.
JayC6626
This is one of the songs which I listened to the most on repeat, these 'brouillons' are amazing!
Damon Kwong
the first track in this is SO huge. so sad they didn't make a full version of this song, the beat is SOO good!! the rap works so well
Damon Kwong
+Ahmed Kachkach oh yea, i not the point of this track, i'm just saying they should make a full track for that first section. it's bloody gold dust
Ahmed Kachkach
+DamZ FX It's the point of this song though, he's iterating through different "stereotypical" types of songs. (but to be honest all of the songs he did are nice, even if they are caricatural on purpose)
Ziedge
Awesome indeed!
Suba
+DamZ FX Can't agree more !
Maud Verhofstadt
Voilààààà enfin un bon représentant du rap français, merciiiiii les gars!
R.Dollé
Le dernier un peu jazzy 👌il est parfait faites en plus souvent
Un Pingouin
Le deuxième track plus funcky est énorme !
Elwood Espiritu
@clds84 Seriously, 0:13-0:39 is the best Hocus Pocus segment I've ever heard.