Lyrics & Translation
Don’t insist
When I start to speak and you think about stopping me
Don’t insist when I tell you that your actions have spoken
Don’t insist when I say “no”
Don’t insist unconditionally
Don’t insist, yeah
Don’t insist when I throw sweet words your way
But not anymore for you
Don’t insist
Without you, I move forward and I won’t give you a choice anymore
Don’t insist, never, I want to bury your regrets
Don’t insist
Don’t insist
You need to leave me, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
You need to leave me, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
Spinning, spinning in my mind, in my mind
Spinning, spinning, in my mind, in my mind
Don’t insist, I don’t trust anymore
I can't forgive you anymore
I’ve suffered too much and your violence finally broke me
Don’t insist, yeah, I can't take it anymore, yeah
I’m done for, hey-hey, I’m telling you I’m done
… Leave me be, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
You need to leave me, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
Spinning, spinning in my mind, in my mind
Spinning, spinning in my mind, in my mind
Don’t insist, it’s time to forget
Don’t insist, your time has passed
Don’t insist on what you told me
You promised me, enough
(Hu-huh)
Don’t insist, everything is over
You swore to me, you broke me down
You said you loved me, you broke me down
Today I’m leaving
Thinking about myself, don’t insist
That’s what you told me every day
What I wanted was your love
Don’t insist
When I stop you from putting your dirty hands on me
Don’t insist, you’re dangerous
Damn, you hid your game so well
Don’t insist, it’s over
You need to leave me, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
You need to leave me, so one day everything stops
End the promises that keep spinning, spinning in my mind
Spinning, spinning in my mind
Spinning, spinning in my mind
Key Vocabulary
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gestes /ʒɛst/ B1 |
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mots /mo/ A1 |
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choix /ʃwa/ A2 |
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regrets /ʁəɡʁɛ/ B2 |
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promesses /pʁɔmɛs/ B1 |
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tête /tɛt/ A1 |
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confiance /kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/ A2 |
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violence /vjɔlɑ̃s/ B2 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A1 |
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terminé /tɛʁmine/ A2 |
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gueule /ɡœl/ B2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ A1 |
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mains /mɛ̃/ A1 |
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sales /sal/ A2 |
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dangereux /dɑ̃ʒ(ə)ʁø/ B1 |
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jeu /ʒø/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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N'insiste pas quand je balance des mots doux, mais plus à toi
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Implication of Uncertainty/Hypothetical)
➔ While not explicitly a subjunctive construction, the sentence carries a tone of hypotheticality or regret. The use of 'balance' suggests a current action, but it's contrasted with 'plus à toi,' implying that the words *should* be for the listener, but they are not. This implies a desire or unrealized condition. While 'quand' often triggers subjunctive with future tense in French, this is a present tense action describing a current state/feeling of the speaker.
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Faut que tu me laisses, qu'un jour tout s'arrête
➔ Impersonal Construction with 'Faut que' + Subjunctive
➔ 'Faut que' (il faut que) expresses necessity. It's always followed by the subjunctive. 'S'arrête' is the subjunctive form of 's'arrêter'. The meaning is 'It is necessary that you leave me, that one day everything stops'.
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J'arrive plus à t'pardonner
➔ Negative Comparison (Plus + Infinitive)
➔ The structure 'ne...plus' indicates that something is no longer happening. 'J'arrive plus à t'pardonner' means 'I can no longer manage to forgive you.' The 'plus' negates the ability to 'arrive à' (manage to).
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Tu m'avais promis, stop
➔ Past Perfect Tense (plus-que-parfait)
➔ The use of 'Tu m'avais promis' indicates that the promise happened before the current moment. 'Avoir' (avais) + past participle (promis). It emphasizes the broken promise as an event prior to the current situation. It is a completed action in the past before another point in the past.
