Goodbye Superman
Oh La La ! Lyrics
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Je suis pas un punching ball
Quoi tes insultes?
Je te donne ma parole
Ca me revient,
Fallait que je te dézingue
Déjà demain
Et toujours les mêmes fringues
Goodbye Superman
Tu plaques une pouf
Une veste en pied de poule
Pas de rock n' roll
Pour les coupes au bol
Vraiement pas fute
On dirait que t'es en rute
C'est quoi ton job
Je suis pas une prostitute
Goodbye Superman
Goodbye Superman
Derrière un masque
Il faudrait me séduire
Pour que je craque
Me réserver le pire
Faire l'animal
Donnes moi cette créature
Toujours en aval,
Les pillules en carrure
Goodbye Superman
Goodbye Superman
The lyrics to Oh La La!'s song Goodbye Superman showcase a woman who has had enough of being mistreated and disrespected by a man, who she refers to as Superman. She refuses to be his punching bag or let him call her insulting names, declaring that she is not a prostitute. She critiques his fashion sense, as he wears the same clothes every day and has a penchant for dated styles, such as a jacket made of pied de poule fabric and bowl haircuts. The woman demands that Superman reveal his true self to her, rather than hiding behind a mask, and warns that she won't be won over easily by his animalistic behavior or pill-popping habits.
The song can be interpreted as a feminist manifesto, with the lyrics speaking to universal themes of gender inequality, sexual harassment, and the objectification of women. The woman in the song is depicted as a strong and confident character, who is empowered to speak her mind and stand up for herself. The title of the song, Goodbye Superman, implies a kind of liberation, as the woman frees herself from the dominance of a toxic male figure.
Line by Line Meaning
Fais pas ta pute
Don't act like a prostitute
Je suis pas un punching ball
I'm not a punching bag
Quoi tes insultes?
What are your insults for?
Je te donne ma parole
I give you my word
Ca me revient,
It comes back to me
Fallait que je te dézingue
I had to take you down
Déjà demain
Already tomorrow
Et toujours les mêmes fringues
And always the same clothes
Goodbye Superman
Goodbye Superman
Tu plaques une pouf
You ditch a floozy
Une veste en pied de poule
A houndstooth jacket
Pas de rock n' roll
No rock n' roll
Pour les coupes au bol
For bowl cuts
Vraiement pas fute
Really not clever
On dirait que t'es en rute
It looks like you're in heat
C'est quoi ton job
What's your job
Je suis pas une prostitute
I'm not a prostitute
Goodbye Superman
Goodbye Superman
Derrière un masque
Behind a mask
Il faudrait me séduire
You'd have to seduce me
Pour que je craque
So that I crack
Me réserver le pire
Reserve the worst for me
Faire l'animal
Act like an animal
Donnes moi cette créature
Give me that creature
Toujours en aval,
Always bottoming out,
Les pillules en carrure
Pills in my shoulders
Goodbye Superman
Goodbye Superman
Writer(s): Natacha Le Jeune, Benjamin Lebeau, Antoine Boistelle, Clement Fonio
Contributed by Thomas K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.