The English text below is a translation of the French lyrics.
It does not correspond to an adaptation of the song in English.

Simple Things (Lyrics translation)

When I get lost in the virtual universe

When everything goes fast and accelerates and takes me away

Showers of emails and so much information to process that sometimes

My brain gets carried away and I have to stop

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, and to feel little by little soothed

It’s not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again

When loneliness is too great, too heavy

When the distance with people creates lacks and yet

When all this is necessary, what to do about it? And I lose

I lose all my landmarks on earth

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, and to feel little by little soothed

To sing, to hum, or to slowly and deeply breathe

To put some music on, (to put) a background sound and to feel surrounded

It is not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again

And in my body my organs and my nerves

Communicate with each other and share this happiness

And my moods little by little get better

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, (and then) and to feel little by little soothed

To sing, to hum, or to slowly and deeply breathe

To put some music on, (to put) a background sound and to feel surrounded

It is not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again

© 2023 Jean-Philippe Viollet. All rights reserved.
Music, lyrics, production and performance (vocals, guitars, mikro bass (***), drum programming): Jean-Philippe Viollet
(***) mikro bass: electric bass that has the size of an electric guitar.

The English translation follows the French lyrics.

Des choses simples

Quand je me perds dans l’univers virtuel

Quand tout va vite et s’accélère et m’entraîne

Des pluies d’emails et tant d’info à traiter que parfois

Mon cerveau s’emballe et je dois m’arrêter

Chanter, fredonner, ou rire devant une série télé

Prendre l’air, du soleil, et se sentir peu à peu apaisé

C’est pas vraiment compliqué

Parfois dur à s’en rappeler

Des choses simples qui nous aident et qui nous permettent de nous retrouver

Quand la solitude est trop grande, trop pesante

Quand la distance avec les gens crée des manques et pourtant

Quand tout cela est nécessaire, quoi y faire ? Et je perds

Je perds tous mes points de repère sur la terre

Chanter, fredonner, ou rire devant une série télé

Prendre l’air, du soleil, et se sentir peu à peu apaisé

Chanter, fredonner, ou lentement et profondément respirer

Mettre un peu de musique, (mettre) un fond sonore et se sentir entouré

C’est pas vraiment compliqué

Parfois dur à s’en rappeler

Des choses simples qui nous aident et qui nous permettent de nous retrouver

Et dans mon corps mes organes et mes nerfs

Communiquent entre eux et partagent ce bonheur

Et mes états d’âme peu à peu s’améliorent

Chanter, fredonner, ou rire devant une série télé

Prendre l’air, du soleil, (et puis) et se sentir peu à peu apaisé

Chanter, fredonner, ou lentement et profondément respirer

Mettre un peu de musique, (mettre) un fond sonore et se sentir entouré

C’est pas vraiment compliqué

Parfois dur à s’en rappeler

Des choses simples qui nous aident et qui nous permettent de nous retrouver

The English text below is a translation of the French lyrics. It does not correspond to an adaptation of the song in English.

Simple Things (Lyrics translation)

When I get lost in the virtual universe

When everything goes fast and accelerates and takes me away

Showers of emails and so much information to process that sometimes

My brain gets carried away and I have to stop

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, and to feel little by little soothed

It’s not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again

When loneliness is too great, too heavy

When the distance with people creates lacks and yet

When all this is necessary, what to do about it? And I lose

I lose all my landmarks on earth

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, and to feel little by little soothed

To sing, to hum, or to slowly and deeply breathe

To put some music on, (to put) a background sound and to feel surrounded

It is not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again

And in my body my organs and my nerves

Communicate with each other and share this happiness

And my moods little by little get better

To sing, to hum, or to laugh in front of a TV series

To take some air, some sun, (and then) and to feel little by little soothed

To sing, to hum, or to slowly and deeply breathe

To put some music on, (to put) a background sound and to feel surrounded

It is not really complicated

Sometimes hard to remember

Simple things that help us and that allow us to find ourselves again