Indochine (French for "Indochina") was formed in May 1981 in Paris, France … Read Full Bio ↴Indochine (French for "Indochina") was formed in May 1981 in Paris, France by Nicola Sirkis and Dominique Nicolas. It took them a few months to write their first songs. They soon took on Dimitri Bodianski, the cousin of one of Nicola’s friends. Very soon, Stephane Sirkis, Nicola's brother got involved in the band and composed most of their hits in which Nicola always took the leading vocals.
They gave their first concert at "Le Rose bonbon", a café in Paris on 29 September 1981. This brief performance on stage earned them their first contract with a record company.
They recorded their first single in November 1981. It included two songs, Dizzidence Politik and Françoise. Their most known song is "l'aventurier" (french for "adventurer") which has been covered by Nada Surf. As of 2006 they have released 11 albums and have had several member line up changes through the years. They are very famous in french-speaking Europe and Canada. Indochine has worked with important people in music such as Brian Molko, David Bowie, Robert Smith and Melissa Auf Der Maur.
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Satellite
Indochine Lyrics

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Passer son temps la tête en l'air
À contempler le ciel à l'envers
Ailleurs
Ailleurs

Tourner tout autour de la terre
À rechercher dans quel univers
Meilleur

Meilleur

Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
Sur mon bateau, j'observerai
Dans l'espace et les galaxies
Où poser mon satellite
Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
De mon vaisseau, je regarderai
Dans quel endroit insolite
Où placer mon satellite

Quand je vous ai vue la première fois
Une ingénue du haut de son toit
Ailleurs
Ailleurs

Et vous m'avez montré du doigt
Un peu perdue dans vos émois
En pleurs
En pleurs

Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
Sur mon bateau, je te protégerai
Je deviendrai pour toi un mythe
Je serai ton satellite
Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
De mon vaisseau, je te défendrai
Et tu voudras que je t'invite
À l'intérieur de mon satellite

Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
Sur mon bateau, j'observerai
Dans l'espace et les galaxies
Où poser mon satellite
Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
De mon vaisseau, je regarderai

Dans quel endroit insolite
Où placer mon satellite

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Indochine's song "Satellite" are about a person who spends their time gazing at the sky, dreaming of finding a better universe. The lyrics describe a desire to travel around the world and explore the stars in order to find the perfect place to launch their satellite. The song takes on a dream-like quality as the singer sings about sailing in their boat across a sea of stars, looking for a place to launch their satellite.

The song also touches on themes of love and protection. The singer talks about meeting someone who seems lost, and how they will protect and defend that person, becoming their "satellite." The song is full of vivid imagery that creates a sense of wonder and possibility. The lyrics are filled with metaphors about traveling and exploring, using the imagery of a ship sailing across the stars to convey a sense of adventure and excitement.

Overall, "Satellite" is a song that expresses a deep sense of longing for exploration and discovery. The lyrics capture the feeling of looking up at the sky and dreaming of all the possibilities the universe might hold.

Line by Line Meaning

Passer son temps la tête en l'air
Spending time looking up with eyes towards the sky

À contempler le ciel à l'envers
Contemplating the inverted sky

Ailleurs
Somewhere else

Tourner tout autour de la terre
Turning all around the earth

À rechercher dans quel univers
Searching for which universe

Meilleur
The better one

Là-haut sur la mer étoilée
Up there on the starry sea

Sur mon bateau, j'observerai
On my ship, I will observe

Dans l'espace et les galaxies
In space and galaxies

Où poser mon satellite
Where to place my satellite

De mon vaisseau, je regarderai
From my spacecraft, I will look

Dans quel endroit insolite
In which unusual place

Où placer mon satellite
Where to place my satellite

Quand je vous ai vue la première fois
When I saw you for the first time

Une ingénue du haut de son toit
An ingenue from the top of her roof

Et vous m'avez montré du doigt
And you pointed at me

Un peu perdue dans vos émois
A little lost in your emotions

En pleurs
In tears

Sur mon bateau, je te protégerai
On my ship, I will protect you

Je deviendrai pour toi un mythe
I will become a myth for you

Je serai ton satellite
I will be your satellite

Et tu voudras que je t'invite
And you will want me to invite you

À l'intérieur de mon satellite
Inside my satellite

De mon vaisseau, je te défendrai
From my spacecraft, I will defend you

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Stephane Azaria, Stephane Sirkis, Nicolas Sirkis, Jean Pierre Pilot

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