Label On Music / Warner
Autor and interpret. First album in 2003.
Unsubdued, disturbing and envoûtante, this singer, who accompanied Brigitte Fontaine and worked with Charlélie Couture, a musical style good with it affirms, between Patti Smith and Barbara. With texts without concession, lucid and serious, it speaks about the life without turnings while letting also appear a certain melancholy.
Web Site: http://www.myspace.com/nadjnadj
Tu Joues Quoi ?
Nadj Lyrics
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T'as toujours les nerfs
Tu saignes dans les dents
Hey tu peux faire la guerre
Gagner de l'argent
Mais t'es bien comme ton père
Hey t'as déjà trente ans
Tu pourrais mieux faire
Hey tu flippes quand tu dors
Tes voisins sont d'accord
La télé hurle sa mère
Nananana
Nananana
Hey tu ressembles à un chat
Arrête de chanter comme ça
Quand tu cries ça fait mal
Hey tu peux mettre moins fort
La batterie la guitare
On est en France quoi merde!
Nananana
Nananana
tu joues quoi déja?
Hey tu veux pas rester belle
Et fermer ta gueule?
Hey j'veux plus entendre ça
Tu comprends pas que c'est moi
Qui veux crier comme ça
Nananana
Nananana
Hey tu joues du pur sang
T'as toujours les nerfs
Tu saignes dans les dents
Hey faire la guerre
De l'argent
Comme ton père
The lyrics to Nadj's song Tu Joues Quoi ? speak to the frustration and tension of a person who feels stuck in their life. The lyrics convey the idea of someone who is playing a game, but they are not quite sure what it is that they are playing for. The person in the song is described as being always on edge, constantly bleeding (either literally or metaphorically) and feeling like they are not living up to their potential. They are told that they could be doing better, that they are capable of more, but they seem to be stuck in the same pattern as their father.
The song also touches on themes of identity and authenticity. The singer urges the person to stop pretending to be something they are not (represented by the line "Hey tu ressembles à un chat/Arrête de chanter comme ça"). They are urged to be true to themselves and to stop trying to play a game that they don't understand. Overall, the song speaks to the frustration and confusion of someone who is struggling to find their way in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey tu joues du pur sang
Hey, you excel at something, but you're still always uptight and stressed out.
T'as toujours les nerfs
You're always on edge.
Tu saignes dans les dents
You're so stressed that it affects your health.
Hey tu peux faire la guerre, gagner de l'argent
You have the skills to succeed in any field, even if it's a violent one, but you're just like your father.
Mais t'es bien comme ton père
You're just like your father.
Hey t'as déjà trente ans
You're already in your thirties.
Tu pourrais mieux faire, c'est toi qu'on attend
You have potential, and people are counting on you to achieve your goals.
Hey tu flippes quand tu dors, tes voisins sont d'accord
You have nightmares that disturb your neighbors.
La télé hurle sa mère
The TV is so loud that it's unbearable.
Nananana
A meaningless phrase used for its sound and rhythm.
Hey tu ressembles à un chat, arrête de chanter comme ça
You sing like a cat, and it's irritating.
Quand tu cries ça fait mal
Your shouting hurts people's ears.
Hey tu peux mettre moins fort, la batterie la guitare, on est en France quoi merde!
You should lower the volume of your instruments. We're still in France, after all.
tu joues quoi déja?
What exactly are you playing?
Hey tu veux pas rester belle, et fermer ta gueule?
Why don't you just shut up and look pretty?
Hey j'veux plus entendre ça
I don't want to hear that anymore.
Tu comprends pas que c'est moi qui veux crier comme ça
You don't understand that I want to yell like this.
Hey tu joues du pur sang, t'as toujours les nerfs, tu saignes dans les dents
You excel at something, but you're still uptight and stressed out, and it's affecting your health.
Hey faire la guerre, de l'argent, comme ton père
You can succeed in violent activities and make money, just like your father.
Writer(s): MICHEL DEMONIERE, NADJ, XAVIER MAYORGAS
Contributed by Tyler K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.