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Je commence un livre par la fin 00:40
Et j'ai le menton haut pour un rien 00:44
Mon œil qui perce à cause du vent 00:49
Mes absences et du sentiment 00:53
Je ne tiens pas debout 00:59
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 01:01
Je ne tiens pas debout 01:03
Le ciel coule sur 01:06
Ça ne tient pas debout 01:08
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 01:10
Ça ne tient pas debout 01:13
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient 01:15
01:19
Il sourit rouge et me parle gris 01:36
Je fais semblant d'avoir tout compris 01:41
Et il y a un type qui pleure dehors 01:45
01:49
Sur mon visage de la poudre d'or 01:52
Je ne tiens pas debout 01:56
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 01:58
Je ne tiens pas debout 02:01
Le ciel coule sur 02:03
Ça ne tient pas debout 02:06
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 02:08
Ça ne tient pas debout 02:11
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient 02:13
Noé la mano est de sortie 02:17
Pire qu'une simple moitié 02:19
On compte à demi-demi 02:20
Pile sur un des bas côtés 02:21
Comme des origamis 02:23
Le bras tendu pareil cassé 02:23
Tout n'est qu'épis et écli 02:24
Ces enfants bizarres 02:26
Cachés dehors comme par hasard 02:28
Cachant l'effort dans le griffoire 02:30
Une creepy song en étendard 02:32
Qui fait 02:35
"J'fais tout mon makeup 02:36
Au mercurochrome 02:38
Comme toi les pop up? sur le trône 02:41
J'fais tout mon makeup 02:46
Au mercurochrome 02:48
Comme toi les pop up? sur le trône" 02:50
Je ne tiens pas debout 02:54
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 02:56
Je ne tiens pas debout 02:59
Le ciel coule sur 03:01
Ça ne tient pas debout 03:03
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 03:06
Ça ne tient pas debout 03:08
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 03:13
Je ne tiens pas debout 03:14
Le ciel coule sur 03:16
Ça ne tient pas debout 03:18
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 03:21
Ça ne tient pas debout 03:23
Le ciel coule sur mes mains 03:26
Je ne tiens pas debout 03:28
Sous mes pieds le ciel revient 03:30
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Christine – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Christine and the Queens
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Chaleur Humaine
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Lyrics & Translation

Learning French with "Christine" offers a unique opportunity to delve into poetic and metaphorical language. The song's lyrics, which touch on universal feelings of being off-balance and finding self-acceptance, provide a rich context for understanding nuanced French expressions. Its catchy synth-pop melody and clear vocals make it an engaging way to practice pronunciation and explore themes of identity and resilience.

[English]
I start a book from the end
And I hold my chin high for nothing
My eye piercing because of the wind
My absences and the feeling
I can't stand up
The sky flows over my hands
I can't stand up
The sky flows over
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
It doesn't hold up
Under my feet the sky returns
...
He smiles red and speaks to me gray
I pretend to understand everything
And there's a guy crying outside
...
On my face, gold dust
I can't stand up
The sky flows over my hands
I can't stand up
The sky flows over
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
It doesn't hold up
Under my feet the sky returns
Noé the hand is out
Worse than a simple half
We count half-half
Right on one of the edges
Like origamis
The outstretched arm, similarly broken
Everything is just ears and ecli
These strange children
Hiding outside by chance
Hiding the effort in the scratch
A creepy song as a banner
That makes
"I do all my makeup
With mercurochrome
Like you, the pop-ups? on the throne
I do all my makeup
With mercurochrome
Like you, the pop-ups? on the throne"
I can't stand up
The sky flows over my hands
I can't stand up
The sky flows over
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
I can't stand up
The sky flows over
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
It doesn't hold up
The sky flows over my hands
I can't stand up
Under my feet the sky returns
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

commence

/kɔ.mɑ̃s/

A2
  • verb
  • - to begin or start something

fin

/fɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - the end

menton

/mɑ̃.tɔ̃/

B1
  • noun
  • - chin

perce

/pɛʁs/

B1
  • verb
  • - to pierce or see through

vent

/vɑ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - wind

sentiment

/sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/

B1
  • noun
  • - feeling or emotion

debout

/dø̃bu/

B2
  • adjective/adverb
  • - standing up, upright

ciel

/sjɛl/

A2
  • noun
  • - sky

coule

/kul/

B1
  • verb
  • - to flow

mains

/mɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - hands

tenant

/tɑ̃.tɛ̃/

B2
  • verb
  • - to hold or keep

rouge

/ʁuʒ/

A2
  • adjective
  • - red

parle

/paʁl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to speak or talk

gris

/gʁi/

A2
  • adjective
  • - gray

tout

/tu/

A1
  • pronoun/adjective
  • - all, everything

compris

/kɔ̃.pʁi/

B1
  • verb
  • - to understand

candidat

/kã.di.da/

B2
  • noun
  • - candidate or applicant

or

/ɔʁ/

A2
  • conjunction
  • - or

pleure

/plœʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to cry

visage

/vi.zɑʒ/

B1
  • noun
  • - face

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Je commence un livre par la fin

    ➔ present tense of 'commencer' + indefinite article + noun

    ➔ 'Je commence' shows the present tense to indicate an ongoing or current action.

  • Le ciel coule sur mes mains

    ➔ present tense of 'couler' + preposition 'sur' + possessive pronoun

    ➔ 'Le ciel coule' is in the present tense, describing an ongoing action of 'the sky' flowing.

  • Ça ne tient pas debout

    ➔ negative form of 'tenir' in present tense + adverbial phrase

    ➔ 'Ça ne tient pas' uses the negative of 'tenir' to express that something doesn't hold or stand up.

  • Sous mes pieds le ciel revient

    ➔ preposition 'sous' + possessive pronoun + noun + simple present of 'revenir'

    ➔ 'Sous mes pieds' indicates 'under my feet', with 'revenir' in the present tense meaning 'returns'.

  • Je ne tiens pas debout

    ➔ negative present tense of 'tenir' + adjective/adverb 'debout'

    ➔ 'Je ne tiens pas debout' uses negation of 'tenir' + adverb 'debout' to express inability to stand.