Femme À La Mer Lyrics in English Hoshi

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Femme À La Mer by Hoshi from French to English.
I'm smoking a cigar like a Cuban woman
The ashtray's filled with my sorrows
Lost among the corks
Drop after drop I cut myself short
One more time it's my round
Not the last of the day
I'm the reflection of whatever
Even the mirror laughs at me
I spent my night at the bar
All that hoping to see you
I'm still waiting for you
If you wanted to drop by tonight
My heart would beat a little stronger
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I see you, the more I see you, the more I see you
The more I see you
The more I drown, I drown, I drown
I'm a woman overboard
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I believe, the more I believe, the more I believe
That we're all alone with ourselves, with ourselves, with ourselves
Even if we don't look it
Each love in turn lies to me
I take turns, I torment myself
I take steps without thinking
The demons invite me to dance
A barroom choreography
On a tango of despair
Beautiful execution
If you wanted to drop by tonight
Maybe my heart would still beat
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I see you, the more I see you, the more I see you
The more I see you
The more I drown, I drown, I drown
I'm a woman overboard
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I believe, the more I believe, the more I believe
That we're all alone with ourselves, with ourselves, with ourselves
Even if we don't look it
Two lonely souls might
Two soulmates could be reborn
Two lonely souls are worth more than one
I dive into your eyes without hard feelings
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I see you, the more I see you, the more I see you
The more I see you
The more I drown, I drown, I drown
I'm a woman overboard
The more I drink, the more I drink, the more I drink
The more I drink
The more I believe, the more I believe, the more I believe
That we're all alone with ourselves, with ourselves, with ourselves
Even if we don't look it
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SONG MEANING

Picture this: a dimly-lit bar, cigar smoke curling toward the ceiling, corks popping like tiny explosions of regret. Our narrator—the “femme à la mer,” a woman overboard—is sinking drink by drink while she waits for a lover who may never show up. Every gulp of alcohol is both a lifeline and an anchor: “Plus je bois… plus je me noie.” The lyrics paint vivid snapshots of heartbreak, self-mockery, and that dizzy tango we dance with our own demons when the night feels endless.

Yet beneath the haze of bourbon-tinted sorrow, the song flickers with a stubborn spark of hope. Hoshi reminds us that loneliness can feel absolute, but two isolated hearts might still collide and rescue each other from the deep. Until that moment, the bar becomes a stage where despair and desire waltz together—proof that even when we look composed on the surface, we’re often battling rough seas inside.

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