Présente & Absente
Psychedelic motown doo wop wave
Présente & Absente
Psychedelic motown doo wop wave
Lyrics
☀️Translation adapted to the lyrics by Therapeutic Santiago Flores Arkansas☀️
Intro: Psychedelic guitar riffs drenched in reverb, swampy blues organ, heavy echo effects, military radio chatter faintly heard
Verse 1: Emotional, cutting male voice, backed by faint Motown “oohs”
Je t’ai vue
Je t’ai trouvée
J’ai appris à te connaître
Et puis je t’ai perdue
Tu as traversé ma vie si vite
Mon esprit ne comprend toujours pas ce qui vient de se passer
Tu es entrée dans mon cœur et tu as dit adieu
C’est difficile de continuer à vivre comme ça
Verse 2: Voice more intense, harmonies stronger, subtle fuzz guitar accents
Je regrette presque de t’avoir rencontrée
J’ai l’impression que tu n’existes pas
C’était une illusion si forte
Que Dieu a mise sur mon chemin
Oui, j’étais un coureur à l’époque
Mais allez, qui ne l’était pas ?
Karma ! Karma ! Voilà donc mon destin
Chorus: Motown-style doo-wop harmonies, psychedelic soul echo
Chaque fois que je veux dire adieu, encore adieu
Ton visage magnifique
Ton sourire inoubliable
Me met en transe et… wow ! De quoi je parlais déjà ?
Verse 3: Voice lower, mysterious swampy blues groove, shimmering organ
Femme, tu m’as pris dans une toile d’araignée
Je dois trouver la force et ne pas tomber dans le même piège !
Tu as ta vie, j’ai la mienne
C’était vraiment difficile de reconnaître
Que je devais jeter l’éponge
Bridge: Haunting guitar solo, male voice trembling with melancholic tension, military snare cadence underneath
L’incohérence de mes décisions
Mes pensées et illusions – un combat énorme en moi
J’abandonne, j’abandonne pour de bon
Je dois me rassembler
Et guérir mes blessures
Peut-être qu’un jour je trouverai
Le bonheur et la paix
Chorus: Full band, fuzz guitars louder, doo-wop harmonies soaring
Chaque fois que je veux dire adieu, encore adieu
Ton visage magnifique
Ton sourire inoubliable
Me met en transe et… wow ! De quoi je parlais déjà ?
Outro: Military radio FX layered with echoed CCR-style guitar licks fading into reverb
(filtered radio transmission: static and whispered “Adieu…”)
(guitar feedback and harmonies slowly dissolve into silence)
📝English: I Met You I Lost You
Lyrics by Therapeutic Santiago Flores Arkansas
I saw you
I found you
I got to know you
I lost you
So quickly you passed through my life
My mind still doe not understand what just happened
You came into my heart and said goodbye
It's hard to continue living this way
I almost regret meeting you
I feel like you don't exist
It was a very strong illusion
that God put in my path
I was a womanizer yes at the time
but come on! Who wasn't ?
Karma! Karma! Well, this is my destiny
Every time I want to say goodbye and goodbye
The beautiful face
the unforgettable smile
Puts me in a trance and wow! What was I writing about?
Woman you have me in a spider's web
I need to find strength and not fall into the same trap!
You have your life and I have mine
it was really hard to recognize
that I have to throw in the towel
The inconsistency of my decisions
thoughts and illusions has been a huge battle for me
I give up I'm giving up forever
I must gather myself thoughts
and heal my wounds
maybe one day I'll find
Happiness and peace
Every time I want to say goodbye and goodbye
The beautiful face
the unforgettable smile
Puts me in a trance and wow! What was I writing about?