Stromae Défiler Lyrics English Translation
In Stromae's song "Défiler", he reflects on the passing of time and the pressures of modern life. He questions the value of beauty and money, and how they can shape our lives. He also reflects on the importance of taking time to appreciate life and the people around us, rather than being consumed by the need to keep up with the world.
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It parades, we see our lives unfold
On the wire, we see the years spinning
We're trying to run straight
And we can't rewind
All these knots in our lives
If we could untie them
Chorus 1
So tell me how it works
Tell me how it works
Tell me how it works
Tell me how it works
Verse 2.1
Anyway, we're walking in the ranks
Group or not, we walk alone
Whether you like it or not you have a market value
From the youngest age to the shroud
Verse 2.2
Walk or die but walk straight
Mrche upside down or not working
And business works
Health, family and everything else works
Tell me how it works
Tell me how it works
Verse 2.3
I know it's not always the way you want it to be
Not always the way you want it
But I would like happy old days
Tell me how it works
Verse 2.4
I wonder after all these years
Again and again I know it well where I'm not going
But not yet where I'd like to go
I suspect that if I let myself go
That wouldn't hurt me
I'd better take the plunge
In any case I would be wrong not to try
Verse 2.5
If I wanted I could even stop
Doing the backs of the world why the barriers
Should be always outdated
Why I'm afraid of being overwhelmed
By whom and by what?
I don't know but I do know
It's that if I'm afraid it's because I'm not the last
Verse 2.6
As if there was only one arrival
Only one place than one road you should go to
I'd be surprised, all I know is that I don't know
I'm going step by step, yes, step by step
And I go step by step, and I go step by step
All I know is that I don't know
And I'm going step by step
The head in his phone
Without headphones, you'd think she was crazy
Without Google, you'd think she's stupid
And without filters, you'd think it was good
It's too easy to judge, it's too easy to judge
If his goal in life is to look like Gigi
But without surgery it's more Gégé than Gigi
If the school taught us how to take nice selfies
To get off to a better start in life
To get off to a better start in life
Without knowing where we're going, where we're going
Without even knowing where we'd end up
Without knowing where we are, where we're going
Without even knowing where it's going to end
The head in his phone
Without headphones, you'd think she was crazy
Without Google, you'd think she's stupid
And without filters, you'd think it was good
It's what's in your heart
And that's on the account
Money doesn't make happiness no
It is used to make bombs
Be beautiful when you have money
It's easier, nan
Money rots people
And it makes them beautiful at the same time, it's fascinating
We are not all equal in the face of beauty
It's so easy to be fat when you see them parade
Small, before learning a trade
First, learn how to edit a CV photo
The head in his phone
Without headphones, you'd think she was crazy
Without Google, you'd think she's stupid
And without filters, you'd think it was good
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