Discography:
* Vegastar (2002)
* Vegastar EP (2004)
* Un Nouvel Orage (2005)
* Television (2008)
Si Le Temps T'éfface
Vegastar Lyrics
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Dans quelle ville nous nous trouvons ?
Dans mon histoire, il commence à manquer des pages
A mes côtés j'aperçois des gens sans visage
Tu es tout ce qu'il me reste
Tout s'efface, lentement mes souvenirs s'enterrent
Ma mémoire peu à peu se change en désert
Promets-moi de mettre fin à mon calvaire
As-tu changé de parfum ?
Je ne reconnais plus le tien
J'aurais pourtant juré que tes yeux étaient bleus
Pour m'épargner de te perdre à petit feu
Je graverais ces mots dans ma chair :
" Tout s'efface, lentement mes souvenirs s'enterrent
Ma mémoire peu à peu se change en désert
Si le temps t'efface , et fait de toi une étrangère
Promets-moi de mettre fin à mon calvaire "
Tu es tout ce qu'il me reste ...
Tout s'efface, lentement mes souvenirs s'enterrent
Ma mémoire peu à peu se change en désert
Si le temps t'efface , et fait de toi une étrangère
Promets-moi de mettre fin à mon calvaire
The lyrics of "Si Le Temps T'efface" by Vegastar speak of memory loss and the fear of forgetting someone important. The singer seems to be suffering from dementia or some other form of memory loss, asking the people around them to remind them of their name and location. The singer is haunted by the idea of losing their memories and forgetting the people they love, especially the person addressed in the song. The person beside them is the only thing they recognize, but even that is slipping away. The chorus repeats the idea that everything is slowly disappearing and becoming a desert, a metaphor for memory loss. The singer fears becoming a stranger to the person they love, and begs for them to end their suffering if they ever forget who they are.
The lyrics are poignant and speak to the universal fear of losing one's memories and the people they love. The song is an emotional ballad that captures the sense of confusion and despair that comes with memory loss. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that time erases everything, and that the only way to hold on to something is to cherish it while it lasts. The idea that memory loss is a form of suffering that can be ended by death is a particularly poignant one, as it speaks to the idea that sometimes the only way to escape a difficult situation is to simply let go.
Line by Line Meaning
Pouvez-vous me dire mon nom ?
The singer is disoriented and unsure of their surroundings and identity
Dans quelle ville nous nous trouvons ?
The singer is lost and unfamiliar with their surroundings
Dans mon histoire, il commence à manquer des pages
The singer's memory is fading and incomplete
A mes côtés j'aperçois des gens sans visage
The artist is surrounded by unfamiliar people
Tu es tout ce qu'il me reste
The artist is holding onto the memory of a loved one as a lifeline
Tout s'efface, lentement mes souvenirs s'enterrent
The singer's memories are fading and disappearing
Ma mémoire peu à peu se change en désert
The singer's memory is becoming barren and empty
Si le temps t'efface , et fait de toi une étrangère
If time erases the memory of the loved one, they will become a stranger
Promets-moi de mettre fin à mon calvaire
The artist is asking the loved one to end their suffering if they forget them
As-tu changé de parfum ?
The artist is noticing changes in the loved one's appearance and behavior
Je ne reconnais plus le tien
The singer can no longer identify the scent of the loved one
J'aurais pourtant juré que tes yeux étaient bleus
The artist's memory of the loved one's appearance is becoming unreliable
Pour m'épargner de te perdre à petit feu
The singer wants to remember the loved one as they were to avoid losing them gradually
Je graverais ces mots dans ma chair :
The singer is so desperate to hold onto the memory of the loved one that they would physically mark themselves to remember
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE
Written by: FERRAND, GARCIA, MERCIER, MOZE, RIERA
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