Protège Moi
Placebo Lyrics
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L'épidémie qui s'étend
La fête est finie, on descend
Les pensées qui glacent la raison
Paupières baissées, visages gris
Surgissent les fantômes de notre lit
On ouvre le loquet de la grille
Du taudis qu'on appelle maison
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Sommes-nous les jouets du destin
Souviens-toi des moments divins
Planant, éclatés, au matin
Et maintenant nous sommes tout seuls
Perdus les rêves de s'aimer
Le temps où on avait rien fait
Il nous reste toute une vie pour pleurer
Et maintenant nous sommes tout seuls
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
The song "Protege Moi" by Placebo, from their 2003 album "Sleeping with Ghosts," is an emotionally charged and thought-provoking piece. The lyrics reflect a sense of despair and disconnection prevalent in contemporary society, as the epidemic of conformity and numbness spreads, leaving us with nothing but grey faces and frozen thoughts that cloud our reason. The opening lines, "C'est le malaise du moment, l'épidémie qui s'étend, la fête est finie, on descend," capture the sense of desolation and unease that pervades our lives as we struggle to find meaning and purpose in a world that seems to have lost its soul.
The song talks about the moments of beauty and inspiration that we have experienced in our lives - the "moments divins" - that have sustained us through dark times, but now seem distant and unattainable. We are left with only memories of lost love and unrealized dreams, our faces lowered and our souls haunted by the ghosts of our past. The lyrics convey a sense of loneliness and isolation, as if we are all adrift in a world that no longer makes sense.
Line by Line Meaning
C'est le malaise du moment
This is the current feeling of discomfort
L'épidémie qui s'étend
The epidemic that is spreading
La fête est finie, on descend
The party is over, we are coming down
Les pensées qui glacent la raison
Thoughts that freeze reason
Paupières baissées, visages gris
Lowered eyelids, gray faces
Surgissent les fantômes de notre lit
The ghosts from our bed emerge
On ouvre le loquet de la grille
We open the latch on the gate
Du taudis qu'on appelle maison
Of the hovel we call home
Sommes-nous les jouets du destin
Are we toys of fate
Souviens-toi des moments divins
Remember the divine moments
Planant, éclatés, au matin
High, shattered, in the morning
Et maintenant nous sommes tout seuls
And now we are all alone
Perdus les rêves de s'aimer
Lost the dreams of loving each other
Le temps où on avait rien fait
The time when we did nothing
Il nous reste toute une vie pour pleurer
We have a whole life left to cry
Protect me from what I want
Please shield me from my own desires
Protect me from what I want
I need protection from my own wants
Protect me from what I want
Keep me safe from my own cravings
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: WILLIAM LLOYD, STEVEN HEWITT, STEFAN OLSDAL, BRIAN MOLKO, VIRGINIE DESPENTES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mertaltun7001
Protège Moi"
C'est le malaise du moment
L'épidémie qui s'étend
La fête est finie on descend
Les pensées qui glacent la raison
Paupières baissées, visage gris
Surgissent les fantomes de notre lit
On ouvre le loquet de la grille
Du taudit qu'on appelle maison
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me
Protect me
Protège-moi, protège-moi [x4]
Sommes nous les jouets du destin
Souviens toi des moments divins
Planants, éclatés au matin
Et maintenant nous sommes tout seuls
Perdus les reves de s'aimer
Les temps où on avait rien fait
Il nous reste toute une vie pour pleurer
Et maintenant nous sommes tout seuls
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me
Protect me
Protect me from what I want (Protège-moi, protège-moi)
Protect me from what I want (Protège-moi, protège-moi)
Protect me from what I want (Protège-moi, protège-moi)
Protect me
Protect me
Protège-moi, protège-moi [x2]
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me
Protect me
[x3]
@boopadoop385
This song honestly sounds so much better in French
@Trajikbpm
and better lyrics
@thaynansaldanhadarocha46
No doubt
@bloom52410
It is because french is the language of the gods
@carlosmx1952
Ikr! It's like I don't speak any french, yet I'm trying to sing this song😅
@joyful_rage
This was the favorite song of my first true love. She was very toxic and manipulative, every time I want to remind myself about the cruel things love can do, I listen to this song. Pretty ironic, huh.
@alexandranaumova9706
Same about me
@sy9593
If I can say, with all respect love and sanctity, that is not love. No love is harmful, maybe the one on a physical level, but I wouldn't call that love
@santiagoasef7420
Protect me from What I Want !
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