Love Lyrics in English Louane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Love by Louane from French to English.
We lie like lightning, we lie to look good
Like what we'd like to be, though we already are
We lie for one drink, we lie for a second
We lie to like ourselves, even though we already do
I'd walk on the sea, I'd swim in the earth
I lie 'cause before having you, I'm scared to lose you
I'd walk on the sea, I'd swim in the earth
I lie 'cause before having you, I'm scared to lose you
I'd sink if you touch me
I'd lend you my eyes if you squint
But I'd sink if you touch me
Big kids, the truth doesn't leave our mouths
Love, love, love, love
The one I am isn't the one I was
Love, love, love, love
The lies that repeat turn into truths
We lie every hour, we lie 'cause we're scared
We lie when we laugh, we lie even when we cry
We lie by mistake to protect our hearts
'Cause drops of tears look like drops of sweat
I'd walk on the sea, I'd swim in the earth
I lie 'cause before having you, I'm scared to lose you
I'd walk on the sea, I'd swim in the earth
I lie 'cause before having you, I'm scared to lose you
I'd sink if you touch me
I'd lend you my eyes if you squint
But I'd sink if you touch me
Big kids, the truth doesn't leave our mouths
Love, love, love, love
The one I am isn't the one I was
Love, love, love, love
The lies that repeat turn into truths
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Anne Peichert
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SONG MEANING

Louane’s “Love” zooms in on the tiny, everyday lies we tell when our hearts are on the line. From fibbing to seem cooler at a party to exaggerating feelings out of sheer panic, the singer confesses that we often pretend to be someone else even though we already are enough. Behind each bluff is one driving force: fear. Louane paints vivid images—“I would walk on the sea, I would swim in the earth”—to show how far we are willing to go to keep a budding romance from slipping away. We may lend our eyes to someone who “louches” (has wandering vision), yet we are terrified we might “sink” the moment real intimacy touches us.

The chorus drills in a bittersweet truth: repeat a lie long enough and it feels real. As the singer admits “The person I am is not the one I used to be,” she hints that love reshapes identity, sometimes for better, sometimes through self-deception. “Love” invites listeners to ask themselves: Which parts of me are authentic, and which are just protective masks? By wrapping this self-reflection in an infectious pop melody, Louane turns a confession of vulnerability into a relatable anthem for anyone who has ever stretched the truth to protect a fragile heart.

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