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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Christine by Christine And The Queens from French to English.

I start a book from the end

And I've got my chin up for nothing

My eye that cries is 'cause of the wind

My absences, it's feelings

I can't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

I can't stand up

The sky runs over

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

It won't stand up

Under my feet the sky comes back

It smiles red and talks to me gray

I pretend I've understood it all

And there's a guy crying outside

Gold powder on my face

I can't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

I can't stand up

The sky runs over

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

It won't stand up

Under my feet the sky comes back

Us and the man are out

Worse than a simple half

We count half-half

Right on one of the sidelines

Like origami

The outstretched arm just as broken

Everything's just spikes and splinters

Those weird kids

Spat outside by chance

Hiding the effort in the scribble

A creepy song as a banner

That goes

I do all my makeup

With Mercurochrome

Against the pop-ups

That guarantee me the throne

I do all my makeup

With Mercurochrome

Against the pop-ups

That guarantee me the throne

I can't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

I can't stand up

The sky runs over

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

I can't stand up

The sky runs over

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

It won't stand up

The sky runs over my hands

I can't stand up

Under my feet the sky comes back

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SONG MEANING

Christine is like a dreamy diary entry from someone who feels slightly tilted in a too-straight world. With images of the sky dripping onto her hands and gold dust on her face, Christine paints the picture of an outsider who can’t quite stand upright, yet keeps her chin high anyway. The lyrics mix vulnerability (tears blamed on the wind) with playful rebellion (doing make-up with bright-red mercurochrome) to show how we invent quirky rituals to protect our soft spots.

At its heart, the song is a celebration of fluid identity: folding yourself like origami, trying on masks, pretending to understand life’s cryptic colors, and still shining through the confusion. By repeating “Je ne tiens pas debout,” she admits she’s wobbly, but each chorus sounds more like a proud anthem than a cry for help. Christine invites listeners to dance with their own contradictions, proving that feeling out of place can be the first step to claiming your unique throne.

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