Jennifer Ayache, better known as Jenn Ayache is a 34 year old female singer… Read Full Bio ↴Jennifer Ayache, better known as Jenn Ayache is a 34 year old female singer from France, who was born in Cannes, France, on November 9, 1983. She's mostly known as the lead singer of the pop / pop-rock band Superbus.

A first song, called "Si J'Essaye" was published in December 2013. But what she considers as being her first single, "L'Américain", has been released for a first time in January 2014, and another version has been released in February 2014.

Her first album, +001 was released on September 22, 2014, and it was a huge success.

Tous Les Etages
Jenn Ayache Lyrics

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J'ai des souvenirs qui me restent, et j'ai des messages
Les gens bien me disent que c'est un passage
Je t'avais inventé un personnage
Quelqu'un de plus haut que tous les étages
Les gens bien me disent que c'est un passage
Qu'avec le temps on devient plus sage
Je t'avais inventé un personnage
Quelqu'un de plus haut que tous les étages

Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages
Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages

J'ai des soupirs qui me restent et j'ai des images
Des moments clés comme des mirages
Les gens bien me disent que c'est de mon âge
Et je me ravise comme c'est dommage
Je t'avais inventé un personnage
Quelqu'un de bien qui me ravage
Je serais restée dans ton sillage
T'étais plus haut que tous les étages

Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages
Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages

Tu étais mon empire tu sais
Et tout mon monde en pire tu sais
Mes collines, mes colonnes
Mon Coliseum
Tu étais mon empire tu sais
Et tout mon monde en pire tu sais
Mes buildings de Boston
Mes Jardins de Babylone
Tu étais mon empire tu sais
On n'a pas connu pire tu sais
Mon Big Ben, mon Grand Canyon
Mon Coliseum
Tu étais mon empire tu sais
Et tout mon monde en pire tu sais
Et si jamais je devenais

Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages

Quelqu'un de plus haut
Que tous les étages

Overall Meaning

In the song Tous Les Etages by Jenn Ayache, she talks about memories, messages, and the people she surrounds herself with. She mentions how the people she considers to be good in her life tell her that whatever she is going through is just a phase and she will eventually become wiser. She then talks about how she invented a character, someone who was larger-than-life and greater than anyone else, but that person is no longer with her. She references this character several times as being "higher than all floors". She regrets that this person is no longer with her and imagines what it would be like if they were still by her side.

The chorus of the song reinforces the idea of this person being greater than everything else. She includes metaphors such as "my empire" and "my world in ruins" to emphasize how impactful this person was in her life. She lists places such as "Boston and Babylon Gardens" and structures like the "Big Ben and Grand Canyon" as part of her world. By referencing these iconic places, we understand that this person was not only a big part of her personal life but also her world in general. The chorus also talks about becoming someone greater than all the floors, possibly implying that the person in question was someone who pushed her to be better and helped her reach new heights.

Line by Line Meaning

J'ai des souvenirs qui me restent, et j'ai des messages
I have memories that remain with me, and I have messages.

Les gens bien me disent que c'est un passage
Good people tell me that it's a phase.

Je t'avais inventé un personnage
I had invented a character for you.

Quelqu'un de plus haut que tous les étages
Someone who was higher than all the floors.

Qu'avec le temps on devient plus sage
That with time we become wiser.

J'ai des soupirs qui me restent et j'ai des images
I have sighs that remain with me, and I have images.

Des moments clés comme des mirages
Key moments that are like mirages.

Les gens bien me disent que c'est de mon âge
Good people tell me that it's my age.

Et je me ravise comme c'est dommage
And I reconsider how unfortunate it is.

Quelqu'un de bien qui me ravage
Someone good who devastates me.

Je serais restée dans ton sillage
I would have stayed in your wake.