Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: french
Song Meaning of “J’entends des airs” by Mathieu Boogaerts
In ‘J’entends des airs’, Mathieu Boogaerts paints a picture of the way the world can take us away, both literally and figuratively. At the beginning of the song, he mentions the sound of airplanes, wind, and busy highways—the sounds of travel and movement. He expresses the idea that these everyday noises actually become songs in our ears, representing more than just motion—they become an escape for us.
With this metaphor in mind, Mathieu continues to sing of how he can also hear the sound of days gone by—of memories and dreams that have taken him away, or perhaps to reminisce of a love that was never meant to be. Boogaerts captures his struggle to reconcile these “airs,” the bittersweet mix of the beautiful and the melancholic. He pleads for anyone to understand his need to escape and make sense of the sounds that surround him.
Despite the longing for a reprieve from reality, Mathieu recognizes that the world does not hold any simple solutions. At the end of the song he chants to himself that he cannot make sense of these troublesome times, but nevertheless he will continue to press on, perhaps to find the peace and joy hidden away. Through this beautiful song and its vivid imagery of our complex lives, Boogaerts evokes a strong sense of both melancholic nostalgia and hopeful resilience.