Il Avait Les Mots Lyrics in English Sheryfa Luna

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il Avait Les Mots by Sheryfa Luna from French to English.
He was really older than me
I just stupidly fell into his arms
Through him, I discovered what I didn't know
He seemed sincere, I loved him for that
What always bothered me
Is that I could hardly ever reach him at night
But as soon as he talked to me, I'd shut up
He had the words
Got me hooked
I already saw the future in his arms
He had the words
Got me hooked
I didn't know I didn't really know him
He had the words
I had no life left
I only thought about him
Even though I caught that he often lied
He'd get lost in what he was telling me
Mixed up the name when he said he loved me
And I put up with it, I forgave
In his car, I found toys
I clocked that his ex kept calling him
But what was he hiding?
I was finding out
He had the words
Got me hooked
I already saw the future in his arms
He had the words
Got me hooked
I didn't know I didn't really know him
He had the words
I followed him home, crazy garden and pet dog
F*cking house, you picture it right away
The family life
All that time
I was wrong, I was wrong
His wife caught me
She came right over to confess
That I wasn't the first fool
He was having fun with
All that time
I was wrong, I was wrong
What always bothered me
Is that I could hardly ever reach him at night
But I suspected it, yet I kept quiet
He had the words
Got me hooked
I already saw the future in his arms
He had the words
Got me hooked
I didn't know I didn't really know him
He had the words
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Il Avait Les Mots is a cautionary tale wrapped in catchy R&B vibes. Sheryfa Luna slips into the skin of a young woman who falls head-over-heels for a charming, much older man. His sweet talk, or les mots, sweeps her into a whirlwind of dreams about a shared future. Yet small red flags start popping up: evening calls he rarely answers, stories that keep changing, the slip of another woman’s name. Love’s spell blinds her until one day she follows him home and discovers the shocking truth – a perfect suburban house, a family dog, and a very real wife who reveals he’s played this game before.

Through vivid storytelling, the song explores how seductive words can mask deceit and how easy it is to ignore intuition when emotion takes the wheel. While the beat is smooth and Sheryfa’s vocals are warm, the lyrics lay bare the pain of betrayal and the hard lesson of trusting actions over promises. Listening to this track is like watching a mini-movie: you feel the excitement, the growing unease, and finally the gut-punch of reality, all in under four minutes.

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