Hors Piste – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Poupie
• Album: Enfant Roi

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’prends d’la vitesse sans penser

I’m picking up speed without thinking

Sans rire j’étais à deux doigts

Seriously, I was just a moment away

D’prendre une décision censée

From making a sensible decision

J’aime plus entendre que « peut-être »

I don’t want to hear "maybe" anymore

Que « sans doute » que « si jamais »

Or "probably" or "if ever"

J’repenserai à plus tard

I’ll think about later

Seulement quand ça sera passé

Only when it’s all over

Y’a trop de gens pressés

There are too many people in a hurry

Qui voudraient te mettre la pression

Who would want to put pressure on you

Juste parce que se sont cassé

Just because they broke

Des parties pendant la mission

Parts during the mission

Mais t’es sur le siège passager

But you’re in the passenger seat

J’ai pas le permis au volant

I don’t have a license to drive

Tu dis que j’suis pas sage

You say I’m not wise

Mais moi je m’permets pas autant

But I don’t allow myself that much

J’ai pris la route la plus longue

I took the longest road

Pour y arriver sans me presser

To get there without rushing

Mon libre arbitre c’est mon ombre

My free will is my shadow

Donc j’en prends soin comme d’un trésor

So I take care of it like a treasure

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’prends d’la vitesse sans penser

I’m picking up speed without thinking

J’repenserai à plus tard

I’ll think about later

Seulement quand ça sera passé

Only when it’s all over

J’suis que d’passage et j’le sais

I’m just passing through and I know it

Pour ça j’ai resserré les liens

For that, I’ve tightened the bonds

Est-ce que tu sais combien tu m’aimes ?

Do you know how much you love me?

Est-ce t’es sûr que c’est certain ?

Are you sure it’s certain?

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

Et si j’voyais 100 mètres devant

And if I could see a hundred meters ahead

Pas sûre qu’j’aurais fait tout ça

Not sure I would have done all this

J’préfère pas savoir ce qui m’attend

I’d rather not know what awaits me

Au cas où ça m’plairait pas

In case I wouldn’t like it

D’ailleurs personne sait c’qui l’attend

Besides, no one knows what awaits them

Mais on fait des plans quand même

But we still make plans

Juste au cas où nos existences

Just in case our existences

Se résumeraient pas en memes

Don’t boil down to memes

J’vois plus la route à 1 mètre

I can't see the road one meter ahead

Là et j’crois bien j’vais jamais flancher

Right there, and I believe I’ll never falter

J’vais pas ralentir ma quête

I won’t slow down my quest

Même si ça commence à pencher

Even if it starts to lean

Savoir perdre mais vouloir gagner

Knowing how to lose but wanting to win

Finir flinguée perdre la tête

Ending up shot down, losing my mind

Passer par le pire mais soigner

Going through the worst but healing

J’ai vu l’espoir dans des fêtes

I’ve seen hope in parties

J’ai vu l’histoire dans ma tête

I’ve seen history in my head

C’est tout flou mais c'est si soigné

It’s all blurry but so well-kept

J’vois plus la route à 1 mètre

I can't see the road one meter ahead

J’ai tout perdu mais j’ai gagné

I’ve lost everything but I’ve won

J’vois plus la route à 1 mètre

I can't see the road one meter ahead

J’ai tout perdu mais j’ai gagné

I’ve lost everything but I’ve won

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

I can't see the road two meters ahead

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
route /ruːt/ A2	noun - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination
vitesse /viˈtɛs/ B1	noun - the speed of something in a given direction
décision /de.si.zjɔ̃/ B1	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration
pression /pʁe.sjɔ̃/ B2	noun - the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc.
ombre /ɔ̃bʁ/ B2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
libre arbitre /libʁ aʁbitʁ/ C1	noun - the ability to make choices free from external constraints
espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
gagner /ɡa.ɲe/ A2	verb - to win or achieve something
perdre /pɛʁdʁ/ A2	verb - to lose something
flancher /flɑ̃.ʃe/ B2	verb - to weaken or fail in strength
mission /mi.sjɔ̃/ B1	noun - an important assignment or task

Key Grammar Structures

• J’vois plus la route à 2 mètres

  ➔ Negation with 'plus' to express 'no longer' or 'not anymore'.

  ➔ 'Plus' is used in French as a negation word in colloquial speech, similar to 'no longer' or 'not anymore'.

• J’prends d’la vitesse sans penser

  ➔ Using the verb 'prendre' in the present tense with a contracted form, meaning 'to take' or 'to accelerate'.

  ➔ 'Prends' is the conjugated form of 'prendre' (to take) in the present tense, often used colloquially for 'I take' or 'I am taking'.

• J’voir la route à 2 mètres

  ➔ Using the regular verb 'voir' in the present tense with contractive forms, meaning 'to see'.

  ➔ 'Voir' is a verb meaning 'to see', conjugated here in the first person singular present tense as 'j’voir' in informal speech.

• J’vais jamais flancher

  ➔ Using the near-future tense 'je vais' + infinitive, combined with 'jamais' for 'never'.

  ➔ 'Vais' is the conjugation of 'aller' in the present tense used to form the near future, and 'jamais' means 'never'.

• Passer par le pire mais soigner

  ➔ Using the preposition 'par' with the verb 'passer' to indicate going through a difficult experience.

  ➔ 'Passer par' is a French idiomatic expression meaning 'to go through' or 'to experience,' often in the context of difficulty.

• J’voir tout perdu mais j’ai gagné

  ➔ Using 'tout perdu' with the verb 'avoir' in passé composé to mean 'everything lost', contrasted with 'gagné' (won) to express overcoming loss.

  ➔ 'Tout perdu' is an idiomatic expression using the past participle of 'perdre' (to lose), used with 'avoir' in passé composé, to describe having lost everything.