Born on the 2nd February 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gardot took up piano and played as a youngster on the nightclub scene of Philadelphia, influenced by jazz, folk, rock, and pop musics. At the age of nineteen she was a fashion student at the Community College of Philadelphia. While cycling in Philadelphia in November 2003 she was hit by a car whose driver had ignored a red traffic light. In the accident she suffered serious head and spinal injuries, and her pelvis was broken in two places. Because of these severe injuries she was confined to her hospital bed for a year. Her musical beginning was prompted by a tending physician who was concerned with her cognitive impairment as a result of head injury sustained in the accident. He believed that music would help her brain injury improve, as it has been known to show remarkable results in improving people's cognitive ability after such trauma.
Following her doctor's suggestion, Gardot made recordings bedside, while still unable to walk, and eventually released the works as an EP: Some Lessons: The Bedroom Sessions (2005). Gardot's desire to be well, combined with a bit of luck, brought her to the attention of a local radio DJ at the AAA station WXPN (known for launching the careers of artists such as Amos Lee and Norah Jones). Her cognitive powers slowly but surely became pronounced, leading to the independent recording and release of her debut CD, Worrisome Heart, which was reissued in 2007 by Verve records.
Gardot is hypersensitive to light and noise, so wears dark glasses; she also uses a cane to walk. Onstage she requires a special seating unit, and wears a Transcutaneous Electro-Nerve Stimulator, a TENS device, to assist in alleviating her neuralgic muscle pain. Though touring is difficult, she has been performing in major cities on the East Coast of the U.S. to support her recordings. In 2009, working with producer Larry Klein and arranger Vince Mendoza - both known for their work with Joni Mitchell - Gardot followed up her Verve debut with My One and Only Thrill.
In 2012, she released the album The Absence.
Impossible Love
Melody Gardot Lyrics
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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
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
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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Serhat Kesici
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
ViviSol13
It's a game of chess
A game of darts
A movement in the dark
Void of truth
It's a line that one cannot see
An image in the air
Destroying my hopes
A child's game
To which decidedly, I say no
Your hands on my pantyhose
And your eyes like a child's
Your voice like a summer thunderstorm
Our dark shadows
Goodbye, without regrets
Michael Simpson
Alone I
Would I have found love
In this lonely life
Should it have been perfect
Devoid of strife
Love requires compromise
Give up the fight
War between sexes
Concupiscent night
I'm told she is there
If I stop the search
But yeild I long ago
Heart left in a lurch
Hands reach in darkness
Only smooths the sheets
No warmth of fabric
Single heartbeat repeats
Why me forsaken
This treasure of bliss
Irascible logic
In me reigns amiss
When all truly wanted
Was tempo conjoined
Yet temptation of flesh
Metaphysics purloined
Now look at me
All truth in existence
Stoical philosophy
Amorous resistance
Love, lust, or lassitude
Just dust in the end
When what most eludes
Is her breath on my skin
Airin R
I am seriously ill. We need funds for treatment. Card number 4390 8782 0355 2806
Я тяжело больна. Необходимы средства на лечение. Номер карты 4390 8782 0355 2806
Serhat Kesici
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
maria carmen
Gracias
Anne M L
Tango
Tallis Ziegler
ViviSol13 thank you.
ViviSol13
It's a game of chess
A game of darts
A movement in the dark
Void of truth
It's a line that one cannot see
An image in the air
Destroying my hopes
A child's game
To which decidedly, I say no
Your hands on my pantyhose
And your eyes like a child's
Your voice like a summer thunderstorm
Our dark shadows
Goodbye, without regrets
Angela Mastrangelo
Tango fra luce e ombra.
"I miei tacchi scivolano in penombra sul pavimento... Mentre mi allontano... Profumo d'ardore è la mia scia.... Seduzione è il mio vestito..... Il tango mi pervade.... Movimenti sinuosi m'attraversano.... Il mio respiro si confonde nella musica.... Il mio sguardo penetrante e oscuro.... Le mie mani che disegnano amore.... Accenti che mi afferrano prepotenti.... Forza che mi spinge.... Muscoli che si contraggono e pongono resistenza.... Ossa che vezzose si lasciano intravedere.... Gambe che si incrociano andando indietro.... Colpendo il mio polpaccio con la punta della mia scarpa...andando indietro ad ogni accento sempre più forte.... Il mio respiro caldo pervade la stanza.. Il buio disegna sensuali ombre sulle mie forme.. Il buio mi possiede impunemente... Il mio viso sfugge all'ombra.... Le mie labbra voluttuose dolcemente dischiuse... Il capo che si reclina un pò all'indietro... con lo sguardo verso l'alto a cercare salvezza... Le braccia che si protendono verso l'alto... Le ginocchia che si piegano... Ed una gamba che si allunga distesa lateralmente... Un brivido violento che risale la mia schiena.. Contesa fra il buio e la luce... Presa da entrambi... Mani che mi toccano... Afferrano la coscia distesa... piegando il mio ginocchio.. Con forza mi sento trascinata... L'altra scarpa struscia sul pavimento... Ma d'improvviso da dietro mi sento afferrata x la vita... Sollevata da terra .... Ombra che mi riprende... La mia coscia afferrata e piegato il ginocchio portato indietro... Con l'altra mano appoggiata sul mio sterno che mi tiene protesa in alto.... Buio tentatore che mi anela... Avvolta di nuovo nella penombra... Lasciando solo la scia del mio desiderio... E il profumo del mio cuore.... Afferrata x le mani la luce mi riprende... Come oggetto di contesa, desiderata da entrambi.... Indecente desiderio di assenso e lusinga si impossessa di me.... Piacere intenso scorre nelle mie vene.... Non devo scegliere, sono miei entrambi............... " (Angel).
Elzbieta Zycinska
Ciekawa interpretacja..Dziękuję...
Nancy E. M
Her voice flows around the lyrics...Merci...
In The SHADOW Of The SUN
Lovely French tango! Lyrics spot on and she sings it so well, she doesn't need a back up singer in my opinion... 《JE T' Tu Me' Manques Amoura 》Sadie ♡