Phénix V — Album Track 04
Album: Ce qu’il reste de moi
Official release: 21 October 2026
A Basket of Memories
Sometimes the smallest gestures reveal the deepest feelings.
Two weeks. That was all it took for an unexpected encounter to become something I could never have imagined.
There were conversations, laughter, little habits and moments when everything felt completely natural. Without even realising it, a connection had formed that went far deeper than I could understand at the time.
But when the holiday ended and we had to say goodbye, the reality of that connection suddenly hit me. The journey home was incredibly emotional. I could barely understand why saying goodbye hurt so much.
We didn’t want that connection to simply disappear. So we put together a basket filled with small, personal things. Nothing expensive, just little reminders that showed we had paid attention, listened and remembered.
There was also a letter. Words for everything that was difficult to say out loud.
When the basket reached its destination, something unexpected happened. During a phone call, the emotions came pouring out. We realised that the feeling of missing each other was mutual, and what had started as a simple gesture suddenly changed our plans.
The next day, I was already on a plane.
Un panier de souvenirs is not just about saying goodbye or missing someone. Above all, it is about the meaning of genuine attention. About making someone feel seen, showing them that their presence matters and that they haven’t been forgotten.
While the previous songs mostly tell the story of a life built around thinking, working and taking responsibility, this song reveals another side of me: feelings that cannot be planned, controlled or explained.
When I think about that basket today, I barely remember the objects inside it.
I remember the tears. The longing. And everything that small gesture set in motion.
Sometimes a small gesture says more than a thousand words.
And sometimes, what was meant as a goodbye unexpectedly becomes the beginning of a new chapter.
Lyrics
Read the complete lyrics (French original + English translation).
Deux semaines seulement
Et pourtant tellement de choses
Des nuits à parler
Des silences qui nous reposent
Only two weeks
And yet so much happened
Nights spent talking
Silences that brought us peace
Tu es entré dans ma vie
Sans demander ta place
Et quelque chose en moi
S’est ouvert sans que je le sache
You came into my life
Without asking for a place
And something inside me
Opened without me even realising it
Je riais autrement
Je respirais autrement
I laughed differently
I breathed differently
En deux semaines à peine
Je ne me reconnaissais plus vraiment
In barely two weeks
I hardly recognised myself anymore
Puis il a fallu repartir
Then we had to leave
Et soudain
Tout ce qui semblait si simple
And suddenly
Everything that had seemed so simple
A commencé à faire mal
Began to hurt
Un panier de souvenirs
Tout un monde à l’intérieur
A basket of memories
A whole world inside
Des petites choses sans valeur
Qui racontaient pourtant nos heures
Little things of no material value
Yet they told the story of our time together
Un panier de souvenirs
Pour te dire sans savoir comment
A basket of memories
To tell you, without knowing how
Que même loin de nous
Tu restais là
That even far away from us
You were still there
Présent
Present
On y a mis ce que tu aimais
Tes habitudes, tes petits riens
We filled it with things you liked
Your habits, your little everyday things
Ce qu’on avait vu dans tes mains
Ce qui te faisait du bien
The things we’d seen you holding
The things that brought you comfort
Quelques bières
Tes cigarettes
Des goûts devenus familiers
A few beers
Your cigarettes
Tastes that had become familiar
Et puis une lettre
Avec tout ce qu’on n’arrivait pas à dire
And then a letter
With everything we couldn’t find the words to say
Ce n’était qu’un panier
It was only a basket
Mais chaque chose disait
But every little thing said
On t’a vu
On t’a écouté
On ne t’a pas oublié
We saw you
We listened to you
We haven’t forgotten you
Un panier de souvenirs
Tout un monde à l’intérieur
A basket of memories
A whole world inside
Des petites choses sans valeur
Qui racontaient pourtant nos heures
Little things of no material value
Yet they told the story of our time together
Un panier de souvenirs
Pour te dire sans savoir comment
A basket of memories
To tell you, without knowing how
Que même loin de nous
Tu restais là
That even far away from us
You were still there
Présent
Present
Des amis sont repartis là-bas
On leur a confié le panier
Some friends travelled back there
We entrusted the basket to them
Ils t’ont appelé
Tu devais venir le chercher
They called you
You were supposed to come and collect it
Tu as dit
“Je vous rappelle tout de suite”
You said
“I’ll call you right back”
Puis plus rien
Then nothing
Plus de réponse
Plus un mot
No more answer
Not a word
On a rappelé
Encore
Et encore
We called again
Again
And again
Et dans ce silence
Tout devenait trop grand
And in that silence
Everything became overwhelming
Puis tu es revenu
Then you called back
Et ta voix n’était plus la même
And your voice wasn’t the same anymore
Tu pleurais
You were crying
Pas quelques larmes retenues
Not just a few tears held back
Tu pleurais vraiment
You were really crying
Parce que ce panier
Avait ramené ces deux semaines
Because that basket
Had brought those two weeks back to life
Parce que nous te manquions
Because you missed us
Comme toi
Tu nous manquais
Just as much as
We missed you
Un panier de souvenirs
Tout un monde à l’intérieur
A basket of memories
A whole world inside
Quelques objets
Et tellement de cœur
A few objects
And so much heart
Un panier de souvenirs
Qui avait traversé la distance
A basket of memories
That had travelled across the distance
Et dans tes larmes
J’ai compris
And in your tears
I understood
Que ce que j’avais senti
N’existait pas seulement en moi
That what I had felt
Didn’t exist only inside me
Le lendemain
J’ai pris l’avion
The next day
I took a plane
Je suis retourné vers le sud
I went back south
Pas pour chercher une réponse
Pas pour comprendre davantage
Not to search for an answer
Not to understand any more
Je savais seulement
Que je devais revenir
I only knew
That I had to go back
Te retrouver
To see you again
Et te ramener avec moi
And bring you back with me
Un panier de souvenirs
Tout un monde à l’intérieur
A basket of memories
A whole world inside
Il devait simplement te rejoindre
Il a changé la suite de l’histoire
It was only meant to reach you
But it changed what happened next
Un panier de souvenirs
Des bières, une lettre, quelques riens
A basket of memories
Some beers, a letter, a few little things
Mais parfois
Ce sont les plus petites choses
But sometimes
It’s the smallest things
Qui disent le mieux
That say it best
Combien quelqu’un compte
How much someone means to you
Aujourd’hui encore
Quand je pense à ce panier
Even today
When I think of that basket
Je ne vois pas les objets
I don’t see the objects
Je vois tes larmes
I see your tears
Je revois ces deux semaines
I see those two weeks again
Et l’avion du lendemain
And the plane I took the next day
Ce panier
N’était pas un adieu
That basket
Wasn’t a goodbye
C’était déjà
It was already
Le chemin du retour
The road back
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Un panier de souvenirs is the fourth track from the album Ce qu’il reste de moi by Phénix V.
The full album will be released on 21 October 2026 across streaming platforms.
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Phénix V — Un panier de souvenirs
Album: Ce qu’il reste de moi
Release date: 21 October 2026