Les Hurlements d'Léo are an alternative rock band from Bordeaux in France. … Read Full Bio ↴Les Hurlements d'Léo are an alternative rock band from Bordeaux in France. Currently an eight-piece, they have been influenced by the likes of Les Négresses Vertes and combine traditional French sounds (complete with accordion) with sounds of gypsy, Latin, ska, punk and energetic rock. Their energy is particularly evident in their frequent live performances. Formed in 1995 they recorded their first album "Le Café des Jours Heureux" in 1998. So fare they have released five regular albums in France, including a live album. They have also collaborated with a number of other bands such as Les Ogres de Barback, Zombie Eaters, 17 Hippies and L'Enfance Rouge. Les Hurlements d'Léo are currently (May 2009) on hiatus.

Lame Sœur
Les Hurlements d'Léo Lyrics

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Je règle mes comptes
Rubis sur l'ongle
Argent comtant
Ne verse plus d'acompte
Les sourires, simagrées
Celles du gosse bien élevé
Faut oublier
Je ne me vois pas en vous

Pas plus que vous ne croyez en moi
J'envisage un tout
Vous ne pensez qu'à vous
Quand en mal vous bavez
Quel bonheur cela ma fait
De seize à vingt neuf
J'en retiens treize
Je passe à table
Treize années de doute
J'en pansé des croûtes
Ca fait du chemin à contre sens
Le même que le tien
Ta vie ne ressemble oas à la mienne
Tes envie ne ressemblent plus aux miennes
Quant aux emmerdes on a les mêmes
On essaie de survivre à notre siècle
Ton mépris je m'en délecte, à la tienne !
Je règle mes comptes
Rubis sur l'ongle argent comptant
Ne verse plus d'acomptes
Les sourires, simagrées
Celles du gosse bien élevé
Faut oblier
A l'arrache j'essuie mes larmes
Que la paix ait mon âme
Qu'elle étouffe ta hargne
Pour ma part c'est un fait
Je ne comprends pas
Ton petit coté
Travail, famille et patrie
Pour ne pas dire football

Partir de rien,
Demeurer pas grand chose

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Les Hurlements d'Léo's song Lame Sœur are about the singer settling all their debts and reflecting on their outlook on life compared to others around them. The first few lines describe the singer settling all their debts, including with "rubis sur l'ongle", meaning they paid everything in full without any discount. They then mention "ne verse plus d'acompte", which translates to "no more down payments", indicating they are done with any financial obligations.

As the song continues, the singer expresses their frustration with others who only care about themselves and their own success. They mention "celles du gosse bien élevé", which can be translated to "those of the well-mannered child", referring to people who put on fake smiles and act polite merely for show. The singer wants to distance themselves from these people as they do not see themselves in them, and likewise, the others do not believe in them either.

The middle section of the song describes the singer reflecting on the past and the struggles they have faced. They have had thirteen years of doubts and uncertainties, but they have been able to move forward and heal from their wounds. The singer then goes on to say that their life does not resemble that of others, but they all still face the same obstacles and work towards survival. The song concludes with the singer wiping away their tears and hoping for peace to come to their soul while simultaneously admonishing those who are driven purely by work, family, and country.

Line by Line Meaning

Je règle mes comptes
I settle my scores

Rubis sur l'ongle
To the last detail

Argent comptant
Cash in hand

Ne verse plus d'acompte
No more deposits

Les sourires, simagrées
Fake smiles and pretense

Celles du gosse bien élevé
Those of the well-behaved child

Faut oublier
We must forget

Je ne me vois pas en vous
I don't see myself in you

Pas plus que vous ne croyez en moi
No more than you believe in me

J'envisage un tout
I envision a whole

Vous ne pensez qu'à vous
You only think of yourselves