Lyrics & Translation
To逃避现在
Please, open your eyes
Look ahead
Go where the wind blows
And then, do your best
A prisoner of doubt, not really of the past
Too much shadow on the road, I can't see the lines
And I frantically recall my bunch of working-class pals
I have the melancholy of the messy youth in summer camp
Laughter of all our senses, hours spent teasing
The daring innocence of my best years
Oh, where have our best years gone?
We’re drifting apart slowly
Where have our best years gone?
The future will bring them back
A past made of flawed events
A past not so simple, smiles as trophies
Then melancholy, I blend it with the present
It's the sweet easing of soothing memories
And the good years, even with stitches
Je vais les amener visiter mon futur
Oh-oh, to laugh straight ahead
To believe without pretending
Drawing ourselves anew
I dream of our embraces
Of light on these faded smiles
To become stronger together, just one
Oh, where have our best years gone?
They fade away slowly
Where have our best years gone?
The future will bring them back
I refined the story, released hope
To keep believing, I send you an invitation
An announcement of marriage between nostalgia and fate
When one feeds the other, turn the future into a feast
I want to rediscover the allure of our past life
It's time to start
Oh, where have our best years gone?
They fade away slowly
Oh, where have our best years gone?
The future
Oh, where have our best years gone?
They fade away slowly
Where have our best years gone?
The future will bring them back (where have they gone?)
(Where have they gone?)
Then melancholy, I blend it with the present (where have they gone?)
It's the sweet easing of soothing memories
And the good years, even with stitches (where have they gone?)
I’ll take them to visit my future
Key Vocabulary
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tentant /tɑ̃tɑ̃/ B2 |
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présent /pʁezɑ̃/ A2 |
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regarde /ʁ(ə)gɑʁd/ A1 |
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vent /vɑ̃/ A2 |
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fais /fɛ/ A1 |
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mieux /mjø/ A2 |
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doute /dut/ B1 |
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ombre /ɔ̃bʁ/ B2 |
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rappelle /ʁɑpɛl/ A2 |
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mélancolie /melɑ̃kɔli/ B2 |
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années /anɛ/ A2 |
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souvenirs /suvənir/ B1 |
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embellie /ɑ̃bɛli/ C1 |
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visiter /vizite/ A2 |
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futur /fytyʁ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Même si c'est tentant
➔ Subjunctive mood used after 'si' to express a hypothesis or condition
➔ The phrase 'Même si c'est tentant' uses "si" with the indicative verb "c'est"; in French, "si" introduces a condition that can be real or hypothetical
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va où va le vent
➔ Usage of the present tense 'va' to describe habitual or ongoing action
➔ The verb 'va' is used twice in the phrase to emphasize movement along with the noun 'le vent' (the wind), illustrating a habitual or ongoing journey
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un passé composé d'évènements imparfaits
➔ Use of 'passé composé' and 'imparfait' tenses to contrast completed actions with ongoing or repeated past actions
➔ The phrase highlights different past tenses: 'passé composé' for completed events and 'imparfait' for ongoing or habitual past actions
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C'est la belle embellie des souvenirs apaisants
➔ Use of 'c'est' (it is) with noun phrases to define or describe something
➔ 'C'est' introduces a noun phrase 'la belle embellie' (the beautiful spell/moment), describing a poetic image of nostalgic memories
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Je vais les amener visiter mon futur
➔ Use of 'venir + infinitive' ('vais amener') to express immediate future intention
➔ The phrase 'Je vais les amener visiter mon futur' employs the near future 'aller + infinitive' construction to indicate an intention to explore or anticipate future memories
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