Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart thr… Read Full Bio ↴Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart throb at the beginning of his career and remains popular. He released his first album, Le Parking des Anges, in 1985 with his song "Elle a les yeux revolver" as a favorite among teens. In 1987, Lavoine released his second album Fabriqué. His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita Mitsouko leader Catherine Ringer. His third album Les Amours Du Dimanche was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 albums.

In 1992, the singles "Paris", also the title track of his fourth album, and "L'Amour de trente secondes" gained success. In 1993, Lavoine released his fifth album Faux Rêveur. Lavoine's sixth album Lavoine-Matic, released in 1996, included the single "C'est ça la France", which is a song of tolerance and was awarded Best Video from the Victoire de la Musique. In 1999, his seventh album Septième Ciel was released, with the first single as "Les Tournesols"

Lavoine's eighth album, which did not have a title, was released in 2001. Like former albums, this featured duets with female singers, including Italian singer and actress Cristina Marocco, singer Françoise Hardy and actress Claire Keim. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled Olympia Deux Mille Trois. Lavoine's ninth albulm L'Heure d'été, included singles "Je me sens si seul", "Toi mon amour" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgian singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh.

Fais Semblant
Marc Lavoine Lyrics

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Fais semblant
Fais semblant de me croire
Quand je parle, fais semblant
De sourire à mes histoires
Que tu connais, fais semblant
Quand on est là devant les gens
Quand on sort, fais semblant
Sinon vas-y, fais-le vraiment

Fais semblant
Comme je fais mine de ne pas voir
Tu comprends, fais semblant
De penser qu'il reste un espoir
Un semblant, évidemment
Fais pareil devant les enfants
Qui n'y sont pour rien, fais semblant
Ou alors disparais vraiment

Fais semblant
De rentrer tard de ton travail
Juste mens
Fais gaffe aux petits détails
Fais semblant
D'être un peu heureuse avec moi
De temps en temps, fais semblant
Sinon vas-y, fais le vraiment
Ou alors fais semblant

Fais semblant
Fais semblant
Même si tu ne m'aimes pas
Même pas maintenant
Pour sauver ce qui nous reste
De vivant,au moins prétends
Ne pas rester que pour l'argent
Tu entends, ou alors
Ou alors disparais vraiment

Fais semblant
Fais semblant
Fais semblant
Fais semblant
Même si tu ne m'aimes pas, même pas
Fais semblant
Fais semblant
Même si tu ne m'aimes pas, même pas

Fais semblant
Fais semblant

Overall Meaning

In Marc Lavoine's song "Fais Semblant," the singer is pleading for his partner to pretend. He urges her to pretend she believes his stories and to smile in front of others. He wants her to fake interest in their relationship and pretend to be happy with him. The lyrics imply that their relationship is falling apart, but the singer doesn't want to let go just yet. He believes that by faking it, they can keep up appearances and pretend that there is still a chance for their love to work out. The repetition of "fais semblant" throughout the song emphasizes the idea of pretending and putting on a façade to keep their relationship alive.

Line by Line Meaning

Fais semblant
Pretend

Fais semblant de me croire
Pretend to believe me

Quand je parle, fais semblant
When I talk, pretend

De sourire à mes histoires
To smile at my stories

Que tu connais, fais semblant
That you know, pretend

Quand on est là devant les gens
When we're in front of people

Quand on sort, fais semblant
When we go out, pretend

Sinon vas-y, fais-le vraiment
Otherwise, go ahead and do it for real

Comme je fais mine de ne pas voir
Like I pretend not to see

Tu comprends, fais semblant
You understand, pretend

De penser qu'il reste un espoir
To think there is still hope