Rien
Mehdi Bahmad Lyrics
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J'avais tout sans rien
J′y retourne, je suis loin, hein?
Tu m'offres ton tout contre mon rien
Et tu crois que j'y suis
Là-bas, comme ici
Mais je suis enseveli
Je chasse et je fuis
Je me perds et je plie
Et je tordrai mon corps, si t′en as envie
Je transforme l'eau en or et j′attends la pluie
Et t'aimerais que j′y sois
Répéter l'histoire
Que j′inspire et que j'oublie
Et je tordrai mon corps, jour et nuit
Je n'ai rien à perdre, mais je perds tout
Ce que j′ai ne se gagne pas, mais se joue
Tu crois que j′y suis
Là-bas, comme ici
Mais je suis enseveli
Partout loin d'ici
Je chasse et je fuis
Je me perds et je plie
Je tordrai mon corps, si t′en as envie
Je transforme l'eau en or et j′attends la pluie
Et t'aimerais que j′y sois
Répéter l'histoire
Que j'inspire et que j′oublie
Tu voudrais que j′y croie
Que je plonge et me noie
Que j'expire et qu′on survive
Et je tordrai mon corps, jour et nuit
Et je tordrai mon corps, jour et nuit
Je tordrai mon corps
Je tordrai mon corps
Je tordrai mon corps
Je tordrai mon corps
The lyrics to Mehdi Bahmad's "Rien" explore the complex and often contradictory nature of human desire, specifically the desire for fulfillment and meaning in life. The opening lines of the song, "Je n′avais rien du tout/J'avais tout sans rien," suggest that the singer once had everything they needed, but still felt as though they had nothing. They go on to describe feeling lost and buried, constantly searching and running away. Despite this, they are willing to contort and twist their body to satisfy the needs and desires of others, even if it means losing oneself.
The repeated refrain, "Et je tordrai mon corps, si t′en as envie/Je transforme l'eau en or et j′attends la pluie" speaks to the futility of trying to please others at the expense of one's own well-being. The singer is willing to do whatever it takes to make others happy, but the rewards - like turning water into gold or waiting for rain in a desert - seem unattainable.
Overall, the lyrics to "Rien" are a poignant reflection on the human struggle to find meaning and fulfillment in life, even as we are constantly pulled in different directions by our desires and the expectations of others.
Line by Line Meaning
Je n′avais rien du tout
I had nothing at all
J'avais tout sans rien
I had everything without anything
J′y retourne, je suis loin, hein?
I'm going back there, I'm far away, you know?
Tu m'offres ton tout contre mon rien
You offer me your everything for my nothing
Et tu crois que j'y suis
And you think I'm there
Là-bas, comme ici
There, like here
Mais je suis enseveli
But I am buried
Partout loin d′ici
Everywhere, far from here
Je chasse et je fuis
I hunt and I run away
Je me perds et je plie
I get lost and I bend
Et je tordrai mon corps, si t′en as envie
And I'll twist my body if you want me to
Je transforme l'eau en or et j′attends la pluie
I turn water into gold and wait for the rain
Et t'aimerais que j′y sois
And you would like me to be there
Répéter l'histoire
Repeat the story
Que j′inspire et que j'oublie
That I inspire and forget
Je n'ai rien à perdre, mais je perds tout
I have nothing to lose, but I lose everything
Ce que j′ai ne se gagne pas, mais se joue
What I have is not won, but played
Tu crois que j′y suis
You think I'm there
Partout loin d'ici
Everywhere, far from here
Je chasse et je fuis
I hunt and I run away
Je me perds et je plie
I get lost and I bend
Tu voudrais que j′y croie
You would like me to believe
Que je plonge et me noie
That I dive and drown
Que j'expire et qu′on survive
That I expire and we survive
Et je tordrai mon corps, jour et nuit
And I'll twist my body, day and night
Je tordrai mon corps
I'll twist my body
Je tordrai mon corps
I'll twist my body
Je tordrai mon corps
I'll twist my body
Je tordrai mon corps
I'll twist my body
Writer(s): Mehdi Bahmad
Contributed by Jasmine O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Kenza Zizi
I love the song and the cover is AMAZING!! 😍 Good job Mehdi, you nailed it once again ❤️
Amal Elgharbi
Très belle chanson, une voix douce et chaude 💕 J’adore !
Yasmine Benmoussa
In love with the song. Powerful lyrics ❤️
Jason Shamoon
Yo I just came across your music. It’s very hypnotizing. It’s beautiful. Bangin dude, keep pushing this rhythmic beauty 💪❤️.
ghita bahmad
Excellent! I love it ❤️
mbarek bahmad
Excellent, bonne continuation mon fils
fogouriou
Magnifique ✨❤️
Eloïse Khemila
Les 2 versions sont magnifique même si je préfère en Arabe ♥️♥️♥️♥️
mercedes font
Belle voix !
RENAISSANCE
Tellement envoûtant