Éternise-moi is a command form of the verb éterniser, meaning "to eternize" or "to make eternal". It's a dramatic and poetic word that isn't commonly found in everyday conversation or many songs.
In the context of "Eternise-Moi," the singer is pleading for an intense, perhaps destructive, love or feeling to be made eternal, to never end. It conveys a powerful desire for an experience, even a painful one, to last forever, highlighting the song's themes of obsessive love and dark romance.
Eternise-Moi pulls you into a gothic love story where passion feels like both a cure and a curse. Jena Lee and Eskemo sing from the edge of obsession, describing a magnetic pull toward someone so powerful that the narrator is willing to trade their heart, their reason, even their humanity, for a single taste of eternal connection. Words like "viens voler ma vie" (come steal my life) and "condamne-moi d'un regard" (condemn me with a glance) paint a picture of lovers who treat pain as proof of affection and immortality as the ultimate trophy. The song’s dark imagery suggests vampiric seduction: hearts bleed, souls are siphoned, and nighttime becomes the stage where love and danger blur together.
Yet beneath the haunting metaphors lies a relatable theme: the thrill of surrendering completely to intense emotion. By asking the other to "éternise-toi, éternise-moi" (make yourself eternal, make me eternal), the singers reveal a desperate wish to freeze a fleeting feeling forever, even if it means losing themselves in the process. Listeners are left pondering whether eternal love is a blessing, a beautiful illusion, or a beautiful disaster.