L'Instant X - Lyrics and Music

Lyrics and Music

As noted by author Erwan Chuberre, "L'Instant X" is different from Farmer's other songs because the singer uses a deeper voice than usual, and lyrics deal about things of everyday life, not romantic literary references. Journalist Caroline Bee stated it is a "rock song that recalls in its construction and its cynicism "Je t'aime mélancolie"". Journalist Benoît Cachin said that the lyrics evoke with humour and irony the 2000 year in which many people get lost in conjecture, but that Farmer sees as bringing much joy. He noted that in the lyrics, Farmer refers to group U2's rock song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" in the phrase "Bloody lundi", addressed to the Father Christmas comparing him to the Messiah in the refrain, uses a quote from André Malraux ("le XXIè siècle sera spirituel ou ne sera pas"), cites the women's magazine Elle, the River Styx in the Greek mythology, and the antidepressant Prozac (but in verlan). According to Rigal, the lyrics can have multiple meanings: they seem to address "the lack of latent spirituality through a concentration of bad elements", but they may also be "a pamphlet on women menstruation". According to psychologist Hugues Royer, the song "talks about the state in which a person bogs down in the anticipation of the magic formula that will allow him to leave his torpor." He added that the song also contains some humor with such unexpected images as "J'ai un teint de poubelle" or "Mon chat qui s'défenestre".