Keep It Simple pairs French singer-songwriter Vianney with the ever-charismatic Mika for a bilingual plea to strip love down to its essentials. Over bright acoustic beats and playful “la-la-las,” the two vocalists play patient and doctor: one feels feverish, aching from head to toe, while the other offers the only cure that truly works—honest words and uncomplicated affection. The repeated line “We’ll keep it simple” is both a mantra and a prescription, reminding us that relationships start to hurt when we wall up our feelings or rely on quick fixes like “Mary Jane.”
Switching smoothly between English and French, the song highlights a universal truth: saying “I love you” should be easy, yet we often complicate it until our “âme” (soul) is “en chantier” (under construction). By the final chorus, the remedy is clear: drop the drama, speak from the heart, and let love itself be the medicine that puts everything right.