Barracuda II – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Julien Doré
• Album: aimée

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Julien Doré's "Barracuda II," a song that blends melancholic reflection with a resilient spirit. Through its evocative piano melody and thoughtful lyrics, it encourages self-acceptance and standing firm in a complex world, offering a beautiful way to connect with the emotional depth of the French language.

[English]

Everyone has something to say

About my hair or the weather

Although both are heading for the worse

No one will fight for that

Everything is still a bit possible

But no one sees it anymore

Blindfolded to the invisible

Tomorrow will call us "Daddy"

Don't wait for someone to tell you

What you should and shouldn't do

A finger can be raised and aimed

Always the one who knows why

You must keep smiling

At those who took advantage of you

Even if your anger seeps through

Don't think of yourself as Barracuda

Even if your anger seeps through

Don't think of yourself as Barracuda

Tell me something, ah, ah, ahah

That I don't see, ah, ah, ahah

If the world explodes, ah, ah, ahah

Talk to him about me

...

One day you'll pack your bags

For a tomorrow without sweetness

Far from the sleep of gray souls

Who left long before you

And if something remains of it

Enjoy as much as you can

But don't say it's your fault

Men don't apologize

Tell me something

That I don't see

If the world explodes

Talk to him about me

Tell me something

That I don't see

And if the world explodes

Talk to him about me

Oh talk to him about me

...

[French]

Tout l'monde a quelque chose à dire

Sur mes cheveux ou le climat

Bien que les deux aillent vers le pire

Personne ne se battra pour ça

Tout est encore un peu possible

Mais plus personne ne le voit

Le yeux bandés sur l'invisible

Demain nous appelera "Papa"

N'attends pas que quelqu'un te dise

Ce que tu dois et ne dois pas

Un doigt ça se lève et ça vise

Toujours celui qui sait pourquoi

Tu dois continuer de sourire

À ceux qui ont profité de toi

Même si ta colère transpire

Te prends pas pour Baracuda

Même si ta colère transpire

Te prends pas pour Baracuda

Dis moi quelque chose, ah, ah, ahah

Que je ne vois pas, ah, ah, ahah

Si le monde explose, ah, ah, ahah

Parle lui de moi

Un jour tu feras tes valises

Vers un lendemain sans douceur

Loin du sommeil des âmes grises

Qui sont parties bien avant toi

Et s'il en reste quelque chose

Profite autant que tu pourras

Mais ne dis pas que c'est ta faute

Les hommes ne s'excusent pas

Dis moi quelque chose

Que je ne vois pas

Si le monde explose

Parle lui de moi

Dis moi quelque chose

Que je ne vois pas

Et si le monde explose

Parle lui de moi

Oh parle lui de moi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cheveux /ʃəvø/ A2	noun - hair, especially on a person's head
climat /kli.ma/ B1	noun - climate, the general weather conditions of a region
pire /pjʁ/ A2	adjective - worst
possible /pɔ.sibl/ A2	adjective - that can be done or achieved
invisible /ɛ̃.viz.ibl/ B2	adjective - unable to be seen
appelera /a.pə.lə.ʁa/ B2	verb - will call, will summon
attends /a.tɑ̃/ A2	verb - waits or expects
diseur /di.zœʁ/ C1	noun - one who says or tells
décide /de.side/ B1	verb - decides, makes a decision
sourire /su.ʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to smile
profit /pʁo.fi.te/ B1	verb - to take advantage of, to benefit from
colère /kɔ.lɛʁ/ A2	noun - anger, rage
transpire /tʁãspiʁ/ B2	verb - to sweat, to emit or give off
explose /ɛk.sploz/ B2	verb - explode, blow up

Key Grammar Structures

• Tout l'monde a quelque chose à dire

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun 'tout le monde' (everyone)

  ➔ 'Tout l'monde' means 'everyone' and is used to refer to all people in a general sense.

• N'attends pas que quelqu'un te dise

  ➔ Negative imperative form 'n'attends pas'

  ➔ 'N'attends pas' means 'don't wait' and is used to give a command or advice in a negative form.

• Tu dois continuer de sourire

  ➔ Present tense 'tu dois' (you must)

  ➔ 'Tu dois' means 'you must' and expresses obligation or necessity in the present.

• Dis moi quelque chose

  ➔ Imperative form 'dis moi' (tell me)

  ➔ 'Dis moi' means 'tell me' and is used to give a direct command or request.

• Si le monde explose

  ➔ Conditional clause 'si le monde explose' (if the world explodes)

  ➔ 'Si le monde explose' means 'if the world explodes' and introduces a hypothetical situation.

• Les hommes ne s'excusent pas

  ➔ Negative form 'ne s'excusent pas' (do not apologize)

  ➔ 'Ne s'excusent pas' means 'do not apologize' and is used to express a general truth or belief.

• Profite autant que tu pourras

  ➔ Subjunctive mood 'tu pourras' (you can)

  ➔ 'Tu pourras' means 'you can' and is used to express potential or ability in a hypothetical context.