La Femme’s hypnotic track “Le Jardin” invites us into a surreal orchard where life’s bright apricot blooms jostle with sudden storms. Sung in Spanish, the lyrics flicker between light entering your house and nights that end in hospitals, reminding us how quickly fortune can flip. Life is painted as a lottery – even a puta you “pay with your body” – so the band urges listeners not to pin their hopes on predictable rewards.
Yet the song is far from hopeless. Each time the refrain warns “No esperes nada de la vida” (Don’t expect anything from life), it counters with a spark: “Cuando la luz entra por tu ventana… no te pongas en la sombra.” In other words, when joy does knock, step into it without fear, because we are all a little crazy under the watchful ojos de la Macarena. “Le Jardin” ultimately celebrates embracing chaos, savoring fleeting flashes of light, and dancing in the garden even when tomorrow could be el fin del mundo.