Touche-coule
LEILA SSINA Lyrics
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Paroles: Elise Belmont
Cette fois-ci on est face à face
Je n′pourrais pas me défiler
Si c'est le bon pion que tu déplaces
Tu pourras me faire couler
A toi de jouer trouves mes faiblesses
Ce qui me trouble, ce qui me blesse
Tout ce que je voudrais te cacher
Touché-coulé
Tu dis que je ris comme d′autres pleurent
Que j'suis un clown désespéré
Que je dissimule mes douleurs
Que je refuse de les montrer
Touché!
Mais à quoi ça sert d'exhiber
Nos plaies et toutes nos déchirures
Aux vautours qui voudraient bouffer
Ce que l′on cache sous nos armures
Pourquoi je devrais mettre à nu
Un cœur que l′on a piétiné
Qui a déjà assez battu
Pour des cons qui l'ont saccagé
Tu dis que les sentiments m′font peur
Que je n'ose plus m′attacher
Que je refuse le bonheur
Parce qu'il pourrait bien se barrer
Touché!
T′as peut-être raison j'sais plus aimer
J'veux pas être lâché en plein vol
Et me cracher sur le pavé
Alors je reste clouée au sol
Ok, on était face à face
Et je ne me suis pas défilée
Chaque pion à bien trouvé sa place
Dans ton jeu du touché-coulé
Mais prends bien garde à la revanche
C′est trop facile de me juger
La partie ce joue en deux manches
Et cette fois-ci c′est à moi de jouer
Touché-coulé
A moi de trouver tes bassesses
Tes côtés sombres tes histoires sales
A toi de sentir le goût que laissent
Toutes ces poubelles que l'on déballe
The song "Touché-Coulé" by LEILA SSINA talks about the game of touché-coulé, which translates to "Battleship" in English. The lyrics describe a face-to-face confrontation where the singer cannot back down, as they will be vulnerable to attack. The game of touché-coulé is used as an analogy to relationships, where one must find the other's weaknesses and make them talk about their troubles and pain.
The singer is then accused of being a clown who hides their pain and refuses to show their wounds to the world. The other person argues that showing one's vulnerabilities is important, but the singer disagrees, arguing that exposing oneself to others is like feeding vultures who destroy what is under one's armor. The singer admits that they fear love and attachment, as they don't want to crash and burn in the end. In the end, the singer decides to take revenge and find out the other person's weaknesses.
The lyrics are powerful and insightful, showing the importance of guarding one's vulnerabilities but also acknowledging the fear of love and attachment. The song may inspire listeners to reflect on their own relationships and guard themselves against those who seek to exploit their vulnerabilities.
Line by Line Meaning
Cette fois-ci on est face à face
Leila and her opponent are confronting each other at this moment.
Je n′pourrais pas me défiler
Leila is implying that she cannot avoid the confrontation with her opponent.
Si c'est le bon pion que tu déplaces/Tu pourras me faire couler
Leila implies that her opponent's moves can make her face defeat in their game.
A toi de jouer trouves mes faiblesses/Essaie de me faire avouer
Leila's opponent has to explore her weaknesses and try to make her confess them.
Ce qui me trouble, ce qui me blesse/Tout ce que je voudrais te cacher
Leila has personal issues that she would prefer to keep hidden from her opponent.
Touché-coulé
Leila uses this phrase as a metaphor to describe their psychological game.
Tu dis que je ris comme d′autres pleurent/Que j'suis un clown désespéré
Leila's opponent perceives her as a hopeless clown because she laughs while others cry.
Que je dissimule mes douleurs/Que je refuse de les montrer
Leila tries to hide her painful experiences and deliberately avoids showing them.
Touché!
Leila's opponent matches her mind game tactics by exposing the extent of her dissimulation.
Mais à quoi ça sert d'exhiber/Nos plaies et toutes nos déchirures
Leila wonders what good it would do to reveal their emotional wounds publicly.
Aux vautours qui voudraient bouffer/Ce que l′on cache sous nos armures
Leila is wary of people who would take advantage of their vulnerabilities if they reveal them.
Pourquoi je devrais mettre à nu/Un cœur que l′on a piétiné
Leila questions why she should show an already damaged heart that somebody crushed.
Qui a déjà assez battu/Pour des cons qui l'ont saccagé
People mistreated her heart that's why it has already gone through enough.
Tu dis que les sentiments m′font peur/Que je n'ose plus m′attacher
Leila discusses how her opponent claims that she is afraid of emotions and no longer wants to be emotionally attached.
Que je refuse le bonheur/Parce qu'il pourrait bien se barrer
Leila is afraid to seek happiness because she believes it may disappear.
T′as peut-être raison j'sais plus aimer/J'veux pas être lâché en plein vol
Leila agrees that she is having trouble loving freely and is not ready to be let down.
Et me cracher sur le pavé/Alors je reste clouée au sol
She fears being disappointed and prefers to stay safe by not taking risks.
Ok, on était face à face/Et je ne me suis pas défilée
Leila is accepting that she faced her opponent and stood her ground.
Chaque pion à bien trouvé sa place/Dans ton jeu du touché-coulé
Leila acknowledges that every move was well-executed in their game.
Mais prends bien garde à la revanche/C′est trop facile de me juger
Leila warns her opponent to be careful, as she is planning to overcome them in a future game.
La partie ce joue en deux manches/Et cette fois-ci c′est à moi de jouer
Leila confirms that they will have another game and has positioned herself as the one to make the first move.
A moi de trouver tes bassesses/Tes côtés sombres tes histoires sales
Leila vows to uncover her opponent's unpleasant and shady sides, as well as revealing their dirty secrets.
A toi de sentir le goût que laissent/Toutes ces poubelles que l'on déballe
Leila's opponent must learn to taste the bitterness of exposing personal information.
Contributed by Gabriella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.