Far Away Lyrics in English Madame Monsieur , Lili Poe

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Far Away by Madame Monsieur from French to English.
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You're like a wave
Immensely there
Sweeping from the sea
Ocean on me
All that's left is the scum of our days
Only a deaf echo remains
At the bottom, near the coral and fish
Basically, I've lost my mind
Chaos on the beach
Far away, far away
Drowned under love and storm
Far away far away
You're the monster king
In the depths of the abyss
Carrying his prey
In the navy blue
All that's left is the scum of our days
Only a deaf echo remains
At the bottom, near the coral and fish
Basically, I've lost my mind
Chaos on the beach
Far away, far away
Drowned under love and storm
Far away far away
Beast to cry, beast to cry
It said you'd like to drown me under your kisses
I am the heroine of a stupid story to cry, stupid to cry
I drank the cup and I feel stupid to cry, stupid to cry
Chaos on the beach
Far away, far away
Drowned under love and storm
Far away far away
Beast to cry, beast to cry
It said you'd like to drown me under your kisses
I am the heroine of a stupid story to cry, stupid to cry
I drank the cup and I feel stupid to cry, stupid to cry
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Jean-Karl Lucas, Emilie Sattonnet, Lili Poe
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déferlantesurging wave / breaking wave

Déferlante refers to a 'surging' or 'breaking wave'. It's a vivid and somewhat poetic word that isn't used in everyday conversation, making it stand out.

In the song, the lyrics describe the beloved as a "déferlante du large" (a surging wave from the open sea), creating a powerful image of an overwhelming and irresistible force. This word beautifully captures the intensity and emotional depth of the song's theme.

"Far away" turns falling for someone into a drowning scene. The singer compares her lover to a wave, an ocean, a flood that swallows her whole - "you're like a wave, immensely there." Love arrives with the force of the sea, and there's no fighting it.

That water imagery keeps building. She's lost at the bottom near the coral and the fish, out of her mind, caught in chaos on the beach. The repeated "far away, far away" works two ways at once: he pulls her far from herself, and she wishes she could get far away from the pain he causes.

By the bridge, the tone turns bitterly funny. "J'ai bu la tasse" - literally "I drank the cup" - is how French speakers describe swallowing water while swimming, and here it becomes a stand-in for getting completely played. She calls herself the heroine of a story so sad it's almost funny, drowned under kisses she saw coming and let happen anyway.

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