En cavale is a French expression that means "on the run" or "on the lam", like a fugitive escaping from the law. It has a dramatic, cinematic quality that makes it very memorable.
In this song, Pomme uses this phrase in a beautiful metaphor: "notre amour est en cavale" (our love is on the run). Instead of just saying the love is gone, she personifies it as a runaway, vividly portraying a love that has escaped and disappeared from their lives.
From the very first lines, French indie-folk artist Pomme sets a cinematic scene: two exhausted lovers stumble out of a metaphorical cage, breathing rancid air and realizing their anger has burned out. En Cavale captures that surreal instant when a romance finishes not with fireworks but with silence; there is nothing left to say, faces are unreadable, and the pair quietly accepts that they have turned the page.
Love itself becomes a runaway thief that 'stole a year from both of us'. Rather than chasing it, the singer opts for calm surrender, trusting that if the feeling is meant to return it will find them later in life. The result is a bittersweet lullaby about letting go, healing, and giving yourself permission to breathe again, all wrapped in Pomme’s airy vocals and feather-light guitar.