1) Lio is a Belgian singer an… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Lio:
1) Lio is a Belgian singer and actress, born as Wanda Ribeiro de Vasconcelos in 1962 in Mangualde, Portugal. In 1968, she and her family moved to Belgium. She was an pop icon in francophone Europe during the 1980's. In 1982 the American music duo Sparks worked with her on the album Suite Sixteen, on which some of her previous songs were translated into English. She has an extensive discography and has collaborated with several important French music artists, including Etienne Daho and Jacno. Many of Lio's singles were successful, but her biggest hit was probably 1980's Banana Split. This track was redone on the Suite Sixteen album as Marie Antoinette. She first appeared on the screen in 1983 in Chantal Akerman's film The Eighties. Ackerman recast her in the 1986 film Golden Eighties, a lighthearted, humorous French pop musical about the people who work together in a Parisian shopping center. Lio plays a carefree hairdresser in the movie. Although arguably at the height of her music career, she does not sing in this film.
2) Lio is an American professional wrestler, rapper, singer, and songwriter who is also known as Lio Rush. Lio has released an EP titled, 11:11, and two studio albums, Ever After and The Final Match.
3) Lio is a Drum and Bass producer from Iceland.
Sage comme une image
Lio Lyrics
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Que j'ai pas encore l'âge
Ce n'est rien d'autre
Qu'une affaire de maquillage
Tu risquerais d'ôter
Le rouge de ma bouche
Je ne touche personne
Et personne ne me touche
Je suis sage comme une image
Sage comme une image
Brillante à la page
Mais pas pour ton usage
Allongée dans ma chambre
Distraite je contemple
Le téléphone qui sonne
Et pourtant il me semble
T'avoir bien prévenu
Je ne réponds jamais
C'est vraiment gentil
D'avoir pensé à moi
C'est vraiment gentil
D'avoir pensé à moi... Mais
Si parfois je m'ennuie
Ce n'est pas vraiment grave
Les petites filles modernes
Ne pleurent pas car elles savent
Elles n'attendent personne
Elles préfèrent jouer seules
Et apprendre à mener le jeu
Comme elles le veulent
Tous les disques que j'aime
Me parlent et me protègent
Il n'y a qu'à les jouer pour
Que les nuits s'abrègent
Les pochettes défilent
Et j'aimerai assez
Pouvoir être comme elles
De papier glacé
The lyrics of "Sage comme une image" by Lio depict a young girl who is trying to appear mature and sophisticated by wearing makeup, but she is still innocent and inexperienced. She emphasizes her celibacy by saying that she neither touches anyone nor allows anyone to touch her. She presents a seemingly disinterested attitude towards the telephone ringing in her room, emphasizing her independence and modernity. The girl finds solace in music, which she sees as a protective force against the darkness of the night. She identifies with musicians on album covers, even wishing to become one of them.
The song portrays the idea of a facade, a mask that young women often feel compelled to wear in order to appear adult and desirable, but in reality, they are still innocent and fragile. It touches on themes of innocence and youth, independence, and the inclusive nature of pop music. The use of metaphors, such as "sage comme une image" (wise as an image) and "les petites filles modernes" (modern little girls), is used to represent the conflicted and confusing feelings of young women coming of age.
Line by Line Meaning
C'est non mais ne crois pas
Don't think for a moment that I'm too young
Que j'ai pas encore l'âge
I'm not that young anymore
Ce n'est rien d'autre
It's nothing more
Qu'une affaire de maquillage
Than a matter of makeup
Tu risquerais d'ôter
You might remove
Le rouge de ma bouche
The red from my lips
Je ne touche personne
I don't touch anyone
Et personne ne me touche
And no one touches me
Je suis sage comme une image
I'm as well-behaved as a picture
Sage comme une image
Well-behaved as a picture
Brillante à la page
Shining on the page
Mais pas pour ton usage
But not for your use
Allongée dans ma chambre
Lying in my room
Distraite je contemple
Distracted, I'm contemplating
Le téléphone qui sonne
The phone that's ringing
Et pourtant il me semble
And yet it seems to me
T'avoir bien prévenu
That I warned you well
Je ne réponds jamais
I never answer
C'est vraiment gentil
It's really nice
D'avoir pensé à moi
That you thought of me
C'est vraiment gentil
It's really nice
D'avoir pensé à moi... Mais
That you thought of me... But
Si parfois je m'ennuie
If sometimes I'm bored
Ce n'est pas vraiment grave
It's not really a big deal
Les petites filles modernes
Modern little girls
Ne pleurent pas car elles savent
Don't cry, because they know
Elles n'attendent personne
They don't wait for anyone
Elles préfèrent jouer seules
They prefer to play alone
Et apprendre à mener le jeu
And learn to lead the game
Comme elles le veulent
As they want to
Tous les disques que j'aime
All the records that I love
Me parlent et me protègent
Speak to me and protect me
Il n'y a qu'à les jouer pour
Just play them and
Que les nuits s'abrègent
The nights will become shorter
Les pochettes défilent
The album covers scroll by
Et j'aimerai assez
And I'd like it enough
Pouvoir être comme elles
To be able to be like them
De papier glacé
Made of glossy paper
Contributed by Asher G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.