Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.
She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.
She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.
She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).
Fleurs Du Mal Remix
Sarah Brightman Lyrics
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Should I feel like I do?
I've come to know that I miss your love
While I'm not missing you
We run
Til it's gone
Et les fleurs du mal
You hold the key to an open door
Will I ever be free?
[Chorus]
Les fleurs du mal unfold
Comme les fleurs du mal
Dark demons of my soul
Un amour fatal
Been tryin' hard to fight
Comme les fleurs du mal
Les fleurs du mal inside
Un amour fatal
All my life I've been waiting for
In this perfume of pain
To forget when I needed more
Of love's endless refrain
We live
And we pray
Pour les fleurs du mal
I've lost my way
What is done will return again
Will I ever be free?
[Chorus]
Les fleurs du mal
Comme les fleurs du mal
Un amour fatal
Comme les fleurs du mal
[Chorus]
The song "Fleurs Du Mal Remix" by Sarah Brightman is about missing someone you love and the pain that comes with it. The lyrics express the confusion of thinking about someone who may not deserve the affection they're receiving. The first verse asks if it's worth thinking about this person at all, while acknowledging the fact that they miss the love. The chorus then describes how the "dark demons" of the soul represent the "fleurs du mal", which means "evil flowers" in French, and how this love is fatal. The second verse reveals the hopelessness that the singer feels as they've lost their way and are unsure if they'll ever find their freedom.
The song's bridge implies that the love interest symbolizes an open door that the singer can't escape from. The use of the phrase "fleurs du mal" suggests that the love between the singer and the love interest may be toxic and painful, like a poison that one can't help but be drawn to. The repetition of the phrase in the chorus refers to the internal struggle that the singer is going through, trying to break free but being unable to resist the dangerous allure of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it you I keep thinking of?
Am I constantly occupied with thoughts of you?
Should I feel like I do?
Is it okay for me to be feeling this way?
I've come to know that I miss your love
I've realized that I long for your affection
While I'm not missing you
Even though I am not missing you physically
We run / Til it's gone / Et les fleurs du mal / Won't let you be
We chase after happiness until it disappears and the darkness of life's hardships continue to haunt you
You hold the key to an open door / Will I ever be free?
You possess the means to my release, but I wonder if freedom is possible
Les fleurs du mal unfold / Comme les fleurs du mal / Dark demons of my soul / Un amour fatal / Been tryin' hard to fight / Comme les fleurs du mal / Les fleurs du mal inside / Un amour fatal
I am battling against the inner demons of my soul, represented by the flowers of evil which unfolds like a fatal love
All my life I've been waiting for / In this perfume of pain / To forget when I needed more / Of love's endless refrain
I've been waiting all my life to escape the discomfort and misery that permeates life, hoping to forget that I require more of love's never-ending song
We live / And we pray / Pour les fleurs du mal / I've lost my way
We exist and hope for a better tomorrow, trying to move past the evil that persists, but I have gotten lost along the way
What is done will return again / Will I ever be free?
The actions of the past have a way of coming back around, and I question whether I will ever truly be free
Les fleurs du mal / Comme les fleurs du mal / Un amour fatal / Comme les fleurs du mal
The flowers of evil, with their fatal representation of love's dark side, continue to plague me
[Chorus]
Repetition of the previous verse
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