I Joined The Foreign Legion To Forget

The Divine Comedy

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Intro u> verse 1 I joined the Foreign Legion One Thursday cold and wet I think it was December But you must remember I joined the Foreign Legion to forget Joined the Foreign Legion Joined the Foreign Legion I joined the Foreign Legion verse 2 I joined the Foreign Legion La Légion Étrangère One sultry day in July Back when I still knew why I joined the Foreign Legion anyway Joined the Foreign Legion Joined the Foreign Legion I joined the Foreign Legion Solo verse 3 I joined the Foreign Legion Became a legionnaire We marched to far off regions To forts we’d be besieged in Then one day I forgot why I was theeeeeeeere verse 4 I joined the Foreign Legion Somebody to forget She said I’d find it easier If I had amnesia Who she was I do not recollect I joined the Foreign Legion to forget Joined the Foreign Legion I joined the Foreign Legion To forget Joined the Foreign Legion I joined the Foreign Legion Outro (repeat until end)

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La chanson évoque l'histoire d'un homme qui s'engage dans la Légion Étrangère pour échapper à ses souvenirs et à une douleur personnelle, se retrouvant dans les souvenirs brumeux d'un passé qu'il veut effacer. En parcourant des lieux éloignés et en affrontant des épreuves en tant que légionnaire, il perd peu à peu de vue la raison qui l’a poussé à rejoindre cette institution. L’absurdité de sa quête est accentuée par la répétition de sa motivation principale : oublier une figure mystérieuse et son histoire personnelle, qu’il ne parvient pas à se rappeler. Ce récit, à la fois tragique et ironique, joue sur le thème de l'oubli volontaire et de la recherche d'une nouvelle identité.

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