Personne Lyrics in English Bigflo & Oli

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Yeah, Bigflo, Oli
You know, right
I wanted to talk about my city
And about this world that's doing bad
Talk about the kid who falls asleep
Under the canal bridge
And those homemade bombs
And the seconds
Racing on my watch
And those shadow peoples
That we spray and drop
I wanted to talk about that typical girl
Who shoots up
Who hopes to get out of her life
So empty, so sad, so bland
Breathe, forget the needle
Sliding so fast
I wanted to talk about that pop star
That idol
Who at night in her room
Falls asleep alone
All those kids who escape
From a limp life
Looking for love on Google
I wanted to talk about that guy
Who's got no nerves left
He snapped, you could bet on it
But the only thing that stops him
From blowing himself away
There's already no bullets left
In the chamber
But what the kids want
When they go to a show
Is to throw their hands up
Shout yeah, yeah, yo
They want hooks
To empty their heads
Let it fire in the air
Going bang, bang, bang
And the dudes
They want hot chicks
With big butts and mascara
And the girls
They want real men
With big balls
No blah blah blah
My pals tell me
Why don't you do
Like the others
Booze and weed
Deep down you know
It's not your fault
That's what they aim for
You'd hit the jackpot
Anyway, anyway
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
I wanted to talk about the
What you wanna do later
That paralyze
About the two or three joints
Hidden in the suitcase
And the dark thoughts
We get during dialysis
I should calm myself
I wanted to talk about our fears
And about all our chains
The world we live in
Is getting too homogeneous
The plains fill up
With funny seeds
If I love you
I'll give you a GMO bouquet
I wanted to talk about that politician
In front of the crowd
Who'd win the tournament
Who says I do it for you
But thinks vote for me
I wanted to talk about those hostages
Of misery and unemployment
If the war went total
Pour me a big glass of soda
But what the kids want
When they go to a show
Is to throw their hands up
Shout yeah, yeah, yo
They want hooks
To empty their heads
Let it fire in the air
Going bang, bang, bang
And the dudes
They want hot chicks
With big butts and mascara
And the girls
They want real men
With big balls
No blah blah blah
My pals tell me
Why don't you do
Like the others
Booze and weed
Deep down you know
It's not your fault
That's what they aim for
You'd hit the jackpot
Anyway, anyway
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
I wanted to talk about Syria
About those peoples we're wiping out
In mind-blowing silence
But nobody cares
I wanted to talk about those walls
That keep growing
In Palestine in America
Those fanatics
Who want the fight
I wanted to talk about this rotten era
That gives us blisters
And all those shocks
To sort of make
A f*cking statement
I wanted to talk about my mother
Who fought cancer
So why don't you do it
Why
It's very simple, because
But what the kids want
When they go to a show
Is to throw their hands up
Shout yeah, yeah, yo
They want hooks
To empty their heads
Let it fire in the air
Going bang, bang, bang
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody Nobody Nobody
Nobody listens to the lyrics
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
But what the kids want
When they go to a show
Is to throw their hands up
Shout yeah, yeah, yo
They want hooks
To empty their heads
Let it fire in the air
Going bang, bang, bang
And the dudes
They want hot chicks
With big butts and mascara
And the girls
They want real men
With big balls
No blah blah blah
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SONG MEANING

Personne is a witty yet hard-hitting wake-up call. Over an upbeat, crowd-pleasing instrumental, Bigflo & Oli list a whirlwind of harsh realities: homeless youth under a bridge, addicts chasing relief, lonely pop stars, political hypocrisy, wars in Syria and Palestine, environmental fears, even their own mother’s fight against cancer. Every line is a snapshot of pain or injustice the duo wants to spotlight, but the catchy chorus keeps repeating that “nobody listens to the lyrics.”

The song is a clever paradox. It sounds like a party anthem—hands in the air, pan-pan-pan ad-libs—yet its true goal is to expose how easily serious messages get drowned out by the search for easy fun, flashy bodies, and mindless hooks. Bigflo & Oli challenge us to break the cycle: enjoy the beat, but keep our ears and hearts open to the stories hidden inside the music.

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