Maladie moderne is track 7 on the album Mauvais Ordre of Lomepal, released on September 16, 2022.
The night brings doubt; lost between her room and her mind, nothing changes: Lomepal puts this modern illness into words with striking precision.
Below you'll find the full lyrics, the YouTube video, and the production credits.
Lyrics to “Modern Disease”:
[Verse number 1]
The meaning of life goes fade out
No good reason but I stay up late
I'm already looking forward to waking up tomorrow
I'd really like to cry, but there's nothing to make me want to
And if they're really in favor of sharing
So, let them come and take a piece of my emptiness
Her enjoyment in the apartment
The only problem is that I'm getting a little tired of living
My sweet, my beautiful talks about me
And am I really the only one who isn't interested in this?
Pause everything, hit the spacebar
Yeah, yeah, I'm a ghost in the dark
[Refrain]
Modern disease
I'll keep sighing until my last breath
It's hell
The machine is running backward
Oh, modern disease
I'll keep sighing until my last breath
It's hell
The machine is running backward
[Post-chorus]
And the night brings doubt
I'm lost—I don't know if I'm stuck in my room or stuck in my head
Since nothing ever changes, I figure I'm just unlucky, like most people
But maybe I deserve it
Oh, oh, oh, maybe I deserve it
Oh oh oh
[Verse number 2]
Of course I feel M.A.U.D.I.T. (letter by letter)
Emptiness is forcing me to date
Asking for help? I'd never even think of it.
Not the type to yell “mayday” three times—nope
All that's left is to keep biting into this fruit
Until it tastes like guava
I put on my jacket to go out for a drink
But I'm still sitting here, and everything's closed
I'm a good actor—I pretend to love him
It will come true for three and a half days each year
But that one percent pleasure is so refined
I know full well that honey only exists because of vinegar
[Refrain]
Modern disease
I'll keep sighing until my last breath
It's hell
The machine is running backward
Modern disease
I'll keep sighing until my last breath
It's hell
The machine is running backward
[Post-chorus]
And the night brings doubt
I'm lost—I don't know if I'm stuck in my room or stuck in my head
Since nothing ever changes, I figure I'm just unlucky, like most people
But maybe I deserve it
Oh, oh, oh, maybe I deserve it
Oh oh oh
In *Modern Illness*, Lomepal describes a gentle, diffuse weariness—that feeling that nothing ever changes and that we’re just going around in circles without really suffering all that much. The song unfolds in an emotional decrescendo, like a weariness that sets in without ever reaching a climax.
The song plays on a powerful image: honey only exists because of vinegar—in other words, pleasure has value only in contrast to emptiness. This is a theme that runs throughout the album Mauvais Ordre.
Listen to "Maladie moderne" on YouTube
The official music video is available right below.
The track is also available for streaming on Spotify and Deezer, on the album Mauvais Ordre.
Who composed the song “Maladie moderne”?
The text is signed by Lomepal himself, staying true to his introspective style. The composition and arrangements bring together several big names from the French music scene.
Here are the complete credits:
- Writing : Lomepal
- Composition : Louis-Gabriel Gonzalez, Pierrick Devin and Antoine Valentinelli
- Arrangements : Steven Vidal and Vladimir Cauchemar
- Beat Programming and 808 Sub : Stwo
- Acoustic guitar and additional backing vocals : Pierrick Devin
- Keyboards : Louis-Gabriel
- Harpsichord and electric guitar : Guillaume Ferran
Lyrics for other songs from the album Mauvais Ordre:
Mauvais Ordre is the third studio album by Lomepal.
In this project, he explores boredom, doubt, and that feeling of being stuck somewhere without really knowing why—themes that Maladie moderne embodies perfectly.
By the way, if you liked this song, the album is full of other tracks in the same vein.
Check out the Track listing for the album *Mauvais Ordre* to explore all the lyrics from the project.
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