Tell me more about that woman.

J'ai toujours admiré la femme dont Billy Joel parle dans la chanson She's always a woman to me. Très (trop?) forte. Capable d'affronter le pire et de se relever. Intransigeante et invulnérable. Capable du pire.

She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me

Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind.

She will promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
'Cause she's always a woman to me.

Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind.

She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her decree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me


Il a été blessé le pauvre.

Elle lui a probablement arraché le coeur en riant et elle a probablement vu le monde s'écrouler dans son regard quand elle lui a annoncé l'irréparable. Elle a vu la plaie ouverte et avant même qu'il n'ait eu le temps de se protéger, elle a enfoncé son doigt à l'intérieur pour sentir la chair qu'elle avait elle-même taillardée. Non pas par sadisme, mais guidée par l'ingénuité et l'inexpérience, elle a fermé les yeux devant ses larmes et cessé de porter attention à ses hurlements. Elle l'a laissé seul, seul au fond de son lit complètement défait, seul sans repère et agonisant.

Fortunately, she did it only once.