Véronique Sanson (born 24 April 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a … Read Full Bio ↴Véronique Sanson (born 24 April 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer who has an avid following in her native country. During the 1970s, Sanson became one of the most successful and prominent members of the Seventies movement known as "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French Chanson".) Sanson is still active today and she is considered one of the most successful and respected female artists in France, especially for the way she plays the piano, composes and writes her songs.

Paranoïa
Véronique Sanson Lyrics

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Comme une bulle dans la rivière
Libellule dans la lumière
Funambule suicidaire
Ridicule et solitaire
Je me saoule dans l'éphémère
Je m'enroule dans l'univers
Je crois que j'ai de la chance
D'être toujours vivante

Ha ha paranoïa
Ha ha dit la cigale
Ha ha font les chacals
Ha ha dit mon âme
Ha ha paranoïa
Ha ha dit la cigale
Ha ha font les chacals
Ha ha dit mon âme

Comme une bulle dans la rivière
Un peu fée, un peu sorcière
Comme un fil dans l'univers
Une virgule dans la poussière
J'ai toujours passée au travers
De la foudre et des éclairs
Et je crois que j'ai vraiment de la chance
D'être toujours, toujours vivante

Ha ha paranoïa
Ha ha dit la cigale
Ha ha font les chacals
Ha ha dit mon âme
Ha ha paranoïa
Ha ha dit mon orgueil
Ha ha dit la femme

Ha ha dit la cigale
Ha ha dit la rivière
Ha ha dit la lumière
Ha ha funambule
Ha ha dit la virgule
Ha ha dit l'univers
Ha ha dit la sorcière
Ha ha solitaire
Ha ha dit la poussière

Ha ha paranoïa
Ha ha paranoïa

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Véronique Sanson's song Paranoïa describe the feeling of being isolated and detached from the world around you, like a bubble in a river or a dragonfly in the light. The singer feels like a suicidal tightrope walker, ridiculous and alone, and seeks refuge in fleeting experiences and the vastness of the universe. Despite everything, she considers herself lucky to still be alive.

The repeated phrases "Ha ha paranoïa" and "Ha ha dit la cigale" add to the sense of detachment and madness. The singer feels like she is being laughed at by both people and nature alike, and her paranoia is starting to take control. The last verse seems to suggest that the singer is identifying with different elements of the universe - the river, the light, the dust - as a way to forget her own feelings of isolation and paranoia.

Line by Line Meaning

Comme une bulle dans la rivière
Feeling small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things

Libellule dans la lumière
Feeling entranced by fleeting beauty

Funambule suicidaire
Feeling like one is living dangerously, taking risks

Ridicule et solitaire
Feeling like an outcast, not fitting in with others

Je me saoule dans l'éphémère
Seeking temporary escape from reality through unhealthy means

Je m'enroule dans l'univers
Seeking to lose oneself in the vastness of existence

Je crois que j'ai de la chance
Feeling lucky to still be alive, despite challenges

D'être toujours vivante
Grateful for the gift of life

Ha ha paranoïa
Acknowledgement of feeling paranoid, uneasy

Ha ha dit la cigale
Laughter at frivolous, carefree attitudes

Ha ha font les chacals
Snickering, mocking behaviors of others