Freedom to finally taste all that I have been chasing
And now that it's here
Not amused, dear, at just how much time I am wasting
But the nights we stayed up all too late
The red and white stripes, they would blend
Them warm, washed-out lips
Ripped magazines to you
Is all I could send

Troubled heart folded
And doubled right over,
Mon coeur, si fort,
Perdu tout pouvoir.

Avec moi, avec toi, avec coeur,
Avec un et c'est pris.
Nos têtes, nos langues,
Nos oreilles étaient toujours remplies,
Mais les histores et chansons de la perte d'innocence
M'ont tellement hanté
Que j'ai remis mes mains dans mes poches
Et ma langue dans ma propre tête.

Troubled heart folded
And doubled right over,
Mon coeur, si fort,
Perdu tout pouvoir.

To make wrong things right
You get down to the level
'Cause bad things just aren't bigger than you



Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze

Track duration: 03:22

"Troubled" as written by Elizabeth Powell

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    General Comment:no, I think it's about realizing that you loved someone in the past more than the person you are with. not that you're still in love with that someone in the past. they just changed everything and it's not easy to find again.
    Flag kundaceon April 15, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:perhaps... this is a song about someone achieving a long pursued goal and realizing that after all, it wasn't so exciting as he/she thought...

    So it gets him/her troubled about how much time he/she had invested in getting it.


    Flag MigueRon March 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:thank you all! just changed them.
    Flag dustybreezeon October 21, 2010   Link
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    Lyric Correction:Here's my take on the French and its translation. It's only subtly different from hidfire777's, so props to them and their French 4 friend. :)

    Troubled heart folded
    and doubled right over,
    mon coeur, si fort, [ my heart, so strong ]
    perdu tout pouvoir. [ stripped of all its power ]

    Avec moi, avec toi, avec coeur, [ With me, with you, with heart ]
    avec un et c'est pris. [ with one and it's taken ]
    Nos têtes, nos langues, [ Our heads, our tongues, ]
    nos oreilles étaient toujours remplies, [ our ears were always filled ]
    mais les histores et chansons de la perte d'innocence [ but the histories and songs of the loss of innocence ]
    m'ont tellement hanté [ so greatly haunted me ]
    que j'ai remis mes mains dans mes poches [ that i kept my hands in my pockets ]
    et ma langue dans ma propre tête. [ and my words in my own head. ]
    Flag johnfactorialon October 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Oh wow. I've heard this song plenty of times, and only this time did I notice that half of it is in French. :/ That would explain why I could never understand her.
    Flag aMAEzingNOYseson January 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Avec moi, avec toi, avec coeur,
    Avec un et c'est pris
    Nos têtes, nos langues,
    Nos oreilles étaient toujours remplies
    Mais les histores et chansons de la perte d'innocence
    M'ont tellement hanté
    Que j'ai remis mes mains dans mes poches
    Et ma ...langue dans ma propre tête
    Troubled heart folded
    And doubled right over
    Mon coeur, c'est fort
    Perdu tout pouvoir

    This is what I believe is the second half of the song, the French and the chorus, and here is the interpretation, with the help of me and my French 4 friend, haha



    With me, with you, with heart
    With one and it’s taken
    Our heads, our words
    Our ears are always filled
    But the history and songs are about loss of innocence
    So much haunts me
    I kept my hands in my pocket
    And my words in my own head

    Troubled heart folded
    And doubled right over
    My heart, it is strong
    Lost all capacity


    Hope this helps.
    Flag hidfire777on December 29, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I believe the French in the middle goes:

    Avec moi, avec toi, avec coeur, avec un esprit (drawn out to "e-s-prit")
    Nos têtes, nos langues, nos oreilles étaient toujours remplies...

    Also I've always thought it was "Mon coeur, c'est fort" rather than "si fort", but I don't know how to distinguish those pronunciations in French.
    Flag kane5187on December 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Thanks for the help you guys!
    I speak french, but I'm nowhere near being an expert, and she's very hard to understand..
    but I love her voice!
    Flag dustybreezeon March 10, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:The french lines are the hardest to understand even though french is my main language. I'm sure theres still some mistakes.



    Freedom to finally taste all that I have been chasing
    And now that it's here
    Not amused, dear, at just how much time I am wasting
    But the nights we stayed up all too late
    The red and white stripes, they would blend
    Them warm, washed-out lips
    Ripped magazines to you
    Is all I could send

    Troubled heart folded
    And deviled right over
    Mon cœur si fort
    Perdu tout pouvoir

    (??) avec moi, avec toi, avec coeur,
    Avec (??)
    Ma tête, ma langue,
    Mes oreilles étaient toujours remplies
    Mais les histoires et chansons de la perte d'innocence
    M'ont tellement hantées
    Que j'ai remis mes mains dans mes poches
    Et ma langue dans ma propre tête

    Troubled heart folded
    And deviled right over
    Mon cœur si fort
    Perdu tout pouvoir

    Make wrong things right
    And get down to the level
    'Cause bad things just aren't bigger than you
    Flag Cédrick88on March 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:freedom to find, all it takes
    all that i have been chasing

    now that its here, not a muse dear (it could be "amused dear" but i like this more)
    adjust how much time ive been wasting

    but the nights we stayed up all too late in red and white
    stripes they would blend

    and worn washed out rips, ripped magazines to you
    is all i could send

    troubled heart folded
    and doubled right over
    mon coeur si fort
    perdu tout pouvoir
    [my heart, so strong, emptied of all its power]

    avec moi avec toi avec elle avec (mais ésé puis??)
    [with me, with you, with her, with...]
    nos tetes nos langues nos oreilles etaient toujours remplis
    [our heads, our tongues, our ears were always filled]
    mais les histoires, les chansons de l'appel de nos sens mon coeur ont hanté
    [but the stories, the songs of our desires (literally: the call of our senses) haunted my heart
    que je remis ma main dans ma poche et ma langue dans ma (popadé??)
    [so I put my hand in my pocket and my language in my...]

    troubled heart folded
    and doubled right over
    mon coeur si fort
    perdu tout pouvoir
    [my heart, so strong, emptied of all its power]

    make wrong things right
    and get down to the level
    cause bad things just arent bigger than you
    Flag colinweadickon January 28, 2009   Link

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