Thierry grew up in Auriol, a town in Bouches-du-Rhône. Keen on music from a young age, in 2001 he quit his studies in Psychology and tried unsuccessfully for both Rêve d'un soir and Popstars 2. His break came in 2003 when he competed in A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star, losing narrowly in the final round. Shortly afterwards, his first album Paradoxes, along with his first single, Les Mots Bleus, were released, Paradoxes coming 3rd in the top 50 albums of its opening week. After three years, Thierry released his second album on the 20 November 2006, titled eponymously Thierry Amiel. The album gained 16th place in the top selling albums of France, with the single Cœur Sacré peaking at 6th place in top singles.
On 1 September 2007, Thierry competed in the Sopot Festival 2007 in Poland, representing France; his rivals were other music stars like: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, September, The Cloud Room and Monrose.
Sans toi
Thierry Amiel Lyrics
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Je n'étais pas bien dans ma peau
Le ciel dessous le niveau de l'eau
Le cœur, à faire peur
Aux cœurs beaux, j'avais beau
Le faire beau ...
Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
J'avais perdu le fil des choses
Dans une mentale overdose
Des heures de compteurs
Crescendo, de zéro, à zéro...
J'étais sans toi, sans toi
Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
J'étais sans toi, sans toi
Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera
Si de mon sang, le tien s'en va
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
Ne me laisse pas, comme ça
Comme ça
Comme ça
Parce que je n'étais pas bien dans ma peau
Le ciel dessous le niveau de l'eau
De l'eau
J'étais sans toi, sans toi
Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
J'étais sans toi, sans toi
Que veux-tu moi, ça me tuera
Si de mon sang, le tien s'en va
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
Ne me laisse pas comme ça
Comme ça
Comme ça
Comme ça
The lyrics to Thierry Amiel's "Sans Toi" paint a picture of a person who is not at ease. They have lost touch with reality and find themselves drowning in their own thoughts. Their heart is in an alarming state, and they cannot keep the beautiful things together. They are without their significant other, and this causes them grave distress. It might even kill them. The character is aware that their other half might choose to live without them, but they cannot fathom such a possibility. They sing of being without their partner, and it's a sombre, tragic tone that pervades the song.
The character is mentally unstable, and the pain of living without their loved one is so strategic that they cannot continue living. The world around them is chaotic, and they are out of depth. The line "Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera" translates to "What can I do? It will kill me." The character cannot imagine a life without the partner, and they cannot even fathom living another day without them. The interlude, "Ne me laisse pas comme ça, Comme ça, Comme ça" which means "Don't leave me like this," encapsulates the character's desperate plea for their significant other not to abandon them.
One interesting fact about the song is that it was written by Olivier Bron and Pierre-Etienne Michelin, who were the writers behind Amiel's previous hits. "Sans Toi" was the lead single from the album "Thierry Amiel" (2006). Amiel was the runner-up on the third season of the French version of Pop Idol. "Sans Toi" became a top-ten hit in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Amiel sang it on the television show Le Grand Journal in 2006. In 2021, Amiel joined the cast of Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez!, the French national selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest. He was on the panel of experts that selected the participating songs.
The chords for the song are not known.
Line by Line Meaning
Je n'étais pas bien dans ma peau
I wasn't comfortable in my own skin
Le ciel dessous le niveau de l'eau
Everything seemed upside down
Le cœur, à faire peur
My heart was frightening
Aux cœurs beaux, j'avais beau le faire beau...
Despite my efforts, to those with beautiful hearts, it still wasn't enough
J'étais sans toi, sans toi
I was without you, without you
Que veux-tu, moi ça me tuera
What can I do, it'll kill me
Si tu préfères compter sans moi
If you choose to count me out
J'avais perdu le fil des choses
I had lost my way
Dans une mentale overdose
In a mental overdose
Des heures de compteurs
Countless hours
Crescendo, de zéro, à zéro...
Growing louder, from zero to zero
Ne me laisse pas, comme ça
Don't leave me like this
Parce que je n'étais pas bien dans ma peau
Because I wasn't comfortable in my own skin
De l'eau
Water
Que veux-tu moi, ça me tuera
What can I do, it'll kill me
Si de mon sang, le tien s'en va
If your blood leaves mine
Ne me laisse pas comme ça
Don't leave me like this
Comme ça
Like this
Comme ça
Like this
Comme ça
Like this
Contributed by Peyton E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.