Picture the sky flashing pink, orange, and fuchsia while waves roll in rhythm to a broken heart. In “Sunset,” Adé jots down messages she will never send, then watches the horizon hoping her lover will show up. The sea is her escape, yet every splash of water drags her thoughts back to him. She is caught between craving his smile and fearing the hurt it brings, confessing, “Je veux toucher ta bouche… et je pleure.” The sunset becomes a giant clock counting the moments she forgives his lies, calls herself “bête,” and still waits for another chance to share the view.
Beneath the dreamy colors lies a tug-of-war of emotions: longing, disappointment, forgiveness, and fragile optimism. Even when “la nuit est louche,” Adé believes that if they can simply sit together and watch the sky melt into night, “tout ira bien.” The song turns an everyday sunset into a vivid metaphor for love’s bittersweet endings and hesitant new beginnings, making us sway between hope and heartbreak just like the tide.