Disciples translates to 'disciples' or 'followers'. It's a powerful word that evokes a sense of devotion and almost cult-like admiration.
In the song, GIMS describes Bella's captivating effect, stating, "à ses pieds: que des disciples" (at her feet: only disciples). This highlights her immense allure and the way people are drawn to her, hanging on her every move as if she were a charismatic leader. It's a unique and memorable way to describe her influence, making it stand out from more common words.
Bella is GIMS’s modern fable about a "femme fatale" so stunning that entire villages shake each time she walks by. Nicknamed Bella, she glides through town like a mythic apparition, turning the worst delinquent into a perfect gentleman and leaving everyone—especially the men—hopelessly hypnotized. Whispers follow her everywhere: "Méfie-toi de cette fille-là" ("Watch out for that girl"). Yet warnings melt away the moment she starts to dance, and even the narrator dreams of becoming nothing more than the chair she sits on or a stone beneath her feet.
Behind the catchy beat, the song explores how irresistible beauty can blur judgment and spark obsession. GIMS paints Bella as both enchanting and dangerous: she never needs to touch you to pull you into her spell, and once you are caught, you will gladly do anything she asks. Bella is a cautionary but playful anthem that celebrates seduction, exposes vulnerability, and reminds listeners that some attractions are as thrilling as they are risky.
GIMS, born Gandhi Djuna in 1986 in Kinshasa, is one of the biggest stars in French music. His family left the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Paris when he was just two years old, and he grew up in the French capital.
He first made his name as the masked frontman of the rap collective Sexion d'Assaut, one of the groups behind France's rap revival around 2010. Since going solo in 2013 he has become a chart-topping, stadium-filling artist who blends rap, pop and R&B, and he has worked with international names like Sia, Sting, Maluma and Pitbull.