LEARN LYRICS

Elle Me Dit (“She Tells Me”) is Mika’s brilliantly cheeky portrait of an overbearing mother who just won’t stop talking. Throughout the song she bombards her son with rapid-fire advice: write a happy hit, make millions, leave your room, play soccer, get offline, grow up and for goodness’ sake dance. Her nagging is exaggerated to cartoon levels, so the lyrics feel both hilarious and painfully relatable to anyone who has ever had a parent pushing them toward a ‘better’ version of success.

Beneath the humor lies a tender message about generation gaps and self-acceptance. The mother’s tough love reveals her fear that her son will waste his life, while his repeated choice to dance becomes a joyful act of defiance and freedom. Mika turns this everyday family drama into a catchy pop anthem that reminds us: people may shout opinions at you, but in the end “c’est ta vie”—it’s your life—so move to your own rhythm.