Astruc has already stated that this is an Adrinette song. So knowing this, automatically, there are certain things to assume while approaching the lyrics. My theory, then, is that Marinette knows Adrien is Chat Noir, and here’s all the reasons why:
Since
each line builds off the next, I’m going to address Marinette’s lines first,
and then sum up Adrien’s at the end.
[1] When I see him, I’m not me anymore. I turn red and talk
softly. I run out of breath, and my heart beats fast. [2] But why? I dare
not tell him anything. I want him just for me. His light, his smile. For one
night crossing this wall between us.
Marinette is referring to how shy and nervous she gets around him,
and how she “dares not tell him anything”. Naturally, we’re meant to assume
she’s talking about her crush on Adrien, and her inability to confess her
feelings… but if you approach those lines from a post-reveal standpoint, what
if she’s not? What if the “anything” she’s referring to is the fact that she
knows he’s Chat Noir? What if she dares not tell him she’s Ladybug and that she
knows he’s Chat?
Likewise, this may mean she’s not acting like herself around Chat
Noir anymore either.
[3] You and me. If we could see each other beyond the mirror,
forget our masks for one night, let’s break off the pieces of this wall between
us. (these lines are sang in tandem).
It’s actually quite interesting that these
lines are sang by both of them. They make sense from Chat’s point-of-view: he’s
always wanted to reveal their identities and know each other outside of their
superhero personas, and if he’s suddenly experiencing feelings for Marinette,
it makes sense he’d want them to reveal themselves even more… then they can be
together and he’ll no longer have to “duel with his heart” over these
mysterious feelings for another girl. Feelings he’s trying to run away from.
However, this has never been the case
with Marinette, not in her feelings towards Adrien. So why do the lyrics
include “us”, “we”, and “our” [our masks/we could see each other]? Why not “I”,
“me”, my? [remove my mask]/[show you the real me]? That would make sense for
both of them, and especially for Marinette, who could be singing to Adrien
about wanting to reveal her identity as Ladybug so he’ll love her too.
But if you approach it from the viewpoint that
Marinette does want to reveal her identity now, but can’t,
suddenly those lines extend to both of them, not just Chat, and it makes a lot
more sense in context, because frankly, there’s no reason for Marinette to
think ADRIEN should be wearing a mask… there’s nothing for him to remove or to
reveal.
[4] A day will come, you will
discover, the happiness of being two, you and me. When we will hug [embrace]
each other.
Another
word for hug in English is to “embrace”, and an embrace can be physical and
metaphorical; she could be speaking of embracing both parts of their
identities, in addition to the physical aspect of “hugging”.
[5] Yet, I feel it, this
whirlwind of feelings that takes hold of us firmly. In the sun and in the wind,
a unique chance. Magic is spinning/stirring. It’s strong when I see it. I want
to shout it from the roofs, our love that reaches out to us, but I know I
shouldn’t. This is not the moment. We have to be patient. Be patient. [6] I
know that one day we will fly. Because, my love, one day you will see, that
with me, you will become who you are.
Marinette
talks about how strong their feelings are: “our love that reaches
out to us” and how she wants to “shout it from the roofs” but “it’s not the
right moment. We have to be patient.” I can’t help but think this whole line is
hiding something in plain sight: It’s almost as if she knows her feelings are
reciprocated, but something is holding them back from being together.
Otherwise, why would their love already be established?
She
later goes on to say that the day will come when “you will see, that with me,
you will become who you are.” When you think about it, that’s actually a very
deep thought to be coming from Marinette who tends to put Adrien on a pedestal
and sees him as perfect - yet here she is talking of his duality, and how he
can’t be himself. Which means she’s aware that there are two sides that he
keeps separate/hidden… something that’s only possible if she knows both of
those secret sides for herself. After all, if she was referring to the
dichotomy of Adrien’s model-persona/home-persona, those aren’t so secret, not
since he has friends who know of his lonely home-life: so technically, he can
be “himself” with Nino, Chloe, and all his friends. But Ladybug is the only one
who knows his secret superhero persona, and that’s the one that needs to meld
with “Adrien” - thereby allowing him to become the man he truly is. The Ladybug
and Cat miraculous are meant to be two halves of a whole, so it makes sense
that both sides would eventually need to come together. And that can only be
accomplished through Marinette.
So
why isn’t the moment right yet? Marinette has already tried multiple times to
confess to Adrien, so what has changed now? This is merely speculation, but
maybe it’s because she knows both sides of him, but he only knows one side of
her. It’s only when he learns to love Marinette just as much as Ladybug, that
they can “shout their love from the rooftops” - that’s why they have to be
patient, because he’s not there yet. But what she doesn’t realize (and we do,
thanks to all of Adrien’s lyrics) is that Adrien has already found himself
falling for Marinette, despite the fact that his heart has already been taken
by Ladybug.
[7] We will be together in the
night, like in the day, when all that glitters, our love will be to infinity.
[8] Despite the wall between us, love goes from one side to the other. We are,
together, a rare strength. For you, I will wait a lifetime. Because, yes, I
love you to madness. I will love you to infinity.
“We
are together a rare strength” is another line that brings to mind Ladynoir, not
so much Adrinette, connecting back to the idea of the miraculouses and how
they’re stronger together. And “together in the night” could be referring to
their alter-egos, and how they are not yet able to see each other clearly as
Chat and Ladybug, since they wear masks, and keep themselves hidden (aka, the
dark). But during the day, those masks are removed, and they can see each other
as Marinette and Adrien, though they yearn to know each other in both day and
night.
And
the rest is pretty self-explanatory: they love each other lots, which is
evidenced by how they fell for each other “despite the wall” from “one side [of
the love square] to the other”
[1] She is standing right
behind me. She smiles at me and turns her eyes. I think I understand her funny
game. [2] Get away! It’s the only thing to do. My heart is upside down. I sense
a power that pulls me beyond the wall between us. And yet, when I think of her,
I feel unfaithful. I want to run away in the night to see my Ladybug. I have a
heart to duel.
All
of Adrien’s lines are pretty self-explanatory: He’s awakening to his feelings
for Marinette, and has come to realize that those “funny games” she plays
(being shy, silly, awkward) is because she likes him.
He
then goes on to explain that this new realization has got him spooked! He wants
to “get away” and escape, because it’s confusing his heart, and making him feel
guilty towards Ladybug. He feels like he has to “duel” his heart and make an
effort to stop feeling the way he does towards Marinette, but if the duel’s any
indication, it’s a struggle.
[3] I do not understand what I
want. I do not want to fall in love. Where does this mysterious feeling come
from? [4] But why, if my heart is elsewhere, do I feel in my soul, a warmth? A
thrill that brings me happiness.
Adrien’s
such a romantic, it must be terrifying for him to admit that he’s feeling torn
between two different girls, so he’s in denial. He does not want these new
feelings for Marinette and doesn’t understand where they came from or why. Yet,
he can’t deny that she brings him happiness, and that she brings warmth to his
soul. However, undeniably, he loves Ladybug… so whyyyyyy? He’s no player! His
love is true (he swears) and yet…
Orrrrrr, I could be wayyyyy
wrong and will laugh at this post once the musical is released LOL.
Either way, it was fun to think
about, and I could pimp my video at the same time. ❤️
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