mellody Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Mika played a new song yesterday at the gig in Spa! It's called C'est La Vie and talks about life, love, death and that they can't be separated. You gotta accept it and you can dance with tears in your eyes. That's what he said when announcing the song: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu7-H9Xt2c0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== He also filmed a part of it for an official video at yesterday's gig! Can someone figure out the lyrics of the verses, from the bits that have been posted on IG? The chorus is super catchy, the crowd already sang along despite hearing it for the first time! Edit: A few clips by @Miky Schyns, posted on IG by Celine. announcing the song: 384F01739AD275162D4726B668C495A0_video_dashinit.mp4 C'est La Vie: 194AB0C74105EAE3B204E0F118E4498C_video_dashinit.mp4 26448978F535FD77A1A1173E53D6A0AF_video_dashinit.mp4 304755053F8918F61D4690CE5A459F8F_video_dashinit.mp4 Adding the "official lyrics" from the music video here, just so they are easy to find: C’est quoi le beau C’est quoi le laid C’est quoi le faux C’est quoi le vrai Qu’est-ce que tout ça vient faire ici C’est quoi ? C’est quoi la mort Les vies d’avant C’est quoi la pluie Quoi le beau temps C’est quoi c’qui arrive droit devant C’est quoi ? C’est quoi ces rides Sur mon visage Pourquoi elles viennent Cafter mon âge Même si vieillir est un naufrage C’est quoi ces fleurs et son amour Mes frères et sœurs et leurs cœurs lourds Placard fermé à double tour Parce que c’est ça la vie Parce que c’est ça C’est la vie Toutes ses couleurs et ses parfums Ses roses damas et son jasmin C’est comme son Liban qui s’efface On croyait qu’elle voyait trop grand Qu’elle dessinait comme un enfant Pourtant c’est elle qui voyait loin Si c’est ça la vie Si c’est ça l’amour Que ta tête fleurisse Fleurisse toujours Si c’est ça la vie Si c’est ça la mort Que ta tête fleurisse Fleurisse encore Parce que c’est ça la vie Parce que c’est ça C’est la vie Alors la vie regarde-moi ! Car je n’aurai plus peur de toi Avec des fleurs même en silence Elle me le dit Elle me dit danse ! Parce que c’est ça la vie Parce que c’est ça C’est la vie 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vero Bott Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, mellody said: Mika played a new song yesterday at the gig in Spa! It's called C'est La Vie and talks about life, love, death and that they can't be separated. You gotta accept it and you can dance with tears in your eyes. That's what he said when announcing the song: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu7-H9Xt2c0/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== He also filmed a part of the official video at yesterday's gig! Can someone figure out the lyrics of the verses, from the bits that have been posted on IG? The chorus is super catchy, the crowd already sang along despite hearing it for the first time! Loooved the snippets, can't wait to hear the full song (and see the video from the crowd) ♥️ The audience response was amazing, it proves how great the new song is! 😍 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 It’s so catchy!! I really hope he will include it in the setlist for the remaining gigs. I can’t wait to hear it live!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) I've read the first raw version of the new song. Really, really it made me cry like a child..... And even it's not a final one I think the main meaning is there. Why these wrinkles on my face? Where they come from? Even if getting older is like a sinking ship... What could we do without love? My brothers and sisters' hearts are heavy Did you locked well the door? This is life (x3) Because this is life (x3) There was a party...... so why it becomes blury? We were fighting, we were traveling a lot. This is life, this is life May heads bloom, bloom again This is life (x3) Because this is life (x3) So life, look at me, I will never be afraid of you again With flowers even in silence she sais to me she sais to me... (dance ?) Edited July 21, 2023 by Anna Ko Kolkowska 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 The way he says it with the video filming I'm not sure if it's for the official videoclip or rather for a post on social media - if I understand it right, he says they'll be filming for the first clip the public will hear of his new material. So that could mean anything, lol! Anyway they filmed, for *something*. Maybe one of the French speakers can help, if he explicitly talked about the official videoclip? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 minute ago, mellody said: The way he says it with the video filming I'm not sure if it's for the official videoclip or rather for a post on social media - if I understand it right, he says they'll be filming for the first clip the public will hear of his new material. So that could mean anything, lol! Anyway they filmed, for *something*. Maybe one of the French speakers can help, if he explicitly talked about the official videoclip? Yes, I think this is what he said. It's a small part of a video that people will see first about his new material. So I can imagine a short videos which used to be released already before MNIMH. But who knows? Maybe there will be a video for C'est la vie as well? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Thanks for sharing the lyrics @Anna Ko Kolkowska! I can understand what you mean about the lyrics making you cry, the song comes across as an emotional story of deep feelings for Mika, clearly about family relationships and loss. It reminds me somewhat of Last Party. From what I've heard so far in the snippets it sounds really catchy and I can't wait to hear more! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said: Thanks for sharing the lyrics @Anna Ko Kolkowska! I can understand what you mean about the lyrics making you cry, the song comes across as an emotional story of deep feelings for Mika, clearly about family relationships and loss. It reminds me somewhat of Last Party. From what I've heard so far in the snippets it sounds really catchy and I can't wait to hear more! I lost my parents years ago. I live my life with acceptance of death. But there are moments when the memory of the pain you feel at that moment comes back and this is the one of those moments - when I read the lyrics... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: I've read the first raw version of the new song. Really, really it made me cry like a child..... And even it's not a final one I think the main meaning is there. Why these wrinkles on my face? Where they come from? Even if getting older is like a sinking ship... What could we do without love? My brothers and sisters' hearts are heavy Did you locked well the door? This is life (x3) Because this is life (x3) There was a party...... so why it becomes blury? We were fighting, we were traveling a lot. This is life, this is life May heads bloom, bloom again This is life (x3) Because this is life (x3) So life, look at me, I will never be afraid of you again With flowers even in silence she sais to me she sais to me... (dance ?) Dancing with tears in your eyes, check…These lyrics are so very personal and profound. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 New song!!! And yes, deeply personal and relatable lyrics. ❤️ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 The first video I saw of the new song last night was this one from Pop Attitude - they took what he said to mean that this will be part of the official video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mika Fan Club (@mikafanclub) And Cynthia just posted a gorgeous two-minute clip: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mika Fan Club (@mikafanclub) 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paoletta Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paoletta Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Hero said: New song!!! And yes, deeply personal and relatable lyrics. ❤️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) Beautiful song . Happy catchy tune and such moving lyrics and the sweetness of his voice I 'm really crying like this.... I need more sweet banana to stop crying...I can't wait for his album Edited July 21, 2023 by crazyaboutmika 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) YouTube 1/2 2/2 Edited July 23, 2023 by Kumazzz update 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinechedo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Je n'ai pas fini de pleurer, Maman est partie 1 an avant la sienne et elle me manque trop 😪 cette chanson a une très belle mélodie joyeuse et entrainante. Impatiente de découvrir l'album ❤ 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Thanks a lot @Froy MIKA - C'est La Via (Premier at Francofolies Spa - 20/07/2023) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancylovesM Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just seeing this now. This is so exciting! I’m so ready for this next era!!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presci1108 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I want to cry with joy, because there's a new song. I want to cry with sadness because of those lyrics. And I want to dance because that's so catchy. That's Mika. This is really exciting to hear, can't wait to hear this one in its final version ! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 9:49 PM, Kumazzz said: YouTube 1/2 2/2 On 7/22/2023 at 10:59 PM, Kumazzz said: Thanks a lot @Froy MIKA - C'est La Via (Premier at Francofolies Spa - 20/07/2023) Thanks! In these 2 we can hear the beginning of the first verse - maybe someone can figure out more of the lyrics from that? I noticed that the few words in the verses that I thought I understood are probably something else, according to what @Anna Ko Kolkowska posted. 😅 Btw, @carafon hadn't you posted some lyrics suggestions as well? Have I dreamed that or did you delete it? I remember something about "avoid war" instead of "fight / make war", it would give the line a different meaning, and both could be true about his relationship with his Mum. Either it's a list, "fighting, travelling", or it's about avoiding confrontation by travelling a lot. But well, it really seems to be hard to understand, even for French speakers. The downside of French lyrics, the fans who usually write down the lyrics on MFC from hearing the songs can't do it in French. 😅 I hope Mika has mercy with us and will publish all the (correct!) lyrics for the French album. I mean, he said he put all his heart into it, and looking at the few lyric bits we have of C'est La Vie, it seems to me that at least some of the songs on the album might not be suitable for too much lyrics speculation. That's fun for something like Sweetie Banana, but in this case it feels too delicate. Surely it's good to make serious topics a little lighter at times, so "C'est la Brie", I'm gonna find cheese in every Mika song after Keep it Simple, lol! But I understand why there's no wild speculations about the lyrics, like there might be for other new songs. Still I can't wait to know what they are. The song and its lyrics feel like a delicate flower that's not yet in full bloom but only carefully unfolding a few petals. You know it's gonna be stunning and you want to watch it flourish, but the suspense is almost unbearable and you're worried you might miss the moment if you blink. I wonder when we'll get more news about this, like a release date or the video they filmed in Spa. Probably not before September, but I'd love to hear C'est La Vie in Monaco, that'd be a dream! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 18 hours ago, mellody said: The downside of French lyrics, the fans who usually write down the lyrics on MFC from hearing the songs can't do it in French. 😅 Guilty, my French is terrible (ironically it’s the same word in both French and English). But see me flex my typing skills when the English album comes out!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 60 seconds C’est la Vie · MIKA C'est la vie ℗ 2023 MIKA PUNCH Released on: 2023-08-25 Producer, Associated Performer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer: Tristan Salvati Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer: Martin Lefebvre Associated Performer, Background Vocalist, Vocal Producer, Additional Keyboards: Marsō Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Alex Stacey Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Francesco Felcini Studio Personnel, Mixer: Geoff Swan Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Matt Cahill Associated Performer, Vocals: MIKA Author, Composer: MIKA Composer: Tristan Salvati Author: Doriand Auto-generated by YouTube. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Kumazzz said: 60 seconds C’est la Vie · MIKA C'est la vie ℗ 2023 MIKA PUNCH Released on: 2023-08-25 Producer, Associated Performer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer: Tristan Salvati Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer: Martin Lefebvre Associated Performer, Background Vocalist, Vocal Producer, Additional Keyboards: Marsō Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Alex Stacey Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Francesco Felcini Studio Personnel, Mixer: Geoff Swan Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Matt Cahill Associated Performer, Vocals: MIKA Author, Composer: MIKA Composer: Tristan Salvati Author: Doriand Auto-generated by YouTube. So the new song is about to be released! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Kumazzz said: 60 seconds C’est la Vie · MIKA C'est la vie ℗ 2023 MIKA PUNCH Released on: 2023-08-25 Producer, Associated Performer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer: Tristan Salvati Producer, Additional Producer, Programmer: Martin Lefebvre Associated Performer, Background Vocalist, Vocal Producer, Additional Keyboards: Marsō Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Alex Stacey Studio Personnel, Additional Engineer: Francesco Felcini Studio Personnel, Mixer: Geoff Swan Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Matt Cahill Associated Performer, Vocals: MIKA Author, Composer: MIKA Composer: Tristan Salvati Author: Doriand Auto-generated by YouTube. The video has been blocked. Maybe it was posted as public by error? Only one minute, not the whole song. And Mika didn't mention it in his Insta post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miky Schyns Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: La vidéo a été bloquée. Peut-être qu'il a été publié comme public par erreur ? Seulement une minute, pas toute la chanson. Et Mika n’en a pas parlé dans son post Insta. Yes I've just seen that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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