La Collection
Hugo Lyrics


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Je voudrais que tu restes
Dans la pièce à coté
Mais non, ne sois pas triste
Je ne veux plus rien couper
J’ai toute la collection

J’ai gardé ton oreille
Dans la jolie baignoire
Avec mon appareil
Je lui dis des histoires
D’ordures qui se bagarrent

Tu es bien dans le coffre
A l’arrière de la Ford
Et tant mieux si tu souffres




Je t’emmène à la plage
Nager sous les nuages pour toujours

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hugo's (France) song "La Collection" tells a dark and disturbing story of a person who has a collection of body parts preserved in their own home. The lyrics suggest that the person has kidnapped and killed people to add their body parts to their disturbing collection. The opening lines of "Je voudrais que tu restes, Dans la pièce à coté, Mais non, ne sois pas triste, Je ne veux plus rien couper" translate to "I want you to stay in the next room, but no, don't be sad, I don't want to cut anything else". This is followed by the singer stating that they have a complete collection and that they have kept the victim's ear in the bathtub and tell it stories of trash fighting.


The singer also reveals that they have put the victim's body in the trunk of their car and are taking them to the beach to "swim under the clouds forever". The lyrics create a morbid and grim atmosphere, with the singer seeming to take a pleasure in the macabre acts they have committed. The song can be interpreted as a commentary on the darker aspects of humanity, the desire to possess and the willingness to harm others for personal gain.


Line by Line Meaning

Je voudrais que tu restes
I want you to stay


Dans la pièce à coté
In the room next door


Mais non, ne sois pas triste
But no, don't be sad


Je ne veux plus rien couper
I don't want to cut anything anymore


J’ai toute la collection
I have the complete collection


J’ai gardé ton oreille
I kept your ear


Dans la jolie baignoire
In the pretty bathtub


Avec mon appareil
With my camera


Je lui dis des histoires
I tell it stories


D’ordures qui se bagarrent
Of garbage fighting


Tu es bien dans le coffre
You're comfortable in the trunk


A l’arrière de la Ford
At the back of the Ford


Et tant mieux si tu souffres
And it's better if you suffer


Je t’emmène à la plage
I'm taking you to the beach


Nager sous les nuages pour toujours
Swimming under the clouds forever




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUGO CHASTANET

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