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Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais? 00:01
Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais? 00:04
Tellement longtemps que j'fais la guerre 00:06
Le prochain c'est Damso, m'fais pas jurer la vie d'ma mère 00:07
Chacun sa croix, chacun sa Elvira 00:11
La paix sera toute nouvelle peut-être qu'on l'appréciera 00:14
Je crois en Dieu à ma manière, sûrement pas Jésus qui me guide 00:16
Un demi-siècle qu'j'suis au pouvoir, peut-on parler de génocide? 00:19
Tu préfères le raconter, moi, je préfère le vivre 00:23
J'ai dû réécrire tous ces livres, j'dois faire le plein pour faire le vide 00:26
9.2 c'est l'élite, pas dur d'écouler tous ces litres 00:29
Je ne serai jamais un mythe, j'ai bien griffoné tous ces titres 00:32
Liasses de billets si hautes, wallaye bilaye j'perds l'équilibre 00:35
Sur écoute à droite à gauche, j'ai dû faire sauter toutes les lignes 00:38
Elle m'a cherché dans tout l'étage, elle a frappé à toutes les suites 00:41
Y'a qu'Didier qu'on aime pas, j'passe le salam à toute l'équipe 00:44
Trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout 00:47
Elle dit que je l'ai niqué, Hassoul, j'l'ai pas ché-tou 00:50
Sept zéros sur le chèque, poto, j'ai plus vingt ans 00:53
Vide la caisse et vite, salope, le changement, c'est maintenant 00:57
La paix ne tiendra pas longtemps si rate-pi ne fait pas son chiffre 00:59
Ient-cli n'a pas son fixe, t'es au tard-mi, t'as pas ton shit 01:03
Tout peut sombrer si vite, ici, rien ne reste sans suite 01:06
J'suis au placard, j'vois pas mes mômes 01:09
Même Hendrick voit pas son fils 01:10
Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, si haut de l'autre côté des lois 01:12
J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts 01:14
Je sais que tu vas la retourner donc j't'ai mis ta veste à l'envers 01:18
Espèce d'enculé de requin, j'vais t'mettre dans un bocal en fer 01:21
Y'a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive, y'a ceux qu'ont pas gé-bou 01:24
L'alcool sur la table, c'est pour les tchoins, j'suis pas rré-bou 01:27
J'ai trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout 01:30
Elle dit que je l'ai niqué, Hassoul, j'l'ai pas ché-tou 01:33
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GLAIVE – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the commanding presence of Booba's "GLAIVE," a track that immerses you in the world of French rap. Through its assertive lyrics and impactful production, you can gain insight into the artist's perspective on his career and the rap landscape, offering a taste of the genre's lyrical prowess and cultural expression.

[English]
Don't you think I know what I'm doing?
Don't you think I know what I'm doing?
I've been at war for so long
Next up is Damso, don't make me swear on my mother's life
Everyone has their cross, everyone has their Elvira
Peace will be brand new, maybe we'll appreciate it
I believe in God in my own way, certainly not Jesus guiding me
Half a century I've been in power, can we talk about genocide?
You prefer to tell it, I prefer to live it
I had to rewrite all these books, I need to fill up to empty
9.2 is the elite, not hard to sell all these liters
I will never be a myth, I've scribbled all these titles
Stacks of bills so high, I swear to God I'm losing my balance
Wiretapped on the right and left, I had to blow all the lines
She looked for me all over the floor, she knocked on all the suites
Only Didier is disliked, I send greetings to the whole team
Too much money, I no longer dream but thank God, I have everything
She says I fucked her, anyway, I didn't touch her
Seven zeros on the check, bro, I'm no longer twenty
Empty the cash register quickly, bitch, the change is now
Peace won't last long if the hustler doesn't make his numbers
Client doesn't have his fix, you're late, you don't have your shit
Everything can sink so quickly, here, nothing remains without consequences
I'm in jail, I don't see my kids
Even Hendrick doesn't see his son
It's only a goodbye, so high on the other side of the laws
I was placing an Uber Eats order while I was fingering her
I know you're going to return it so I put your jacket on backwards
You fucking shark, I'm going to put you in a metal bowl
There are those who drew the sword, there are those who didn't do shit
The alcohol on the table is for the losers, I'm not wasted
I have too much money, I no longer dream but thank God, I have everything
She says I fucked her, anyway, I didn't touch her
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Vocabulary Meanings

guerre

/ɡɛʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - war

paix

/pɛ/

A2
  • noun
  • - peace

pouvoir

/pu.vwaʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - power
  • verb
  • - can, to be able to

vie

/vi/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

argent

/aʁ.ʒɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - money

équipe

/e.kip/

A2
  • noun
  • - team

rêve

/ʁɛv/

A2
  • noun
  • - dream
  • verb
  • - dream

table

/tabl/

A1
  • noun
  • - table

lois

/lwa/

B1
  • noun
  • - laws

caisse

/kɛs/

B1
  • noun
  • - cash register, till

changement

/ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - change

alcool

/al.kɔl/

A2
  • noun
  • - alcohol

suite

/sɥit/

B1
  • noun
  • - suite

élite

/e.lit/

B2
  • noun
  • - elite

glaive

/ɡlɛv/

C1
  • noun
  • - sword (historical)

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais?

    ➔ Interrogative form with inversion.

    ➔ The phrase uses inversion in the question, where the subject and verb are switched, as in "Do you not believe..."

  • La paix sera toute nouvelle peut-être qu'on l'appréciera.

    ➔ Future tense with 'sera'.

    ➔ The future tense is used to express an action that will happen, as in "peace will be..."

  • J'ai dû réécrire tous ces livres.

    ➔ Past tense with 'dû'.

    ➔ The past tense is used to indicate an action that has already occurred, as in "I had to rewrite..."

  • Tout peut sombrer si vite.

    ➔ Conditional clause with 'si'.

    ➔ The conditional clause introduces a condition under which something may happen, as in "Everything can sink if..."

  • J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts.

    ➔ Past continuous tense.

    ➔ The past continuous tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past, as in "I was placing an order... while..."

  • Y'a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive.

    ➔ Use of 'y'a' as informal contraction of 'il y a'.

    ➔ The informal contraction 'y'a' is commonly used in spoken French to mean 'there is' or 'there are'.

  • J'ai trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout.

    ➔ Use of 'mais' to contrast ideas.

    ➔ The conjunction 'mais' is used to introduce a contrast between two statements, as in "I have too much money, but..."