C'est La Vie Lyrics in English MIKA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song C'est La Vie by MIKA from French to English.
Intro
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life
What's beautiful, what's ugly
What's fake, what's real
What's all this doing here
What's that
What's death, the lives before
What's rain, what's good weather
What's coming straight ahead
What's that
What are these wrinkles on my face
Why do they snitch on my age
Even if getting old is a shipwreck
What's that
What are these flowers and that love
My brothers and sisters and their heavy hearts
Closet locked up tight
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life
All its colors and its scents
Its damask roses and its jasmine
It's like her Lebanon fading away
We thought she was aiming too big
That she drew like a child
Yet she was the one who saw far
That's life
And that's love
May your head bloom
Bloom forever
That's life
And that's death
May your head bloom
Bloom again
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life
So life, look at me
Because I won't fear you anymore
With flowers even in silence
She tells me, she tells me
So life, look at me
Because I won't fear you anymore
With flowers even in silence
She tells me, she says Dance
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life, because that's it
Because that's life
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life
Because that's life, because that's life
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life, life, dam-dam
That's life, that's life
Because that's life, because that's life
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SONG MEANING

**“C’est La Vie” bursts in with a carousel of questions: What is beauty? What is truth? Why do wrinkles appear? Over a joyful “dam-dam” chant, MIKA pokes at life’s biggest mysteries the way a curious child might tug at loose threads. Each verse stacks contrasting images—rain and sunshine, roses and war-torn Lebanon, youth and aging—to show that life is a wild collage of sweet scents and sharp edges. The repeated French phrase c’est la vie (that’s life) works like a shrug and a smile at the same time, reminding us that confusion, sorrow, and delight all belong in the same picture.

By the chorus, the song stops worrying and starts celebrating. MIKA’s solution to uncertainty is simple: let your head keep blooming and dance. Even death is invited to the party, since flowers can grow again after they wither. The music’s upbeat pulse turns the philosophical into the playful, urging listeners to face life without fear, lock the negatives away, and paint every moment with bold color. In short, “C’est La Vie” is a glitter-covered pep talk that says, “Life is messy, so spin with it—petals, wrinkles, questions and all.”

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