Les Ratures Lyrics in English Hélène Sio

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Ratures by Hélène Sio from French to English.
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Whatever happens
I see some adrift
All the scribbles
The hurts, the chaos
I'll hug the walls
To fool your ego
The sky upside down
Tears on demand
It was better yesterday
My heart asks again
It keeps burning
For you who always catch fire
But declare your flame to me
Pull out the greatest game for me
At the whim, wave after wave
To the soul that never fades
Skirt swimming
And I've already
Drowned a hundred times
The compass that's messing up
And me, I'm too stupid
If there's really one person
I need to forget, it's you
But whatever happens
I see some adrift
All the scribbles
The hurts, the chaos
I'll hug the walls
To fool your ego
I wither inside out
Head at the surface
I stroll in hell
Following your trail
You always lose me
I try changing landmarks
You're the one I prefer
But it's the others that
You kiss
A thousand times I wonder
If there's really one person
Whatever happens
I see some adrift
All the scribbles
The hurts, the chaos
I'll hug the walls
To fool your ego
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SONG MEANING

“Les Ratures” plunges us into the messy margins of a love story that just will not disappear. Picture pages covered in crossed-out lines, a broken compass spinning wildly, and waves that keep dragging you under. Hélène Sio sings from that raw place between reason and obsession: she knows this relationship is bad for her, yet her heart keeps reigniting like paper flirting with a match. Every chorus circles back to the same confession — no matter what happens, she still sees the wreckage and still chooses to drift near it.

The lyrics paint a vivid tug-of-war. She hides in the shadows to dodge her partner’s ego, yet secretly begs for a grand declaration of love. She feels burned, drowned, even “flâne en enfer,” but cannot stop following the footprints that lead deeper into chaos. The song becomes a bittersweet anthem for anyone who has tried to erase a name from their soul, only to find the ink bleeding through again. Expect a blend of vulnerability, frustration, and electric hope — all delivered with French poetic flair.

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