I don’t Blame Coco for being my new constant

Moi qui déteste ça à la base – écouter un CD en boucle – ça m’arrive de plus en plus souvent, bizarre…
En même temps quand c’est aussi bon que The Constant de I Blame Coco comment faire autrement.

Un jour d’errance musicale, j’ai parcouru Deezer et ses suggestions et j’avoue ne pas trop savoir pourquoi j’ai choisi de cliquer sur I Blame Coco mais bien m’en a pris. Sauf que ce jour là, j’ai écouté 1 fois l’album, bien aimé et je suis passée à autre chose.
Ce qui m’avait échappé c’est que cette musique était rentrée dans ma mémoire affective puisque l’autre jour un court extrait à la télé que j’ai reconnu à la seconde (moi, le poisson rouge par excellence) m’a redonné envie d’écouter et c’est à ce moment là seulement que j’ai compris que j’étais raide fan de TOUT l’album.

Ça aussi c’est super rare, un album où tout est tellement bon qu’il m’est impossible de dire quel titre je préfère.
In Spirit Golden, Quicker, Summer Rain, It’s About To Get Worse… je les connais déjà tous par coeur (mélodiquement, je retiens jamais les paroles grrr) et je ne m’en lasse pas. Inutile de dire que je vais courir acheter l’album (et potasser les paroles ^^).

Si ça vous rappelle quelque chose c’est normal. Coco, c’est un peu, beaucoup, complètement même, la fille de Sting, le Sting de The Police oui oui (et tout le reste de la famille est artiste, les chiens font pas des chats).
On sent clairement l’influence et en même temps c’est terriblement actuel, et doux, et péchu, et subtil. Bref canon!

Bon on s’en refait?

Et évidemment on a envie de chanter donc voici les paroles (des deux titres choisis car trouvés en vidéo mais d’autres aussi :p) (source : Lyrics Mania)

In Spirit Golden

Fall into flames and you won’t do it again
You’ve learnt a lesson you’ve never been taught so
Crawl into blame that you will never reclaim
It’s a blessing that you’ll never get caught, oh

But underneath we are golden
Hold them, we made them
Our hearts beat, control them
They’re too fast
Too fast for me tonight

I’ve seen souls in spirit golden
I’ve seen souls in spirit gold
Now I’ve cleaned myself from that unsettling light
It was too bright for me and the love of my life
But if you capture me I’ll be within your sight
It was too bright for me
It was too bright tonight

Before the insults and post the praise
You are the subject of a sugarcoat crosshair
During the shellshock of a crystal maze
You are important at your opening funfair

However underneath we are golden
So hold them, we saved them
Our hearts beat, control them
They’re too fast
Too fast for me tonight

I’ve seen souls in spirit golden
I’ve seen souls in spirit gold
Now I’ve cleaned myself from that unsettling light
It was too bright for me and the love of my life
But if you capture me I’ll be within your sight
It was too bright for me
It was too bright tonight

Here by a circus on this moonlit night
With the lukewarm light
It’s not too frightening
Here by a settle at the starboard side
If you only vouch for me
On this golden night
On this golden night

Oh my burning eyes see souls in spirit golden
I’ve seen souls in spirit gold
Now I’ve cleaned myself from that unsettling light
It was too bright for me and the love of my life
But if you capture me I’ll be within your sight
It was too bright for me
It was too bright tonight

_________________

Self machine

I saw the mirror starin’ back at me
And it told me I’m a self machine
[x2]

It said I gave you these scars
And I gave you these wounds
I told you the false
And I showed you the truth

I saw the mirror staring back at me
And it told me I’m a self machine

Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in a lonely harbor
Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in the harbor’s water

I’m not a human if you say I’m not
I’m not a human if my engines lock
And this motor that you call my heart
Is another machine that will stop

And the impression of my self machine
The word was spoken and it was foreseen
Then I am powered by this gasoline
My eyes lit up as if by kerosene

See constellations and stars
And the powers that be
Engaged in a dance
This robotic routine

Now are we two worlds apart or in between
A pixel lost on the computer screen

Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in a lonely harbor
Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in the harbor’s water

I’m not a human if you say I’m not
I’m not a human if my engines lock
And this motor that you call my heart
Is another machine that wont stop

Wait harbor, wait
Water still, water still
And shake, the ground will shake
I’ll stand still, I’ll stand still

Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in a lonely harbor
Lonely robot in a wasteland
Rusting in the harbor’s water

I’m not a human if you say I’m not
I’m not a human if my engines lock
And this motor that you call my heart
Is another machine that won’t stop
Won’t stop

I’m not a human if you say I’m not
I’m not a human if my engines lock
And this motor that you call my heart
Is another machine that won’t stop

_________________

It’s About To Get Worse

There’s a darkside living in my bloodline
And there’s a shark line fishing by the poolside
Sometimes I disguise discomfort with a white lie
But you figure me out, you figured me out

I want this and I want it now
I need it and I need it now
Just one kiss and I want it now
I feel it, I feel it

I’m reaching out are we gonna sink or swim?
I’m hibernating, under your skin
I’m petrified I am losing everything
Cause I want what you have

It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
It’s got to get better
It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
I hope it gets better

I feel overwhelmed by this surprise
I’m gonna win a prize tonight, if I don’t cry
Now that you’ve recognized there’s a problem
It’s about to get worse, it’s about to get worse

I want this, I want this to work
I need this, I need this to work
Not one tear, will fall in your hands
It’s just a feeling, a feeling

I’m reaching out are we gonna sink or swim?
I’m hibernating, under your skin
See I’m so petrified I am losing everything
Cause I want what you have

It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
It’s got to get better
It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
I hope it gets better

Lift up my eyes
And replace my mind
I hope you will fall
I hope you’ll fall in love with me again

I’m reaching out are we gonna sink or swim?
I’m hibernating, under your skin
See I’m so petrified I am losing everything
Cause I want what you have

It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
It’s got to get better
It’s about to get worse
It’s about to get worse before it gets better
I hope it gets better

_________________

Quicker

I am a waste
And you shall be waiting here
You are the place
And you can place me anywhere
We’re on our way
We’re on our way away from here

But if we don’t stop now
Instead of living in this old horse town
I want it back in again
Let it devour my skin
But we won’t start now

If we could only be Quicker
And be quick to be kind
If we could only be faster
Then we could outsmart time

I am afraid
Afraid of losing time
You are the race
And I’ll be racing your mind

But if we don’t stop now
Instead of living in this old horse town
I want you back in again
Let you devour my skin
But we won’t start now

If we could only be Quicker
And be quick to be kind
If we could only be faster
Then we could outsmart time
If we could only be Quicker
And be quick to be kind
If we could only be faster
Then we could outsmart time

So hold me as I hold you
Hold me ’til I drown
Well you could be Quicker
And quick becomes the sound
So hold me as I hold you
Hold me to the ground
Well I could be faster
And fast becomes the high

If you could only be Quicker
You’d be quick to be kind
If you could only be faster
Then you could outsmart time
If we could only be Quicker
And be quick to be kind
If we could only be faster
Then we could outsmart time

So hold me as I hold you
Hold me to the ground

_________________

Summer Rain

So tell me, have I lost it all
Have I lost the pain
Punch through a red brick wall
I don’t feel a thing

But to you, it’s all the same
Just like a hunter only knows
What’s its prey

Whatever’s mine is yours
We share the blame
Just like the darkness is your mind
Is blind with shame

Do tell me, have you lost it all
Have you changed your name
It’s funny how this loneliness
Can bring you fame

So, how can I trust you
Love me if you must be fooled
Here’s the mic and here’s your cue

Summer rain and Christmas tears
Holiday addiction and fear
Throw away love and golden years
‘Cause daytime you might miss your life
I think I’ve missed mine

So tell me, did you get my calls
Did you hear the ring
Comes from a showcase brawl
Just to hear me sing

So tell me, -?-
Would you be my king
It’s funny what will buy your love
Will slowly bring

So, how can I trust you
Love me if you must be fooled
Here’s the mic and here’s your cue

Summer rain and Christmas tears
Holiday addiction and fear
Throw away love and golden years
‘Cause daytime you might miss your life

You should have known that I was trouble
You should have told by the look in my eye
You should be careful who you fall for
‘Cause only one -?- and twice is too shy

So don’t lie to me
I am your responsibility
So don’t lie to me
Stay strong for me
And smother me, cuddle me
So here’s to my sobriety

So, how can I trust you
Love me if you must be fooled
Here’s the mic and here’s your cue

Summer rain and Christmas tears
Holiday addiction and fear
Just throw away love and golden years
‘Cause daytime you might miss your life

I think I’ve missed mine

_________________

The Constant

Escaped, I hide by myself
To take, to form something else
The ghost, a force
A bad school report, a shadow of remorse
An invisible force that is constantly forcing
This is the constant, the constant is calling

You said I’d never had a hold on you
The phantom I spiel to
You said you’d never have a hold on me
The phantom I still see

Our love, a love without compare
It’s just enough to love something I dare
One breath, I take
Two hearts, one face
We kiss, we fall
The constant silence
Some phantoms are born

You said I’d never had a hold on you
The phantom I spiel to
You said you’d never have a hold on me
The phantom I still see
You said I’d never had a hold on you
The phantom I spiel to
You said I’d never had a hold

Caught like two rabbits in a snare
She took cover in his bed
I was broken you repaired my soul
Smoke fills the air
Are we there [x6]

You said you’d never have a hold on me
The phantom I spiel to
You said you’d never have a hold on me
The phantom I still see
You said I’d never have a hold on you
The phantom I spiel to
You said I’d never have a hold

This is the constant,
The constant is calling
Become this monster
whose constantly falling
What is this curse
That my heart is installing
Outside I’m content
Yet inside I’m bawling
[x2]