Le ciel est vide
Vulgaires Machins Lyrics


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J'peux partir mon char
Quand chu pas dans cour
Mais je sais pas encore quoi faire avec
L'amour

Mes yeux sont avides
Mon cœur est mort
Et sur le sol, seul, je déplore
Le ciel est vide

La putain de paye
Le putain de char
On tourne toujours autour d'la même patente
Douleurs au ventre

Tu dis qu'le bonheur est dans la poche
Celui qui de loin démarre son camion
Ou ben y crève ou ben y mord à l'hameçon

De plus en plus de plus en plus gros
Quand y'auront tout mangé la laine qu'on a su'l dos
On aura des bébelles du plancher au plafond




D'la cave jusqu'au grenier mais pas de raison d'exister
Pas de raison d'exister

Overall Meaning

The song "Le ciel est vide" by Vulgaires Machins is a reflection on the emptiness and meaninglessness of modern life. The singer of the song is disillusioned and lost, unsure of what to do with his love or his life. He can drive around aimlessly, but he feels hollow inside. His eyes are hungry, but his heart is dead, and he laments his loneliness on the ground. The sky is empty, a metaphor for the absence of hope and purpose in his life.


The chorus of the song touches on the cyclical nature of existence, how people are trapped in the same routine, chasing after money and possessions but never finding true happiness. The singer is sick in his stomach from the whole thing, tired of being sold the lie that happiness can be found in material things. He feels like a hamster on a wheel, and he sees the futility of it all. Even if people accumulate more and more wealth, it won't bring them any closer to finding meaning in life.


The song is a critique of capitalist society and its emphasis on consumerism and individualism. The singer sees through the lies and recognizes that there is something inherently wrong with a system that values things over people. The song speaks to anyone who has felt lost or disconnected in a world that seems to place value on all the wrong things.


Line by Line Meaning

J'peux partir mon char Quand chu pas dans cour Mais je sais pas encore quoi faire avec L'amour
I can leave with my car when I am not in class but I still don't know what to do with love


Mes yeux sont avides Mon cœur est mort Et sur le sol, seul, je déplore Le ciel est vide
I am greedy, my heart feels lifeless and alone on the ground, I lament that the sky is empty


La putain de paye Le putain de char On tourne toujours autour d'la même patente Douleurs au ventre
The damn pay, the damn car, we always go around in the same circles, it gives me a stomach ache


Tu dis qu'le bonheur est dans la poche Celui qui de loin démarre son camion Ou ben y crève ou ben y mord à l'hameçon
You say that happiness is in your pocket, but that person who starts their truck from afar either dies or falls for the bait


De plus en plus de plus en plus gros Quand y'auront tout mangé la laine qu'on a su'l dos On aura des bébelles du plancher au plafond D'la cave jusqu'au grenier mais pas de raison d'exister Pas de raison d'exister
Bigger and bigger, when they've eaten everything we have, from the wool on our backs to trinkets on the floor to the ceiling, from the basement to the attic, but there will be no reason to exist, no reason at all




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