Plage Abandonnée paints a cinematic summer scene that feels both nostalgic and strangely apocalyptic. Picture the classic postcard image: couples strolling hand-in-hand along the shoreline, eyes locked, hearts racing. Suddenly that postcard fades. Beaches are closed, the air is full of unspoken fear, and the singer is left walking alone on the empty sand. Damien Saez mixes tender memories of a past romance with the eerie mood of a world where even holding hands has become an outlaw act. The result is a bittersweet contrast between carefree love and pandemic-style isolation.
Behind the simple words lies a double message. On the surface it is a breakup song about lovers who drifted apart and are now asking, “Was it you who left or me?” Deep down it is also a social snapshot of a time when the most ordinary gesture—a summer kiss—felt dangerous. By switching back and forth between warm memories and chilling present-day images, Saez reminds us how fragile moments of love can be, yet how powerful they remain inside our minds. The song invites listeners to hold on tight to those fleeting instants of connection, because they might disappear as suddenly as an abandoned beach at the end of the world.