Vue D'en Face Lyrics in English Yelle

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vue D'en Face by Yelle from French to English.
In my life, nothing happens
I'm bored in my living room
And I don't need an invitation
To let my eyes wander in your house
Life is beautiful from the outside
Everything is beautiful, nothing exceeds
I know all the answers to my questions
Without needing to ask for permission
How beautiful it is from the outside
We see people embracing
I got lost in your intimacies
Every day I feel intimidated
Around me everything fades away
I forgot my troubles
I'm going in circles and drowning in your lives
I'm going in circles and drowning in your lives
I fade away in the dark
The memories in my head
Are the ones others lend me
I'm at home but I live in tune
With your stories and your every move
Another magic trick
Another day in your life
And I drift away from reality
When it's you who tells me how to act
Thank you but I'm out
I flee far into space
And I find a bit of my privacy
I feel a bit less intimidated
Around me everything fades away
I forgot my troubles
I'm going in circles but I'm living my life
It goes smoothly when I live my life
How beautiful it is from the outside
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SONG MEANING

Vue D'en Face paints the picture of a restless daydreamer who escapes her own boredom by secretly people-watching the neighbors across the street. From the safety of her living-room sofa, she projects herself into their seemingly perfect world: lovers embrace, problems vanish, and every answer appears obvious. The view “from over there” feels brighter and smoother than her own reality, so she lets her imagination drift, borrowing other people’s memories and living vicariously through their daily routines.

Yet this borrowed paradise comes at a price. The more she spies, the more she sinks into the shadows of her own life—until she finally snaps out of the trance, declares “Merci, mais moi je me casse,” and rockets back into her personal space. In reclaiming her privacy, she discovers that life runs far better when she spins inside her own orbit. The song is a playful reminder that while other lives may look flawless from afar, real freedom begins the moment we stop comparing screens and start dancing to our own beat.

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