I've lost something I never had
English version below
j'ai découvert en 2025, à ma grande surprise malgré mon âge avancé, que j'étais aphantasique, comprendre, je n'ai pas d'images mentales
si je pense à un objet, un paysage, un visage, je ne vois rien, que du noir
Ce qui m'a le plus étonné, c'est d'apprendre que la grande majorité d'entre vous voyait des images.
C'est de la science fiction pour moi
de l'apprendre m'a ouvert les yeux sur nombre de choses sur ma manière d'être, d'interagir.
Ce n'est pas un handicap, j'ai pu vivre au quotidien sans que moi même ou mon entourage ne s'aperçoivent d'une quelconque "anomalie" dans mon fonctionnement
C'est une manière différente de penser, de mémoriser aussi. les personnes avec aphantasie on une très médiocre mémoire autobiographique, faute d'images pour se rappeler le passé
j'ai écrit cette chanson très peu après ce "choc" de la découverte, pour évoquer cette drôle de sensation d'avoir perdu quelque chose, que pourtant je n'ai jamais eu
In 2025, to my great surprise despite my advanced age, I discovered that I was aphantastic, meaning that I have no mental images. When I think of an object, a landscape, or a face, I see nothing but blackness. What surprised me most was learning that the vast majority of you could see images. It's like science fiction to me. Learning this opened my eyes to many things about the way I am and interact with others. It's not a disability. I've been able to live my daily life without myself or those around me noticing any ‘abnormality’ in the way I function. It's a different way of thinking and memorising. People with aphantasia have a very poor autobiographical memory, as they lack images to help them remember the past. I wrote this song shortly after the ‘shock’ of this discovery, to express this strange feeling of having lost something that I never had.
I see Nothing in my mind
no images and no light
I wonder if the day I die
I will
see the guiding light
that bloody apple that I'll never see
I don't need it but I do miss it
as if a whole world eluded me
is it jealousy or envy
tonight
can't help but feel a little sad
Silent blind thoughts wander in my mind
yes I
feel a little bit sad
I've lost something that I never had
yesterday is a complete blur
all mixed up and tangled up
your faces, all forgotten
but I
know you're part of my world
an empty screen yet full of life
I learned so late we were different
It's a bit strange
to be betrayed
by
your own fucking brain
tonight
can't help but feel a little sad
Tonight blind thoughts wander in my mind
yes I
feel a little bit sad
I've lost something that I never had