LOST MY MIND IN PARIS – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Faouzia
• Album: FILM NOIR

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and theatrical flair of Faouzia's "LOST MY MIND IN PARIS." This powerful Pop track offers a unique language learning opportunity, blending English narrative verses with striking French phrases in the outro, providing a dramatic context for learning emotionally charged, bilingual expressions of love and betrayal. Its cinematic, confessional style makes it a memorable piece of storytelling you won't forget.

[English]

Yeah-hmm-mm-hm

One minute I was in your arms

You opened the door for me

I was getting into your car

We drove down to Belleville Park

Dancing in the shadows

Laughing until we cried

I couldn’t believe my luck

Baby, what I

Saw through my window last night

How can a man be so cold?

I lost my mind in Paris

Blood on the streets spilled out of me

The moment I saw you with her—the image is hazy

Cherry stains on my sleeves

Your heartbeat on my teeth

Bruises and dirt on my knees

I don’t know what happened to me, mon chéri

I lost my mind in Paris

(Ooh, la-la, la, ooh)

I woke up to sirens

Red and blue flashing on my ceiling

Rumors spread through the radio

They don’t understand

What you did to me (to me)

I bet they’d be surprised

How can a man be so cold? (ooh, la-la, la, ooh)

I lost my mind in Paris

I lost my mind in Paris

Blood on the streets spilled out of me

The moment I saw you with her—the image is hazy

Cherry stains on my sleeves

Your heartbeat on my teeth

Bruises and dirt on my knees

I don’t know what happened to me, mon chéri

I lost my mind in Paris

Ooh, I lost my mind in Paris

Ooh

You drove me crazy in Paris

Blood in Rue Rivoli

When I saw you with that girl

But I will always love you until I die

...

[French]

Mm-hm-mm-hm

One minute I was on your arm

You held the door for me

I was stepping in your car

We took the road down to Belleville Park

Dancing in the dark

Laughed 'til we cried

Imagine my surprise

Baby, what I

Saw through my window last night

How could a man be so cruel?

I lost my mind in Paris

Spilled out my blood on the streets

Moment I saw you with her; it's a blur

Cherry stains on my sleeves

Taste of your heart on my teeth

Bruises and dirt on my knees

Don't know what happened to me, mon chéri

I lost my mind in Paris

(Ooh, la-la, la, ooh)

I woke up to the sirens

Red and blue

Flashing on my ceiling

Rumors fly through the radio

They don't know

What you did to me (you did to me)

I bet they'd be surprised

How could a man be so cruel (ooh, la-la, la, ooh)

I lost my mind in Paris

Spilled out my blood on the streets

Moment I saw you with her; it's a blur

Cherry stains on my sleeves

Taste of your heart on my teeth

Bruises and dirt on my knees

Don't know what happened to me, mon chéri

I lost my mind in Paris

Ooh, I lost my mind in Paris

Ooh

Tu m'as rendue folle à Paris

Sang dans la Rue Rivoli

Quand je t'ai vu avec cette demoiselle

Mais je t'aimerai toujours à mourir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ B2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and decides
Paris /ˈpærɪs/ A1	proper noun - capital city of France
blood /blʌd/ B1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals
streets /striːts/ B1	noun (plural) - public roads in a city or town, usually with buildings on both sides
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body; also the centre of emotion
bruise /bruːz/ B2	noun - an injury causing discoloration of the skin verb - to cause a bruise
stain /steɪn/ B2	noun - a spot or discoloration left on a surface verb - to mark or color something so that it is difficult to remove
sleeve /sliːv/ B2	noun - the part of a garment that covers the arm
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B2	noun - a loud warning device, typically on emergency vehicles
rumor /ˈruːmər/ B2	noun - information or a story that may or may not be true
flash /flæʃ/ B2	verb - to shine suddenly and briefly noun - a brief bright light
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - showing no kindness or compassion; harsh
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or feeling verb - to cause surprise
blur /blɜːr/ C1	noun - something that is not clear or distinct verb - to make something unclear or indistinct
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a motor vehicle with four wheels used for transporting people
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a prepared surface which vehicles can use
arm /ɑːrm/ A1	noun - the upper limb of the human body from the shoulder to the hand

Key Grammar Structures

• How could a man be so cruel?

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (could + be)

  ➔ Uses a modal verb to express possibility or speculation.

• I was stepping in your car

  ➔ Past continuous tense (was + verb-ing)

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action in the past.

• We took the road down to Belleville Park

  ➔ Simple past tense (took)

  ➔ Expresses a completed action in the past.

• Laughed 'til we cried

  ➔ Past tense with 'til' as a conjunction meaning 'until'

  ➔ States a past action continuing until a point of another action.

• I saw you with her; it's a blur

  ➔ Simple past tense (saw)

  ➔ Expresses a completed action in the past.

• Taste of your heart on my teeth

  ➔ Noun phrase with 'of' to indicate possession or relationship

  ➔ Uses a noun phrase with 'of' to specify a characteristic or relationship.

• Bruises and dirt on my knees

  ➔ Plural nouns indicating multiple injuries or substances

  ➔ Uses plural nouns to describe multiple injuries or substances on the body.