Impossible Love
Melody Gardot Lyrics


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This is an impossible love
The kind you only hear of in cinematic dreams
This is an impossible love
With syndromatic schemes
It's never just as lovely as it seems

Yes this is an impossible love
The flame in lust is an exhaustible love
And flames combust
We flames would be hand in glove
And why should two loves not agree, no

This is an impossible love
Though both of your arms would offer a tender caress
It's such an exhaustible love
Fuelling my heart with only illusion at best

C'est un jeu d'echecs
Un jeu de flechettes
Le mouvement dans l'obscurite
Vide de verite

C'est une ligne qu'ou ne peut pas voir
Un dessin dans l'air
Détruit mes espoirs
Un jeu de garçons
Auquel decidement, non je dis non

Tes mains sur mes collants
Et tes yeux comme des enfants
Ta voix comme un orage d'ete
Nos ténèbres, silhouettes
Adieu, sans regrets


This is an impossible love

Overall Meaning

Melody Gardot's song "Impossible Love" is a melancholic exploration of a toxic, all-consuming romance that can only exist in dreams or fantasies. The singer realizes that the love they share is impossible, and although they long to be with their lover, they understand that the relationship is not sustainable. The lyrics suggest that the couple's love is characterized by "syndromatic schemes," and the flame of their passion is "exhaustible." The singer's poetic rendering of their feelings towards the impossible love suggests that this relationship would inevitably lead to combustible destruction.


The lyrics of "Impossible Love" are delivered in a sultry, jazzy manner, reflecting the themes of desire and loss that the song explores. The French interlude in the middle adds an exotic dimension to the song and serves to underscore the melancholic mood. The use of chess and dartboard imagery highlights the strategic and unpredictable nature of love, while the line "This is an impossible love, with syndromatic schemes" evokes a feeling of incurable disease, fueling the sense of futility and hopelessness about the relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

This is an impossible love
The love being experienced is something that can never actually work out in reality.


The kind you only hear of in cinematic dreams
It's a love that seems too perfect to be true, only seen in idealistic movies.


With syndromatic schemes
Having an irresistible urge that is similar to addiction, driving one's actions.


It's never just as lovely as it seems
The reality of it doesn't ever match up to the perception of it that one has.


The flame in lust is an exhaustible love
The passion and desire one feels can't continue indefinitely.


And flames combust
The strongest affection can have a destructive and volatile aspect to it.


We flames would be hand in glove
An implicit promise that they would be perfect together, which cannot truly be fulfilled.


And why should two loves not agree, no
Posing a rhetorical question, as if to say that there shouldn't be any barriers or obstacles to prevent love from succeeding.


Though both of your arms would offer a tender caress
Despite the physical closeness and potential intimacy, there are still unresolvable issues that prevent this love from being feasible.


It's such an exhaustible love
Although it may feel intense and all-consuming, it can't last forever and will eventually fade or expire.


Fuelling my heart with only illusion at best
Even though it's not a sustainable love, it's still something that causes strong emotions and desires that are hard to shake off, despite not being based on reality.


C'est un jeu d'echecs
This is a game of chess.


Un jeu de flechettes
A game of darts.


Le mouvement dans l'obscurite
It's a move in the dark.


Vide de verite
Empty of truth.


C'est une ligne qu'ou ne peut pas voir
It's a line that one cannot see.


Un dessin dans l'air
A drawing in the air.


Détruit mes espoirs
Destroying my hopes.


Un jeu de garçons
A game for boys.


Auquel decidement, non je dis non
To which decidedly, no, I say no.


Tes mains sur mes collants
Your hands on my stockings.


Et tes yeux comme des enfants
And your eyes like those of children.


Ta voix comme un orage d'ete
Your voice like a summer storm.


Nos ténèbres, silhouettes
Our darkness, silhouettes.


Adieu, sans regrets
Goodbye, without regret.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MELODY GARDOT

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Impossible Love [Melody Gardot]
Melody Gardot
This is an impossible love
The kind you only hear of in cinematic dreams
This is an impossible love
With syndromatic schemes
It's never just as lovely as it seems
Yes this is an impossible love
The flame in lust is an exhaustible love
And flames combust
We flames would be hand in glove
And why should two loves not agree, no
This is an impossible love
Though both of your arms would offer a tender caress
It's such an exhaustible love
Fuelling my heart with only illusion at best
C'est un jeu d'echecs
Un jeu de flechettes
Le mouvement dans l'obscurite
Vide de verite
C'est une ligne qu'ou ne peut pas voir
Un dessin dans l'air
Détruit mes espoirs
Un jeu de garçons
Auquel decidement, non je dis non
Tes mains sur mes collants
Et tes yeux comme des enfants
Ta voix comme un orage d'ete
Nos ténèbres, silhouettes
Adieu, sans regrets
This is an impossible love

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