Kaas is currently on a world tour since the end of 2008 to promote her latest album kabaret. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia and finished 8th with the song et s'il fallait le faire. The song received positive reviews in several newspapers and polls and a clear majority of 62% of all voters in a questionnaire believed in her chances to win the competition.
Alone
Patricia Kaas Lyrics
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Depuis l'instant où j'ai fini chez toi
Erreur fatale
Pourtant je sais
Qu'il suffit de si peu
Pour que tu exploses
Soudain, tu me plaques contre un mur
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Je n' réponds plus de rien
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
J' dois faire ma vie solo
Mon taxi est déjà dehors
Quand tout à coup tu veux un corps à corps
Drôle de surprise
Pourtant je sais
Qu'à chaque fois tu succombes
Dès que j'explose
Soudain, je te plaque contre un mur
Que diraient les voisins ?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Tu n' réponds plus de rien
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Tu veux faire ta vie solo
Pourtant on sait
Qu'il vaut mieux rester sobre
Quand on explose
Soudain, on se plaque contre un mur
Que diraient les voisins ?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
On n'répond plus de rien
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Chacun va finir solo
Soudain, on se plaque contre un mur
Que diraient les voisins ?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
On n'répond plus de rien
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Chacun va finir solo.
The lyrics of Patricia Kaas's song "Alone" depict a tumultuous and destructive relationship. The singer describes a situation where everything is falling apart around her since the moment she ended up at this person's place. She acknowledges a fatal error, yet she knows that it takes very little for this person to explode. The first verse sets the scene for a volatile relationship, with physical violence implied through the line "Too many bruises on the surface of my skin," and the singer decides that she must live her life alone.
In the second verse, the singer is preparing to leave, with her taxi waiting outside, when suddenly this person wants a physical confrontation. It is described as a strange surprise, but the singer knows that every time she explodes, this person succumbs to her. The implications of physical aggression and the cycle of abuse are evident. She once again mentions the bruises on her skin and reiterates that this person wants to live their life alone.
The chorus further emphasizes the need for sobriety when one explodes, highlighting the destructive nature of this relationship. In the final verse, the singer acknowledges that both individuals are subject to the same destructive pattern. They continuously find themselves pressed against a wall, moving from caresses to bites, they no longer respond to anything. The bruises and the emotional vulnerability are present for both, and they will each end up living their lives alone.
Overall, the lyrics of "Alone" portray a relationship marked by violence, aggression, and destructive behaviors. The singer recognizes the need to break free from this cycle and choose to live a life of independence rather than enduring further abuse.
Line by Line Meaning
Tout s'écroule autour de moi
My whole world is falling apart
Depuis l'instant où j'ai fini chez toi
Since the moment I ended up with you
Erreur fatale
Fatal mistake
Pourtant je sais
Yet I know
Qu'il suffit de si peu
That it takes so little
Pour que tu exploses
For you to explode
Soudain, tu me plaques contre un mur
Suddenly, you pin me against a wall
Que diraient les voisins ?
What would the neighbors say?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Finally, from caresses to bites
Je n' réponds plus de rien
I no longer have control over anything
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Too many bruises on the surface
J' dois faire ma vie solo
I have to live my life alone
Mon taxi est déjà dehors
My taxi is already outside
Quand tout à coup tu veux un corps à corps
When suddenly you want a body to body
Drôle de surprise
Funny surprise
Pourtant je sais
Yet I know
Qu'à chaque fois tu succombes
That every time you give in
Dès que j'explose
As soon as I explode
Soudain, je te plaque contre un mur
Suddenly, I pin you against a wall
Que diraient les voisins ?
What would the neighbors say?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Finally, from caresses to bites
Tu n' réponds plus de rien
You no longer have control over anything
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Too many bruises on the surface
Tu veux faire ta vie solo
You want to live your life alone
Pourtant on sait
Yet we know
Qu'il vaut mieux rester sobre
That it is better to stay sober
Quand on explose
When we explode
Soudain, on se plaque contre un mur
Suddenly, we pin ourselves against a wall
Que diraient les voisins ?
What would the neighbors say?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Finally, from caresses to bites
On n'répond plus de rien
We no longer have control over anything
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Too many bruises on the surface
Chacun va finir solo
Each one will end up alone
Soudain, on se plaque contre un mur
Suddenly, we pin ourselves against a wall
Que diraient les voisins ?
What would the neighbors say?
Enfin, de caresses en morsures
Finally, from caresses to bites
On n'répond plus de rien
We no longer have control over anything
Trop de bleus à fleur de peau
Too many bruises on the surface
Chacun va finir solo
Each one will end up alone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DIANE BIRCH, STEPHANE LAPORTE, BLAIR MACKICHAN
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