family and friends – English Lyrics

• By: Oklou
• Album: choke enough

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Oklou's "family and friends," an ethereal track driven by intricate sound design and cryptic lyrics that perfectly capture the feeling of existential searching. By exploring the French artist's nuanced vocal delivery over a driving beat, you can begin to connect with the complex emotional landscape of contemporary French electronic pop, which blends abstract thought with deeply personal narratives.

[English]

He said

Things I couldn’t remember

Four days into December

For the ghosts to enjoy 

He said

That I’d never be able 

To put my heart on the table for

Somebody to eat

He said to me you can’t escape Or chase the boredom away

While the chorus started Dancing in a round

He said I had nothing to say

Asked me are you frozen

Are you even human Are you even real 

I’ll be singing pleasure and pain

Try everything I can

Run inside all the names

Is that what you meant

Let me forever lie in bed

Blessed by family and friends 

Starting life at the end

Is it even real

If I

Ever cradle my belly

Stepping into the fantasy

Will I wanna go back 

In time

To the infinite center

In the womb of my mother

Is the chorus so loud?

They said to me you can’t escape

One life into your name

Chase a path you won’t take

Dancing in a round

I’ll be singing pleasure and pain

Try everything I can  

Gods on chariots say

Is it what you want?

Let me forever lie in bed

Blessed by family and friends

Starting life at the end

Maybe it’s okay

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2	verb - to have or keep an image or idea in your mind of something or someone seen, done, or experienced in the past
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person, sometimes thought to appear as a shadowy form
able /ˈeɪbəl/ A2	adjective - having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something
table /ˈteɪbəl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a surface for eating, writing, or working
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get free from something, such as a dangerous or unpleasant situation
chase /tʃeɪs/ A2	verb - to follow and try to catch someone or something
chorus /ˈkɔːrəs/ B1	noun - a part of a song where a group of people sing together, often repeating the same lines
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ A2	adjective - turned into ice or hardened by cold
pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ A2	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment
blessed /blɛst/ B1	adjective - made holy or made to feel very happy and grateful
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - the imagination or creative part of the mind
womb /wuːm/ B2	noun - the organ in female mammals where the young develop before birth
loud /laʊd/ A1	adjective - producing a lot of noise
chariots /ˈtʃærɪəts/ B2	noun - a light, four-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, used in ancient times for war, racing, or processions
cradle /ˈkrædəl/ B2	verb - to hold and rock a baby gently in your arms

Key Grammar Structures

• He said

  ➔ Simple past tense of 'to say' (He said)

  ➔ The action of speaking in the past.

• Things I couldn’t remember

  ➔ Past modal 'couldn't' + base verb 'remember'

  ➔ Expresses inability to remember in the past.

• While the chorus started

  ➔ Past tense 'started' + time clause 'while'

  ➔ Indicates an action happening during another event in the past.

• Are you frozen

  ➔ Present tense 'Are' + past participle adjective 'frozen'

  ➔ Asking about someone's current state or condition.

• Let me forever lie in bed

  ➔ Imperative 'Let' + pronoun 'me' + base verb 'lie'

  ➔ Expresses a wish or desire for oneself to stay in bed.

• Starting life at the end

  ➔ Present participle 'Starting' + noun phrase 'life at the end'

  ➔ Expresses the act of beginning or experiencing life in a metaphorical or unconventional way, perhaps implying a new perspective.

• Is it even real

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with inversion 'Is' + 'it' + adverb 'even' + adjective 'real'

  ➔ Asking whether something is genuinely real or exists in truth.