Paradigme Lyrics in English La Femme

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Paradigme by La Femme from French to English.
In the cold night I cry tears of ice
And there's not a glimmer of hope wherever I go
The night souls we pass on the sidewalks are often lost
And they carry twisted desires and dark ideas inside
Like all the cats that roam the boulevards
I'm alone tonight, still torn up in this drowning
And the night is cold enough to kill
Dad, Mom, I'm hurting, I think I'm hurt
They left me lying on the roadside
The night is foul and my head's in tears on the pavement
During the night paradigms fade
Masks fall to celebrate the void and madness
In this riddle we call life
I feel like running and crying
During the night I feel the threat
Among the shadows I see monsters and vultures
I've got a knot in my gut that stresses me out
That owns me and stops me
From seeing clear in this world where everything crushes me
I burn myself up, I light my own fuse
Life's so short I gotta hurry
And if I go out it's to wipe everything from my memory
I wanted calm and to avoid trouble
And avoid drama but it's already too late
Life burns me but in the night I find my moment of glory
During the night paradigms fade
Masks fall to celebrate the void and madness
In this riddle we call life
I feel like running and crying
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SONG MEANING

Paradigme plunges us into a neon–lit night where the city feels like an icy maze of lonely boulevards. Over hypnotic synths, La Femme paints a cinematic scene: stray cats prowl, strangers drag their sorrows along the pavement, and the narrator fights a rising wave of panic. The word “paradigme” hints at the invisible rules that shape our daytime selves, yet once darkness falls those rules melt away, masks slip, and raw emotions burst out. What remains is a whirlwind of fear, urgency, and a desperate urge to run, cry, and erase painful memories before dawn puts the façade back on.

At its core the song explores the tension between oppression and release. Nighttime becomes both a threat and a brief chance at glory—the only moment the narrator can torch old pain and feel truly alive. It is a gritty, bittersweet anthem for anyone who has ever felt lost in life’s “enigme,” craving escape from inner monsters while racing against time’s short fuse. With its moody lyrics wrapped in danceable grooves, Paradigme invites listeners to face the chaos inside, celebrate their vulnerability, and maybe even find freedom in the flicker of streetlights.

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