Grandiose Lyrics in English Pomme

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Grandiose by Pomme from French to English.
Since I don't have the right
I want a baby in my belly
I should've kept quiet sometimes
That urge so big and threatening
Since my friends lie to me
They say I'm like everyone else
I want a baby in my belly
That we love each other, that we have a grand life
Grand, the life I'd imagined
For you, the life they're selling us, well mapped out
A life like that doesn't exist
Since the first drop of blood
Mouths brushing in the yard
I said, 'Me, I want a baby'
Before I knew love
The love that's spilling out of me
That says, 'You're not like the others'
Girls will take your heart
Fight, you'll have a grand life
Grand, the life I'd imagined
For you, the life they're selling us, well mapped out
A life like that doesn't exist
Since I don't have the right
I want a baby in my belly
I should've kept quiet sometimes
That urge so big and threatening
Since the deafening bells
The grey of the Fond-Rose church
I want a baby in my belly
That we love each other, that we have a grand life
Grand, the life I'd imagined
For you, the life they're selling us, well mapped out
A life like that doesn't exist
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Lyrics © ENCORE MERCI, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Claire Pommet
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SONG MEANING

“Grandiose” is Pomme’s bittersweet day-dream about a future that feels both dazzling and out of reach. From the very first line, she confesses an almost visceral desire to carry a child the moment society tells her she “has no right.” That craving becomes a symbol for every other forbidden wish: authentic love, acceptance, a picture-perfect family. While church bells echo and friends insist she is “like everyone else,” the singer can feel she is different. Her voice trembles between hope and frustration, painting the glowing image of a grandiose life that advertising and tradition promise yet never quite deliver.

Beneath the gentle melody lies a quiet rebellion. Pomme exposes the gap between the glossy, pre-planned path—house, partner, children, happily ever after—and the messy reality of discovering your true self. The chorus repeats like a mantra: “Une vie comme ça n’existe pas” (“A life like that does not exist”). It is part lament, part liberation. By the end, the song invites the listener to question hand-me-down dreams and to invent a grandeur that is honest, personal, and unapologetically their own.

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