i love this song and charlotte gainsbourg so much.
as for a meaning, well, i'm not too sure. a few little anecdotes put together to question whether anything is really worth what it takes to actually do it.
whether it's worth smiling.
whether it's worth having all the money in the world.
whether it's worth singing, if nobody's listening.
and i think by the end and other lines like "..i'm dead and i'm perfectly content" show that really, she's just fine with it.
regardless, i'm not good with song meanings. i do know that, to answer charlotte's question, this song does mean a lot to me. i just wish it was a lot longer.
i love this song and charlotte gainsbourg so much.
as for a meaning, well, i'm not too sure. a few little anecdotes put together to question whether anything is really worth what it takes to actually do it. whether it's worth smiling. whether it's worth having all the money in the world. whether it's worth singing, if nobody's listening. and i think by the end and other lines like "..i'm dead and i'm perfectly content" show that really, she's just fine with it.
regardless, i'm not good with song meanings. i do know that, to answer charlotte's question, this song does mean a lot to me. i just wish it was a lot longer.