"Envole-Moi" is a song by French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman. The lyrics are a powerful expression of feelings of confinement, frustration, and the desire to break free from a difficult and oppressive environment. In the song, Goldman depicts a bleak urban setting where ignorance, violence, and boredom prevail. The narrator, who had no choice in being born into this environment, yearns for an escape. They promise themselves that they will find a way out, even if it means using legal means. The chorus, "Envole-moi" translates to "Fly me away" in English, and it serves as a plea to be taken far from the fatalistic circumstances that cling to their life. They long for a new perspective, other horizons, and different words to fill their mind. The lyrics also express the absence of freedom, with rules that seem predetermined, but with outcomes that are predetermined in a negative way. The winter represents harshness and coldness, while the summer symbolizes intense heat and desolation. The environment never provides a season to feel better. The narrator didn't choose to live in this place, where submission, fear, and abandonment rule. They promise to overcome these challenges, swearing to break the walls with books and education. The song pleads not to be left behind, to be taken away, and shown other lives where resignation doesn't exist. They yearn for escape, to be pulled out of their current situation and shown different possibilities. The narrator stresses that they don't resemble the others in their environment and pleads to not be left there. They won't end up accepting their circumstances. Overall, "Envole-Moi" serves as a powerful anthem of hope and the longing for a better life, where the narrator seeks liberation from a confined and oppressive world.
