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Pinball ball (enhanced version)

I'm like a bomb that would have been dropped
and fell right in the middle of a torrid slow dance without a partner.
Since I'm not made for dollars
or defeats, I got a babydoll sadness, without a love story, without an idol1.
 
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
with the pillows of my heart all crumpled2
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling.
If you're a sailboat with no skipper, you'll sink3.
 
I read roman-fleuves, I've got to forget.
To be brand new, memories are lemon-flavoured poison4
I'm dreaming of places I draw for myself
with my fingertips on the mirrors of my studio.
No past, no pictures
 
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
All my beautiful Ecuadorean castles5 crumble down
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
When you're the captain of a singing boat, you're sinking6
 
(keyboard solo)
 
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
All my beautiful Ecuadorean castles crumble down
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
When you're the captain of a singing boat, you're sinking
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
All my beautiful Ecuadorean castles crumble down
And I live like a pinball ball, rolling
When you're the captain of a singing boat, you're sinking
 
  • 1. makes no real sense, the only point is the aliteration between "baby doll", "idylle" and "idole"
  • 2. "shaped like a ball", the whole convoluted metaphor is there to put another "ball" in the sentence
  • 3. That's what I call an awkward metaphor...
  • 4. the French is poorly written too. You can't read both lines as a whole, but they make no sense if you separate them
  • 5. French uses "Castles in Spain" to talk about wishful thinking or fanciful plans. Why Spain has been changed for Ecuador here is beyond me
  • 6. God strike me pink...
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vraimentwirklichvraimentwirklich    Do, 27/04/2017 - 06:04

Merci beaucoup pour vos efforts!!
I know they have crappy lyrics, and they are hard to translate. :D

vraimentwirklichvraimentwirklich    Vrij, 28/04/2017 - 05:18

Because there aren't perfect songs, they either are catchy or meaningful (well written, with good metrics and whatnot); but most of the time they are just plain lame. Nonetheless is the best way to learn vocabulary (at least for me :) ).

vraimentwirklichvraimentwirklich    Vrij, 28/04/2017 - 05:51
petit élève a écrit :

You can't use constructs like that in a casual conversation.

Sure i can! it'd just be funny :D

Some random person: tout va bien?
me: Voilier, si t'as pas de skipper, tu coules!
Some random person: (o.O)

But seriously, i have trouble remembering simple words and their meaning, and singing again and again makes my life easier.
When it comes about constructs, idioms, i reason as follows: If that phrase is inside several songs, meaning almost the same, then it must be valid! :D

vraimentwirklichvraimentwirklich    Vrij, 28/04/2017 - 06:29

I also watch subtitles movies, but i always forget almost everything, because i am not repeating all the time like a catchy song.
Besides i learnt english this way xD, i know my english is creepy; but it's functional and that's what matters to me :D

vraimentwirklichvraimentwirklich    Vrij, 28/04/2017 - 06:32

I think my algorithm it's like children learn their first language, it may not be grammatically perfect; but it works :)

Hubert ClolusHubert Clolus    Woe, 07/04/2021 - 20:29

Help..pour être neuve : to feel a fresh new girl..
Châteaux en Equateur:. because it's a lot farther than Spain, so, even more unreal..

flightyflighty    Zon, 24/09/2023 - 20:31
1

Art does not have to be easily understood to be good.

Hubert ClolusHubert Clolus    Zon, 24/09/2023 - 21:43
5

Perhaps: all my fine castles in outer space ( farther than the sky, just like Ecuador is farther, more unreachable than Spain..).. maybe ?