“Dernier métro” is a collaboration between French singer Kenji Girac and Congolese singer/rapper Gims that was released on August 27, 2020. It has spent 11 weeks on the French radio chart, reaching number five last week and sitting at number 6 this week.

About the Artists

Kendji Girac

Kendji Jason Maillié, who performs as Kendji Girac, is a singer and guitarist from Périgueux, in France’s Dordogne region. Girac is his mother’s family name. Born into a Catalan Romani family, he grew up in a caravan, traveling during the summer and passing winters in Dordogne, and speaking Catalan as his first language. His grandfather taught him to play guitar. In 2013 his grandfather published a video of him singing the Maître Gims song “Bella” online. The video went viral, getting almost 3.8 million views, and got him onto the third season of The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix in 2014. He would go on to win the competition. He released his first album entitled Kenji in September of 2014. It was number one in French album sales for 12 weeks, eventually sold over 1 million copies, and was certified three times Diamond. He has won four NRJ Music Awards. and joined the group Les Enfoirés in 2016.

Biographical information from Wikipedia (French and English).

Gims

Gandhi Bilel Djuna known as Maître Gims or simply Gims (sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a French-speaking singer, rapper and composer from Kinshasa, Zaire, in the present-day DR Congo. When he was two his family immigrated to Paris. While still in junior high school he became a member of the hip hop group Sexion d’Assaut. After working on a number of independent releases, in 2013 he released his major-label debut album, Subliminal. It sold over one million copies in France and reached number two on the French album chart. His next two albums reached number one in France and Belgium and reached the top 40 in various other European countries, including Denmark, Italy and Switzerland. He has had four chart-topping singles in France, including once as a featured artist. His 2018 collaboration “La même” was the most played song in France that year and helped him become the most played artist on French TV and radio for the same year.

Biographical information from Wikipedia.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

‘métro’ – This term can refer either to a subway train or to the subway system in general.

‘ne … plus’ – This is a common form of negation. Used in the same way as ‘ne … pas’ (sandwiched around the verb), it means ‘not anymore’ or ‘no longer’.

‘il faut’ – This is the present tense of the verb falloir. It is a unique verb, as it is only ever used in the third person singular. It conveys a necessity or something that has to happen and is often translated as ‘to have to’, ‘must’ or ‘it is necessary’. It will be followed by a verb in the infinitive or the subjunctive mood. For example ‘il faut que j’aille’ (I have to go) or ‘il faut que tu fasses tes devoirs’ (you have to do your homework).

‘rétro’ – This is a shortened version of the term ‘rétroviseur’, meaning ‘rearview mirror’. This can be either be the mirror inside the car or the ones on the outside.

‘s’en aller’ – While the verb ‘aller’ means ‘to go’, the reflexive ‘s’en aller’ means ‘to go away’ or ‘to leave’.

‘de côté’ – Literally translating as ‘of side’, this phrase means ‘sideways’ ‘aside’ or ‘to one side’.

‘nulle part’ – Literally translating as ‘nonexistant portion’, this phrase means ‘nowhere’ or can mean ‘anywhere’ in a phrase like ‘I can’t find it anywhere’.

‘s’envoler’ – This is one of a few verbs that are only ever reflexive. It means ‘to fly away’, ‘to fly off’, ‘to blow away’, ‘to flee’ or ‘to soar’.

‘repartir à zéro’ – Literally translating as ‘to start again at zero’, this phrase means ‘to start over’, ‘to start all over again’ or ‘to start from scratch’.

Activities

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Dernierdernierlast|adj|masc sing métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing

[Verse 1]
J’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv compriscomprendreto understand|verb|pp l’le, lathe|def art|masc or fem sing, shortened to l' before vowelspoidspoidsweight; load; burden|noun|masc sing desdessome|indef art|masc and fem pl mots,motword|noun|masc pl ààat, to, in|prep chacunchacuneach person, every one|pron sonsonhis, her, its, one's|poss adj|masc sing fardeaufardeauburden, weight, load|noun|masc sing
JejeI|pron|first pers sing nenenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' regarderairegarderto look at, watch|verb|first pers sing fut plusplusmore|adv derrièrederrièrebehind|prep moi,moime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing sisiif|conj ililhe, it|pron lelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj faut,falloirto need, have to, must|verb|third pers sing pres|only used in third pers sing jejeI|pron|first pers sing roulerairoulerto roll; run, turn; drive, go; fool, trick|verb|first pers sing fut sanssanswithout|prep rétrorétroviseurrear-view mirror|noun|masc sing
Maismaisbut|conj lelethe|def art|masc sing tempstempstime|noun|masc sing aavoirto have|verb|third pers sing pres|aux verb used with pp to form p.c. touttouteverything; anything|pron effacé,effacererase; delete; wipe off|verb|pp avecavecwith|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing tempstempstime|noun|masc sing touttouteverything; anything|pron s’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|pron|third pers sing and pl, reflex|shortened to s' before vowelsenento, in|prep||s'en aller = to go away, leave vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres|s'en aller = to go away, leave
J’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaimeraisaimerto like, to love|verb|first pers sing cond teteyou; yourself|pron|dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing parlerparlerto speak|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep cescesthese, those|dem adj|used before pl nouns choseschosething|noun|fem pl quiquiwho, which, that|pron|interr or rel s’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|pron|third pers sing and pl, reflex|shortened to s' before vowelsenento, in|prep||s'en aller = to go away, leave vontallerto go|verb|third pers pl pres|s'en aller = to go away, leave etetand|conj nenenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' reviennentrevenirto come back, return|verb|third pers pl pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech

[Chorus]
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing

[Verse 2]
JejeI|pron|first pers sing voisvoirto see, watch|verb|sec pers sing pres leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns gens,genspeople|noun|masc pl|no sing form ont-avoirto have|verb|third pers pl pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p.c. ilsilsthey|pron|third pers pl masc or mixed gender remarqué?remarquerto note, see, notice|verb|pp Làlàthere; here; (right) now|adv sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing banc,bancbench|noun|masc sing nullenulbad; hopeless, useless, worthless; non-existent, nothing; null|adj|fem sing|nulle part = nowhere, anywhere partpartportion, piece, slice; share|noun|fem sing|nulle part = nowhere, anywhere oùoùwhere; at that time, when|adv allerallerto go|verb|infin
Dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing spiralespiralespiral, downward spiral|noun|fem sing quiquiwho, which, that|pron|interr or rel m’meme; myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex|shortened to m' before vowelsemporte,emporterto take, take away, blow away|verb|third pers sing pres j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsvoudraisvouloirto want|verb|first and sec pers sing cond m’meme; myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex|shortened to m' before vowelsenvolers'envolerfly away, fly off; blow away; flee; soar|verb|infin j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsvoudraisvouloirto want|verb|first and sec pers sing cond m’meme; myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex|shortened to m' before vowelsenvoler)s'envolerfly away, fly off; blow away; flee; soar|verb|infin
Etetand|conj puispuisthen, finally, what's more|adv lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres etetand|conj balayebalayerto sweep|verb|third pers sing pres leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns souvenirssouvenirmemory|noun|masc pl dedeof; from|prep notrenotreour|poss adj|masc and fem sing enfanceenfancechildhood|noun|fem sing
Quandquandwhen|adv, conj j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsétaisêtreto be|verb|first pers sing imperf gosse,gossekid|noun|masc or fem sing moi,moime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelspensaispenserto think|verb|first pers sing imperf quequethat, than|conj rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in coll lang n’nenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas'|shortened to n' before vowelsavaitavoirto have|verb|third pers sing imperf d’deof; from|prep|used before vowelsimportanceimportanceimportance|noun|fem sing

[Chorus]
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing

[Post-Chorus]
Roulerroulerto roll; run, turn; drive, go; fool, trick|verb|infin sanssanswithout|prep rétrorétroviseurrear-view mirror|noun|masc sing
Repartirrepartirset out again, leave, go, leave again|verb|infin|repartir à zéro = start over, start all over again, strt from scratch ààat, to, in|prep zérozérozero, nothing|noun|masc sing
Ààat, to, in|prep chacunchacuneach person, every one|pron sonsonhis, her, its, one's|poss adj|masc sing fardeaufardeauburden, weight, load|noun|masc sing
Fermefermerclose, shut; turn off; shut down|verb|sec pers sing impera leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns yeuxœileye|noun|masc pl sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep mesmesmy|poss adj|masc and fem pl défautsdéfautfault, flaw, defect; mistake, error|noun|masc pl
Roulerroulerto roll; run, turn; drive, go; fool, trick|verb|infin sanssanswithout|prep rétrorétroviseurrear-view mirror|noun|masc sing
Repartirrepartirset out again, leave, go, leave again|verb|infin|repartir à zéro = start over, start all over again, strt from scratch ààat, to, in|prep zérozérozero, nothing|noun|masc sing
Ààat, to, in|prep chacunchacuneach person, every one|pron sonsonhis, her, its, one's|poss adj|masc sing fardeaufardeauburden, weight, load|noun|masc sing
Fermefermerclose, shut; turn off; shut down|verb|sec pers sing impera leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns yeuxœileye|noun|masc pl sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep mesmesmy|poss adj|masc and fem pl défautsdéfautfault, flaw, defect; mistake, error|noun|masc pl

[Chorus]
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing

[Chorus]
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing
Décidémentdécidémentreally, truly, definitely|adv c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pres pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech sisiso|adv facile,facileeasy, simple, effortless|adj|masc and fem sing j’jeI|pron|first pers sing|shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have|verb|first pers sing pres|aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp mettremettreto put, place|verb|infin dedeof; from|prep||de côté = sideways; aside, to one side côtécôtéside; direction, way|noun|masc sing|de côté = sideways; aside, to one side monmonmy|poss adj|masc sing égoégoego|noun|masc sing
Touttoutall, entirely, very|adv çaçathis, that, it|pron résonnaitrésonnnerresonate, echo, ring|verb|third pers sing imperf commecommelike, as; because, since|conj ununa|indef art|masc sing échoéchoecho; rumor|noun|masc sing sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep lelethe|def art|masc sing quaiquaiplatform; quay, wharf, dock|noun|masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the|prep + art métrométrosubway, underground, metro; subway train|noun|masc sing

[Post-Chorus]
Roulerroulerto roll; run, turn; drive, go; fool, trick|verb|infin sanssanswithout|prep rétrorétroviseurrear-view mirror|noun|masc sing
Repartirrepartirset out again, leave, go, leave again|verb|infin|repartir à zéro = start over, start all over again, strt from scratch ààat, to, in|prep zérozérozero, nothing|noun|masc sing
Ààat, to, in|prep chacunchacuneach person, every one|pron sonsonhis, her, its, one's|poss adj|masc sing fardeaufardeauburden, weight, load|noun|masc sing
Fermefermerclose, shut; turn off; shut down|verb|sec pers sing impera leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns yeuxœileye|noun|masc pl sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep mesmesmy|poss adj|masc and fem pl défautsdéfautfault, flaw, defect; mistake, error|noun|masc pl
Roulerroulerto roll; run, turn; drive, go; fool, trick|verb|infin sanssanswithout|prep rétrorétroviseurrear-view mirror|noun|masc sing
Repartirrepartirset out again, leave, go, leave again|verb|infin|repartir à zéro = start over, start all over again, strt from scratch ààat, to, in|prep zérozérozero, nothing|noun|masc sing
Ààat, to, in|prep chacunchacuneach person, every one|pron sonsonhis, her, its, one's|poss adj|masc sing fardeaufardeauburden, weight, load|noun|masc sing
Fermefermerclose, shut; turn off; shut down|verb|sec pers sing impera leslesthe|def art|used with pl nouns yeuxœileye|noun|masc pl sursuron, upon; on top of, above|prep mesmesmy|poss adj|masc and fem pl défautsdéfautfault, flaw, defect; mistake, error|noun|masc pl

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Dernier métro
Last subway train

[Verse 1]
J’ai bien compris l’poids des mots, à chacun son fardeau
I well understood the weight of words, to each his own burden
Je ne regarderai plus derrière moi, si il le faut, je roulerai sans rétro
I won’t look behind me anymore, if I have to, I’ll drive without a rear-view mirror
Mais le temps a tout effacé, avec le temps tout s’en va
But time has erased everything, with time everything goes away
J’aimerais te parler de ces choses qui s’en vont et ne reviennent pas
I’d like to talk to you about those things that go away and don’t come back

[Chorus]
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mettre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur le quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mеttre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur lе quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform

[Verse 2]
Je vois les gens, ont-ils remarqué ?
I see the people, did they notice?
Là sur le banc, nulle part où aller
There on the bench, nowhere to go
Dans la spirale qui m’emporte, j’voudrais m’envoler (j’voudrais m’envoler)
In the downward spiral that carries me, I would like to fly away (I would like to fly away)
Et puis la vie vient et balaye les souvenirs de notre enfance
And then life comes and sweeps away our childhood memories
Quand j’étais gosse, moi, j’pensais que rien n’avait d’importance
When I was a kid, me, I thought nothing mattered

[Chorus]
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mettre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur le quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mеttre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur lе quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform

[Post-Chorus]
Rouler sans rétro
Drive without a rear-view mirror
Repartir à zéro
Start from scratch
À chacun son fardeau
To each his burden
Ferme les yeux sur mes défauts
Close your eyes to my flaws
Rouler sans rétro
Drive without a rear-view mirror
Repartir à zéro
Start from scratch
À chacun son fardeau
To each his burden
Ferme les yeux sur mes défauts
Close your eyes to my flaws

[Chorus]
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mettre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur le quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mеttre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur lе quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform

[Chorus]
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mettre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur le quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform
Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mеttre de côté mon égo
Truly, it’s not so easy, I had to put aside my ego
Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur lе quai du métro
All of that resounded like an echo on the subway platform

[Post-Chorus]
Rouler sans rétro
Drive without a rear-view mirror
Repartir à zéro
Start from scratch
À chacun son fardeau
To each his burden
Ferme les yeux sur mes défauts
Close your eyes to my flaws
Rouler sans rétro
Drive without a rear-view mirror
Repartir à zéro
Start from scratch
À chacun son fardeau
To each his burden
Ferme les yeux sur mes défauts
Close your eyes to my flaws

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Irregular
  • Aller
    • Mais le temps a tout effacé, avec le temps tout s’en va
    • J’aimerais te parler de ces choses qui s’en vont et ne reviennent pas
  • Venir / Revenir
    • J’aimerais te parler de ces choses qui s’en vont et ne reviennent pas
    • Et puis la vie vient et balaye les souvenirs de notre enfance
  • Être
    • Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mettre de côté mon égo
  • Voir
    • Je vois les gens, ont-ils remarqué ?

• Passé Composé
  • J’ai bien compris l’poids des mots, à chacun son fardeau
  • Mais le temps a tout effacé, avec le temps tout s’en va
  • Décidément c’est pas si facile, j’ai dû mеttre de côté mon égo
  • Je vois les gens, ont-ils remarqué ?

• Future
  • Je ne regarderai plus derrière moi, si il le faut, je roulerai sans rétro’

• Reflexive
  • Mais le temps a tout effacé, avec le temps tout s’en va
  • J’aimerais te parler de ces choses qui s’en vont et ne reviennent pas
  • Dans la spirale qui m’emporte, j’voudrais m’envoler

• Conditional
  • J’aimerais te parler de ces choses qui s’en vont et ne reviennent pas
  • Dans la spirale qui m’emporte, j’voudrais m’envoler

• Imparfait
  • Tout ça résonnait comme un écho sur lе quai du métro’
  • Quand j’étais gosse, moi, j’pensais que rien n’avait d’importance

• Imperative
  • Ferme les yeux sur les défauts