Alcaline Lyrics

[Ray4AJ]

Ske_leton at A-France has been working on figuring out the lyrics to Alcaline.

I believe it's a work in progress, so this isn't expected to be exact.

Here is what he came up with so far....(with some changes others made)

Un rythme, un riff, pas grand chose
L'entrée d'un gimmick, déclic, elle s'impose
Mon coeur s'accélère, mon corps se retient
Mais la musique fait celle que je deviens

Une pile alcaline, de l'adrénaline, pour m'échapper belle
De l'adrénaline, une pile qu'on caline, pour l'échappée belle
Moi au plus loin enfin , là ou rien ou plus rien ne m'atteint
Oh, s'envoler sans voir la fin

Les yeux fermés pour ailleurs
Voyage intérieur dans mes écouteurs
Plus rien ne m'est essentiel,
Le monde n'existe pas
Seule la musique révèle
Celle qui est en moi

Une pile alcaline, de l'adrénaline, pour m'échapper belle
De l'adrénaline, une pile qu'on caline, pour l'échappée belle
Moi au plus loin enfin , là ou rien ou plus rien ne m'atteint
Oh, s'envoler sans voir la fin

Tout s'arrête j'vois les gens
Comme avant noir et blanc
Défile au ralenti
J'ai pas envie d'être ici
Et la musique repartie
Je sais qui je suis

Une pile alcaline, de l'adrénaline, pour m'échapper belle
De l'adrénaline, une pile qu'on caline, pour l'échappée belle
Moi au plus loin enfin , là ou rien ou plus rien ne m'atteint
Oh, s'envoler sans voir la fin

(@Jazz )

[Scruffydog777]

Thanks for posting and also thanks to Ske_leton at A-France

[Jacotey]

English translation by RMJ:

Rhythm, riff, not much
The entry of a gimmick, tapping, that’s needed
My heart speeds up, my body holds back
But the music is what I become

Alkaline battery, of adrenaline, for my great escape
Adrenaline, an affectionate battery, for the great escape
Me, finally far away, there or anywhere, nothing affecting me
Oh, fly away without seeing the end

The eyes closed for something better
Inner journey through my headphones
Nothing else is more essential to me
The world doesn’t exist
Only the music reveals
That, what’s inside me

Alkaline battery, of adrenaline, for my great escape
Adrenaline, an affectionate battery, for the great escape
Me, finally far away, there or anywhere, nothing affecting me
Oh, fly away without seeing the end

Everything stops, I see the people
Like before, black and white
Scrolling slowly
I don’t want to be here
And the music restarts
I know who I am

Alkaline battery, of adrenaline, for my great escape
Adrenaline, an affectionate battery, for the great escape
Me, finally far away, there or anywhere, nothing affecting me
Oh, fly away without seeing the end

[Jazzmin]

Originally Posted by Ray4AJ

@Jazz

Please send my thanks to Ske_leton, I myself usually guess the lyrics all wrong so I didn't fully trust my listening skills.

[P♠N]

I am very fond of these lyrics. And I'm fond of RMJ's photos.
However, the translation seems a bit off.

Rhythm, riff, not much

A rhythm, a riff, not much else.

The entry of a gimmick, tapping, that’s needed

Can we translate "l'entrée" as "The beginning"?

The English word "gimmick" is not the same as the French word "gimmick", here the French "gimmick" means a tune or a melody that stays in your head.

Could "déclic" have a double meaning?
It is referring to the sound of clicking, of course.
But it is also an "A-ha!"-moment.

But the music is what I become

The music makes me who I am?

The entry of a gimmick, tapping, that’s needed

I think in French the last part is actually referring to the clicking sound staying around. So... "it stays", perhaps? I don't think we can use the English verb "to impose".

The beginning of a tune, the tapping which stays.

Alkaline battery, of adrenaline, for my great escape

narrow escape; to barely escape.

Adrenaline, an affectionate battery, for the great escape

I'm not too familiar with affectionate batteries, but isn't the word "câline" the same word Alizée used during DALS4 right before she hugs Candice Pascal and Gregoire Lyonnet. So whatever it was that those three did there is what the affectionate battery is all about.

A battery that we hug to barely make our escape.

Can one "hug" a battery?
Cuddle, then?

Me, finally far away, there or anywhere, nothing affecting me

How far is really far? Do we dare to go to the maximum far-ness? It should probably be "farthest."

Farther still, finally. There, where nothing at all bothers me.

Scrolling slowly

Everything stops. I see the people, like before, in black and white, slowly passing by. I don't want to be here.

Alkaline battery, of adrenaline, for my great escape
Adrenaline, an affectionate battery, for the great escape

Do we think the battery is made of adrenaline?
Is that the reason it's being affectionate.

An alcaline battery,
some adrenaline,
to narrowly get away.

Feel free to correct mistakes.
Parts of the translation are quite liberal,
but I think with the extra commentary I provided
it does get the point across better.
Keep in mind these are not based on official lyrics.
There are some comma problems and what not, but I think this is... improvement, at least.

The song reminds me a bit of Psychédélices. I especially like Alizée singing about closing her eyes while wearing her headphones. Going on an inner journey. The world disappears, only music is left.

Dreamy...