Gamine Lyrics in English ZAZ

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gamine by ZAZ from French to English.
I could grab you like that
And rip your eyes out in a flash
If you didn't look at me
With the joy of being in love
I could spin on my head
Go crazy in a few hours
If ever you felt like
Not believing in my happiness anymore
It hurts
It burns inside
It's not normal
And I don't hear my heart anymore
They're stories to make girls cry
I barely believe it
I'm not a kid anymore
I can scream for hours
If you don't come back right away
Or race off at a hundred an hour
To go grab you some fries
Just snap your fingers
And I'll pop up in your living room
And if you don't open the door
I swear I'll smash it down
It hurts
It burns inside
It's not normal
And I don't hear my heart anymore
They're stories to make girls cry
I barely believe it
I'm not a kid anymore
It hurts
It burns inside
It's not normal no, no, no, no, no
And I don't hear my heart, heart, heart
They're stories to make girls cry
I barely believe it
I'm not a kid anymore
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
JEAN MARIE FAUQUE, JULIEN VOULZY, PIERRE JEAN JAC SOUCHON
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SONG MEANING

ZAZ’s “Gamine” is a whirlwind confession in which love feels both magical and slightly dangerous. The singer imagines wild, almost cartoon-like actions—plucking out eyes, breaking down doors, racing off for fries—all to show how fiercely she feels. Every verse swings between fiery jealousy and childlike devotion, capturing that dizzy moment when you would do anything, absolutely anything, to keep the spark alive.

Yet beneath the playful exaggeration lies a proud declaration: “Je ne suis plus une gamine” (“I’m not a little girl anymore”). ZAZ is telling her partner—and herself—that these intense emotions may roar like teenage drama, but they come from an adult who knows what she wants. The song is a celebration of passion’s extremes: it burns, it hurts, it thrills, and it proves that growing up does not mean loving any less fiercely; it just means owning the chaos with a grin.

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