Song For A Dream

Released last month on 13th September, that is one year after their 13 album which it is part of, this fourth single by Indochine is amongst my top favourites and the one which certainly finds the best echo in me. Incidentally, the band had honoured with a retweet as a treat for my birthday last year, which had really moved me (thank you guys!). The accompanying road-trip styled promo clip all filmed in Chile is both very emotional and upsetting on account of the harsh reality depicted in it -- in great Indo fashion since "College Boy". Like "Un singe en hiver" (A Monkey In Mid-Winter), the lyrics of this song are purely autobiographical. Nicola Sirkis is completely open about his troubled relationship with his father (which had been exposed by the media in the early 2000's, right after the tragic passing of his twin brother Stéphane who had been suffering from a lethal disease), about how he still misses his brother and how he lost his faith in God as previously mentioned in a recent radio interview, with the recurring theme of crucifixion, hallmarked by the wobbly cross of their new logo, also present. At the same time, as a founding member and sole remainder of the original line-up, Nico (as fondly called by his fans) had to carry a heavy burden in order to keep his dream alive through thick and thin and make it come true again. Whether you like the music or not, it commands both admiration and respect (except if you're an ass and it only inspires you contempt and jealousy, which unfortunately is still quite common in France). Nico has unshakeable faith in his dream and is a living example of the amazing power residing in all of us. Thank you.

Ey@el

I wish I were alive
And no longer afraid.
I wish I could love my father,
I wish I knew how to do that.
I wish I could understand him,
I wish he could wait.
I wish I were important,
I wish I were a desire.
I wish I were impossible,
I wish you could be cured,
I wish I could see you grow up
And ease your pain.

Down with the crosses,
My dream will come true!
Down with the devils,
There are no gods!

You may challenge my dreams
Or destroy my soul,
We will be an amazing dream.
It's just my my life,
It's just my soul
We will be an perfect dream —
An amazing life.
I'd like to have a perfect dream.

I wish I were a warrior,
A fearsome one.
I wish you could be back,
I wish I could feel good,
Receive refugees,
Go back in time.
I wish I could stop ageing
And never have bought into it —
I wish I could try.

Down with the crosses,
My dream will come true!
Down with the devil,
There are no gods!

You may challenge dreams
Or destroy souls,
We will be an amazing dream.
It's just my my life,
It's just my soul
We will be an perfect dream —
You will be a perfect dream.

I was told
All my fears would go away,
And every night
I would dream of an amazing life.

And every night,
I wish I could have a perfect dream
And forget
That tomorrow our realities...

I wish I were alive
And a better person.
I wish I could love my father,
I wish I knew how to do that.
I wish I could watch you grow up
I wish I could see you stop suffering
I wish I could go back in time
When nothing really mattered.

Original text by NICOLA SIRKIS translated from French by EY@EL
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