Bruxelles Lyrics in English Boulevard des Airs

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bruxelles by Boulevard des Airs from French to English.
If I didn't know you yet
Our adventure would be worth gold
If we just met
My love, what luck
I'd have a delicious tongue
I'd have a honeyed part of me
That I now loathe
My love, what have we done
I'm one of those who stay at the port
I know we were meant to laugh again
I'm one of those, but you're one of those girls
Who stay stuck in Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
If I knew nothing about you
I'd stay calm so we would be
If we'd never seen each other
I'd check out your ass without you knowing
I'd be quick with compliments
I'd be the strong man and the docile one
That latter one, I won't be anymore
My love, I've lost us
I'm one of those who stay at the port
I know we were meant to laugh again
I'm one of those, but you're one of those girls
Who stay stuck in Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
And when you dance, it's dripping
You're a treat for the retina
You're on a Mondrian canvas
That I trash with a thousand colors
Thrown without shame and without plan
Just like that, for happiness
I even picture us camping
In Brussels
There are those who stay at the port
There are those who still laugh
There are the guys and there are the girls
Who stay stuck in Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
If I were the one
You're the only one
If I stay here
You go back to Brussels
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SONG MEANING

Bruxelles paints the bittersweet picture of a couple caught between what could have been and what is. The singer imagines meeting his partner for the very first time again: he would be charming, sweet-tongued, full of compliments. Yet reality breaks the daydream: she is heading back to Brussels while he stays “au port,” and the spark they once shared feels lost at sea. The repeating contrast—“Si j’étais celui… tu es la seule”—highlights their unbreakable bond even as distance and routine keep them apart.

Listen for the playful imagery: her dancing is “dripping” paint, her presence a living Mondrian canvas splashed with color. These vibrant flashes of love collide with lines of regret, giving the song its unique mix of warmth and melancholy. In short, Bruxelles is a charming postcard from a relationship stuck in transit, reminding us how geography, timing, and memory can turn romance into a beautifully complicated work of art.

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