Cavale Lyrics in English by Coeur De Pirate

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cavale by Coeur De Pirate from French to English.

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Verse 1

I often think back to moments past

Putting on glitter, getting myself noticed

By you and those in neon tights

Who shouted your name loudly from afar

I spent hours on the commute

To love you, to finally be able to find you again

And spend even just a moment

In your parents' house

Prechorus 1

But as soon as you found out

That my heart had gone on the run

You grabbed the chance and headed for your layover

Chorus 1

But where

Where will you go, where will you go

When the regrets return?

What are you becoming, what are you becoming

If you still deny the end?

More than once, next to nothing

Verse 2

Your blue eyes, blunt-cut bangs

You seemed like a mountain in the middle of the tides

And you stayed icy in front of me

While my whole being melted before you

Prechorus 2

But as soon as you found out

That my heart had gone on the run

You grabbed the chance and headed for your layover

Chorus 2

But where

Where will you go, where will you go

When the regrets return?

What are you becoming, what are you becoming

If you still deny the end?

More than once, next to nothing

Postchorus 1

But who

Who will you be, who will you be

When the memories return?

How much shame, how much shame

For what we would have become

If you had wanted me?

Verse 3

And when I see you again

You come to take me in your arms

You tell me how well I seem to be doing

And I know you blame yourself

For having let that chance to kiss me slip away

Chorus 3

But where

Where will you go, where will you go

When the regrets return?

What are you becoming, what are you becoming

If you still deny the end?

More than once, next to nothing

Postchorus 2

But who

Who will you be, who will you be

When the memories return?

How much shame, how much shame

For what we would have become

If you had wanted me

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cavale — on the run / escape

Cavale literally means an 'escape' or 'flight', often used to describe a prisoner who is on the run. It's a dramatic and slightly edgy word that you won't hear every day.

In this song, Coeur de Pirate uses it in a beautiful metaphor: "mon coeur partait en cavale" (my heart was going on the run). This paints a vivid picture of her feelings as wild, unstoppable, and breaking free, adding a powerful layer of emotion to the story.

This song is a fantastic look back at a one-sided crush. Coeur de Pirate remembers trying so hard to get someone's attention, even traveling for hours just to see them. She sings about putting on glitter to get noticed, "mettre des paillettes, me faire remarquer" (putting on glitter, getting myself noticed), while this person was so popular that others were shouting their name from afar. It's a classic story of being completely into someone who seems totally out of reach and maybe a little cold, like "une montagne au centre des marées" (a mountain in the middle of the tides).

The whole story flips when the other person realizes how much she likes them. As soon as they knew her heart was running wild for them, "mon coeur partait en cavale" (my heart was on the run), they took off. The song then becomes a series of sharp questions for this person, wondering what they'll do "Quand les regrets reviendront?" (When the regrets come back?). The final verse is the best part: they meet again, and the other person now seems full of regret, realizing they missed their chance. It's a perfect revenge fantasy about the one that got away... and then wished they hadn't.

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