Run Run – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Indila

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant message of Indila's "Run Run" and learn how its cautionary tale about the pressures of modern life can inspire a more balanced approach to living. The song's emotive French lyrics offer a unique opportunity to connect with themes of self-reflection and the importance of appreciating the present moment.

[English]

Put some oil on it

Don't neglect your life

It's not heads or tails

You play, you laugh, you feel powerful

Slow down

Take the time to love the simple things in life, without illusions

I know time speeds up and we all want to escape it

The current breaks us in a moment

You can't let yourself fade away, waste your days, your years running

Stop and breathe

...

Why do you run, run, run, never stop?

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

...

Backlash

You have to give everything for the bills, it drives you crazy

What a stress build-up

It's too much

You persist but you'll end up hurting yourself

That's when you have to stop

But on this Monday, Tuesday

Subway, work, bed

That's your whole life

It's the same weight on your back

I say "one," you scream "Hello, hello Mom, ouch!"

Saturday's over

Rewind the video

You're still running, running, running, never stop

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

I close my eyes and imagine

On a cloud or on an island

There would be what I want and I’d feel at peace

I’d do things gently

Life would taste sweet

A song or two, a ukulele

No stress, I’d let myself go, carried by the wind

Why do you run, run, run, never stop?

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

Why do you run, run, run, never stop?

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

And you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

So determined, you're aiming for the jackpot

Ready to sacrifice everything for your job

But you'll end up lonely, only you, so lonely

...

[French]

Mets de l'huile

Ne néglige pas ta vie

C'est pas face ou pile

Tu joues, tu ries, tu te sens fort

Ralentis

Prends le temps d'aimer les choses simples de la vie, sans utopies

Je sais le temps fait speeder et on veut tous s'en évader

Le courant nous brise en un moment

Faut pas te laisser faner, perdre tes jours, tes années à courir

Arrête toi et respire

Pourquoi tu run, run, run, never stop?

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

Contrecoup

Faut tout donner pour des billets, ça rend fou

Quelle montée de stress

C'en est trop

Tu t'entêtes mais tu vas y laisser ta peau

Là faut qu't'arrêtes

Mais à ce lundi, mardi

Métro, boulot, dodo

C'est toute ta vie

C'est ce même poids sur ton dos

Je dis "un", tu cries, "Allô, allô Maman bobo"

Samedi, c'est cuit

Rembobine la vidéo

Toujours tu run, run, run, never stop

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

J'ferme les yeux et j'm'imagine

Sur un nuage ou sur une île

Y aurait ce que je veux et j's'rais tranquille

Je ferais les choses tout douc'ment

La vie aurait un goût sucrée

Une chanson ou deux, un ukulélé

Pas de stress, je me laisserais aller, au gré du vent

Pourquoi tu run, run, run, never stop?

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

Pourquoi tu run, run, run, never stop?

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Et tu finiras lonely, you only, so lonely

'Cause you run, run, run, never stop

Trop déterminé, tu vises the jackpot

Prêt à sacrifier tout pour ton job

Mais tu finiras lonely, you're lonely, so loney

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
temps /tɑ̃/ A1	noun - time
choses /ʃoz/ A1	noun - things
moment /mɔ.mɑ̃/ A2	noun - moment
jours /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - days
années /a.ne/ A1	noun - years
jackpot /ˈdʒæk.pɒt/ B2	noun - a large prize or amount of money
job /dʒɔb/ A1	noun - job
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
stress /stʁɛs/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension
peau /po/ A2	noun - skin
poids /pwa/ A2	noun - weight
yeux /jø/ A1	noun - eyes
nuage /nɥaʒ/ A2	noun - cloud
île /il/ A2	noun - island
vent /vɑ̃/ A1	noun - wind