Cocorosie - The Sea Is Calm lyrics

C'est l'histoire d'un homme Au coeur de bois La mer est calme Sous l'écran de la caméra Comme une ampoule electrique grillée Dans un seau d'eau The sea is calm through the video camera Like a dead light bulb In a bucket of water Yes, in a bucket of water The sea is calm through hand made lenses Like animals in a soundless dream Like animals in bottles of bu*ter A miniature sailboat, tin foil and paper The waves are big and there's a warm wind Il est sous le feu des projecteurs D'un soleil ca**é Il a jetté son corps comme une ancre Comme un morceau de sucre Et s'est dissout He's in the spotlight of a broken sun He dropped his body like an anchor Like a lump of sugar And he dissolved On the anniversary of his d**h She drew a beautiful picture of a whale She drew a picture of a whale She drew a beautiful picture of a whale She drew a beautiful picture of a whale Pour l'anniversaire de sa mort...