Damien Saez is a French born singer songwriter. He leads the group 'Saez'. … Read Full Bio ↴Damien Saez is a French born singer songwriter. He leads the group 'Saez'. While he mostly sings in French, some songs contain English lyrics.

His songs are politically charged combination of acoustic and electric guitar and voice, dance and psychodaelic rock. He is mostly known for the song "Jeune et Con" which did exceptionally well in the french charts.

He has published numerous songs for free, including the song 'Fils de France' which was written and recorded in just 8 hours to protest against the lack of young people voting in the presidential elections, where a right wing candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen, won a huge proportion of the popular vote.

Other notable facts about Damien Saez are his lack of TV appearances (appeared once at "Les Victoires de la Musique" but he didn't sing the song he was meant to sing, and critisized rudely television and the consumers society with the song "solution" mixed with "Jeune et Con" and "Thank You" (by Dido), he also has no official website, or news source. Various fan sites exist and follow him religiously.

His concerts are emotionally charged, with lots of audience participation. In true rocker style, he chain smokes on stage, and is often refered to as the continuation of French rock,a modern day Serge Gainsbourg.

He has published a book of poems entitled 'A Ton Nom', and has participated in many movements dedicated to the preservation of French music. Notably singing the song 'La priere' on the George Brassens tribute album.

He is acclaimed by many as a controversial artist, especially with titles such as 'God Blesse (America)' which can be taken in two meanings depending which language you say it in (God Bless America, or God Hurts America) He has also shown amazing compassion with a series of dedicated songs to the WTC attacks in 2001, with the song titled WTC, which is an emotionally charged classical piece.

His new triple album Varsovie, L'Alhambra and Paris is just out in France...

Amandine II
Saez Lyrics

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Entre valium et extasy
Mais dis-moi qui va me sauver
Depuis que j'ai perdu Amandine
Moi je sais même plus où aller
Faudrait que j'calme un peu les bars
Faudrait que je speed un peu moins aux novocaïnes
see'est pas que je sois vraiment fétard
see'est juste qu'il me manque

Mon héroïne

Amandine

Même plus envie de me révolter
Même plus envie d'baiser mon chien
Et le monde peut bien cramer
Que ça ne me ferait plus rien
J'ai perdu l'amour de ma vie
J'ai perdu mon ange mon bébé
Mais depuis que t'es plus dans mon lit
J'ai plus que des balles a me tirer

Amandine

Et ce putain de monde peut bien cramer

Et les drogues peuvent bien me faire planer
Jamais je ne crèverai sans toi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Saez's song Amandine II express the singer's despair and longing for his lost love, Amandine. The opening lines mention two drugs, Valium and ecstasy, and ask who will save him now that Amandine is gone. The singer confesses that he doesn't know where to go without her and needs to calm down and use drugs less. He clarifies that he's not really a party animal; he just misses his heroine, Amandine.

The chorus reiterates the theme of loss and hopelessness. The singer has lost the love of his life, his angel, his baby. He no longer wants to rebel or even have sex with his dog. The world could burn, and drugs could make him feel good temporarily, but he can't die without Amandine.

Overall, the song captures the depth of heartbreak and addiction, portraying the singer's reliance on external substances to numb the pain of losing his true love. The lyrics are raw and honest, revealing the dark side of love and its aftermath.

Line by Line Meaning

Entre valium et extasy
I'm torn between two extremes – the calming effects of Valium and the intense experience of ecstasy

Mais dis-moi qui va me sauver
I feel lost and don't know where to turn for help

Depuis que j'ai perdu Amandine
Ever since I lost Amandine, I've felt aimless and hopeless

Moi je sais même plus où aller
I'm completely directionless and have no sense of purpose

Faudrait que j'calme un peu les bars
I need to cut down on drinking and going out to bars

Faudrait que je speed un peu moins aux novocaïnes
I need to slow down on my use of Novocaine and other numbing agents

see'est pas que je sois vraiment fétard
I'm not really a party animal

see'est juste qu'il me manque
It's just that I'm missing something

Mon héroïne Amandine
That something is Amandine, my heroine

Même plus envie de me révolter
I don't even feel like rebelling anymore

Même plus envie d'baiser mon chien
I don't even feel like having sex anymore