Discover the story of the song > Les Salines – Alain Bashung

The lyrics talk about a protagonist who is feeling very lonely and lost. He feels like his heart is burning and he wants to leave his country to find some peace. He feels like he doesn't have any friends and he's tired of the war that fills his eyes. He mentions that he comes from a mining town and he's looking for forgiveness and forgetfulness. He dresses in blue and walks towards the salt mines. The protagonist feels like nobody knows him and he has given everything he had, but he hasn't found what he was looking for. He says that his heart is burning and he has torn up his notebook. He feels like he was dead in the middle of the city, but now he only answers to the stars in the sky. He begs for forgiveness but believes he won't reach heaven. The protagonist realizes that the world is full of bitterness and what he was searching for, he never found.