I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Un jour, mon père me dit "Fiston
Je te vois sortir le soir.
À ton âge, il y a des choses
Qu'un garçon doit savoir.
Les filles, tu sais, méfie-toi
C'est pas ce que tu crois.
Elles sont toutes
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme le jour.
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme l'amour.
Elles te rendront fou de joie
Fou de douleur mais crois-moi, plus fou
D'elles, d'elles, d'elles de jour en jour.
Puis des filles, de plus en plus
Tu vas en rencontrer.
Peut-être même qu'un soir
Tu oublieras de rentrer.
Plus t'en verras, plus t'en auras
Et plus tu comprendras
Que dans ces moments, tu te souviendras
Que ton vieux père disait
"Elles sont toutes
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme le jour.
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme l'amour.
Elles te rendront fou de joie
Fou de douleur mais crois-moi, plus fou
D'elles, d'elles, d'elles de jour en jour."
Un jour enfin, tu la verras.
Tu ne peux pas te tromper.
Tu voudras lui dire "je t'aime"
Mais tu ne pourras plus parler.
En un clin d'œil, vous serez unis
Pour le pire et le meilleur.
Mais tu tiendras là, le vrai bonheur
Aux yeux de ton cœur.
Elle sera
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour
Comme j'ai dit à ta maman
Tu lui diras en l'embrassant "Tu es
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour."
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour."
Je te vois sortir le soir.
À ton âge, il y a des choses
Qu'un garçon doit savoir.
Les filles, tu sais, méfie-toi
C'est pas ce que tu crois.
Elles sont toutes
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme le jour.
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme l'amour.
Elles te rendront fou de joie
Fou de douleur mais crois-moi, plus fou
D'elles, d'elles, d'elles de jour en jour.
Puis des filles, de plus en plus
Tu vas en rencontrer.
Peut-être même qu'un soir
Tu oublieras de rentrer.
Plus t'en verras, plus t'en auras
Et plus tu comprendras
Que dans ces moments, tu te souviendras
Que ton vieux père disait
"Elles sont toutes
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme le jour.
Belles ! Belles ! Belles comme l'amour.
Elles te rendront fou de joie
Fou de douleur mais crois-moi, plus fou
D'elles, d'elles, d'elles de jour en jour."
Un jour enfin, tu la verras.
Tu ne peux pas te tromper.
Tu voudras lui dire "je t'aime"
Mais tu ne pourras plus parler.
En un clin d'œil, vous serez unis
Pour le pire et le meilleur.
Mais tu tiendras là, le vrai bonheur
Aux yeux de ton cœur.
Elle sera
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour
Comme j'ai dit à ta maman
Tu lui diras en l'embrassant "Tu es
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour."
Belle, belle, belle comme le jour.
Belle, belle, belle comme l'amour."
Lyrics submitted by Oliviaka
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