Je suis un homme
Serge Lama Lyrics

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Je fais partie de ces gens un peu veules
De ces gens qui n'font jamais c'qu'ils veulent
J'fais partie de ces gens un peu lâches
Qui vous aiment bien mais qui vous lâchent

J'fais partie de ces gens qui causent
Qui vont jamais au bout des choses
Ni en amour, ni en affaire,

Je suis un menteur vraiment sincère

{Refrain:}
J'entreprends tout mais j'finis rien
J'écris "Je t'aime" et puis je gomme
Je crois en tout mais j'crois en rien
Mes chemins n'arrivent jamais à Rome
Je suis un homme {x4}

Je suis mon ennemi intime
Velléitaire, pusillanime,
Influençable et sûr de moi
Je fais tout le contraire de ce qu'on croit

Quand j'entends hurler à la lune
Les bergers allemands des tribunes
Je me demande comment ils font
Pour être si sûrs d'avoir raison

{au Refrain, x2}

Overall Meaning

In Serge Lama's song "Je suis un homme," the lyrics express the singers' self-awareness of his shortcomings and lack of willpower. The singer identifies himself as part of a group of people who lack the courage to do what they want, who are fearful and likely to abandon friends when things get too challenging. He admits to being a talker, who never follows through on his plans, as well as someone who struggles with sincerity. The singer highlights his inability to commit to anything, his self-doubt, and ultimately his lack of faith, making him someone who starts with great intentions but can never reach his goals.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the singers' self-conflicted character, suggesting that he is a person that initiates much but fails to complete anything. His assertions of love are not genuine as he deletes them later. The singer experiences a significant amount of doubt, and although he believes in everything, he believes in nothing. He compares himself to the old adage, "All roads lead to Rome," acknowledging that his paths never seem to lead anywhere.

Line by Line Meaning

Je fais partie de ces gens un peu veules
I am one of those people who lack determination

De ces gens qui n'font jamais c'qu'ils veulent
Those who don't do what they want to do

J'fais partie de ces gens un peu lâches
I belong to the group of cowards

Qui vous aiment bien mais qui vous lâchent
Who like you but leave you in the end

J'fais partie de ces gens qui causent
I am one of those who talk

Qui vont jamais au bout des choses
But never finish what they say

Ni en amour, ni en affaire,
Neither in love nor in business

Je suis un menteur vraiment sincère
I am a really sincere liar

{Refrain:}
Chorus

J'entreprends tout mais j'finis rien
I start everything but finish nothing

J'écris "Je t'aime" et puis je gomme
I write 'I love you' and then erase it