Graine de violence
Molodoï Lyrics


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Attention, ils arrivent
En courant sur la ville
A défaut de subversion
Tu pratiques la barbarie
A défaut de révolution
Tu te contentes d'un cri
Pas de revendication
Juste de la délinquance
Pas même d'organisation
Juste un esprit de vengeance
Des cités de l'ennui
Liberté dans la nuit
Quelles sont tes aspirations
Sinon de tout foutre en l'air
Un volcan en éruption
Dont la lave s'étend dans la mer
Tu n'te poses pas de questions
Tu préfères te défouler
Crois-tu qu'c'est la solution
D'être partout rejeté?
L'espoir dans la destruction
Tant que la vie s'ra misère
Des banlieues de l'abandon
Résonnent encore les cris de guerre
Plus jamais de frustration
Pour la jeunesse oubliée
La rue reste le bastion
D'une lueur de liberté
Le mouv'ment d'la jeunesse
La seule que tu connaisses




Celle qui brise les chaînes
Les ghettos et la haine

Overall Meaning

The song Graine de violence by Molodoï is a powerful commentary on the feelings of frustration, anger, and hopelessness that drive young people to act out violently. The lyrics describe a world in which there is no hope for change through peaceful means, and where the only outlet for overwhelming emotions is through destructive behavior. The opening line "Attention, ils arrivent" sets the tone for what follows, as the singer describes young people running through the streets, driven by a desire for something more than what their current circumstances offer.


The song is filled with violent imagery, with references to volcanoes, lava, and war. The singer places these images in the context of urban life, creating a powerful sense of alienation and isolation. The lines "Des cités de l'ennui / Liberté dans la nuit" capture the contradiction of urban living, where people are confined to small spaces yet free to roam the streets at night. The young people in the song are described as feeling abandoned and forgotten, and their only hope is to create their own sense of freedom through violence.


Despite the bleakness of the lyrics, there is a sense of defiance and hope in the closing lines of the song. The "mouv'ment d'la jeunesse" is a force that cannot be stopped, and it is dedicated to breaking the chains of oppression and hatred that surround it. The final line, "Les ghettos et la haine," is a powerful call to action, urging young people to rise up and fight against the forces that have pinned them down.


Overall, Graine de violence is a powerful commentary on the struggles of young people living in urban environments. It speaks to the anger, frustration, and despair that many feel, but also suggests that there is hope for change, even in the face of overwhelming odds.


Line by Line Meaning

Attention, ils arrivent
Be on the lookout, they are approaching


En courant sur la ville
Sprinting through the city


A défaut de subversion
Without a rebellion


Tu pratiques la barbarie
You practice barbarism


A défaut de révolution
Without a revolution


Tu te contentes d'un cri
You settle for a cry


Pas de revendication
No demands


Juste de la délinquance
Just delinquency


Pas même d'organisation
Not even organization


Juste un esprit de vengeance
Just a spirit of vengeance


Des cités de l'ennui
Cities of boredom


Liberté dans la nuit
Freedom in the night


Quelles sont tes aspirations
What are your aspirations


Sinon de tout foutre en l'air
Except to destroy everything


Un volcan en éruption
An erupting volcano


Dont la lave s'étend dans la mer
Whose lava spreads into the sea


Tu n'te poses pas de questions
You don't question anything


Tu préfères te défouler
You prefer to let loose


Crois-tu qu'c'est la solution
Do you believe that's the solution


D'être partout rejeté?
To be rejected everywhere?


L'espoir dans la destruction
Hope in destruction


Tant que la vie s'ra misère
As long as life is misery


Des banlieues de l'abandon
Suburbs of neglect


Résonnent encore les cris de guerre
The screams of war still resonate


Plus jamais de frustration
No more frustration


Pour la jeunesse oubliée
For the forgotten youth


La rue reste le bastion
The street remains the stronghold


D'une lueur de liberté
Of a glimmer of freedom


Le mouv'ment d'la jeunesse
The youth movement


La seule que tu connaisses
The only one you know


Celle qui brise les chaînes
The one that breaks chains


Les ghettos et la haine
Ghettos and hate




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