In 2006 Doillon began writing music with friend and musician Chris Brenner. A song they wrote together "The Girl Is Gone" was featured on the Visionaire Magazine special music issue and picture disk in 2007. Doillon sings, plays guitar and writes lyrics and is rumored to be writing material for an upcoming album with Brenner, musician John Mitchell and various artists.
Her first album, "Places" was released in France on September 3rd 2012.
Places
Lou Doillon Lyrics
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From the ground to the walls,
Climbed every mountain,
And turned every stone there was to find there.
We conquered the deep
Still looking for more
Trooped through the east, the south,
We built the machines,
The trains, the planes,
The cars of our dreams to reach out
For places, no one can find
We figured it out
Creation and god
Imposed our beliefs cause they're better than yours
Don't you know it?
Perfectionned our weapons
But we still need more,
To balance our peace,
We're selling you war can you afford it
We're ten for a seat,
And we're still growing more,
It's a brave new world that I'm heading for,
Have you read it?
We've named everything
From the ground to the walls,
Climbed every mountain,
And turned every stone there was to find there.
We conquered the deep
Still looking for more
Trooped through the east, the south,
The west and the north
We figured it out
Creation and god
Imposed our beliefs cause they're better than yours
Don't you know it?
Perfectionned our weapons
But we still need more,
To balance my peace,
I'm selling you war can you afford it
We built the machines,
The trains, the planes,
The cars of our dreams to reach out
For places, no one can find
Places, places, places, places
We built the machines,
The trains, the planes,
The cars of our dreams to reach out
For places, no one can find
The lyrics to Lou Doillon's song "Places" speak to humanity's unending ambition and constant search for more. The opening lines highlight our penchant for naming and categorizing everything around us, from the ground to the walls. We then hear of our explorations, having climbed every mountain and turned every stone to find what lies beyond. Our efforts have led us to conquer the deep, and we continue our search through the east, the south, the west, and the north.
The lyrics then transition to our creations - the machines, trains, planes, and cars - that we have built to reach places no one else can. Though we have accomplished so much, we still feel the need to perfect our weapons and balance our peace by engaging in war. The song seems to suggest that our unrelenting drive for power, knowledge, and control has led us to a brave new world that we're heading towards, one which we must choose to either embrace or reject.
In the end, the repetition of the word "places" speaks to our never-ending search for something more - a search that is both driven and addictive in its nature. The song makes us question what we are really looking for, and whether we'll know when we've truly found it.
Line by Line Meaning
We've named everything
We have categorized everything in the world.
From the ground to the walls,
From elements that make up the Earth to the structures that surround us.
Climbed every mountain,
We have scaled every peak in search of adventure.
And turned every stone there was to find there.
We have explored every nook and cranny of the Earth.
We conquered the deep
We have explored the depths of the ocean.
Still looking for more
Despite our achievements, we are still searching for new and exciting experiences.
Trooped through the east, the south, The west and the north
We have traveled to every corner of the world.
We built the machines, The trains, the planes, The cars of our dreams to reach out
We have created inventions to expand our reach and explore new places.
For places, no one can find
We are seeking out uncharted territory, places yet to be discovered.
We figured it out, Creation and god
We believe that we have solved the mysteries of the universe, and that our ideas are better than traditional religious beliefs.
Imposed our beliefs cause they're better than yours
We force our ideas onto others because we believe ours are superior.
Don't you know it?
We assume that everyone agrees with us and our beliefs.
Perfectionned our weapons
We have developed advanced weaponry.
But we still need more
We are constantly striving for technological advancements and new ways to defend ourselves.
To balance our peace, We're selling you war can you afford it
In order to maintain peace, we engage in war and sell weapons to other countries.
We're ten for a seat, And we're still growing more
We are overpopulating the Earth and still increasing in number.
It's a brave new world that I'm heading for, Have you read it?
We are entering a new age of technology and progress, and assume that others are aware of it as well.
Places, places, places, places
We are constantly seeking out new places to explore and discover.
We built the machines, The trains, the planes, The cars of our dreams to reach out
We have created inventions to expand our reach and explore new places.
For places, no one can find
We are seeking out uncharted territory, places yet to be discovered.
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: ETIENNE DAHO, LOU DOILLON
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