Tu peux crever là-bas – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Cœur de pirate
• Album: Impossible à aimer

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

J'ai retrouvé le contrôle de mon esprit

I regained control of my mind

J'ai détruit les images de nous, où tu es dans mon lit

I destroyed the pictures of us, where you are in my bed

J'ai déchiré les pages de notre histoire

I tore the pages of our story

Et j'ai brûlé ce qu'il reste de tes Vans, laissés dans mon placard

And I burned what's left of your Vans, left in my closet

Et qui pourrait m'en vouloir tu sais, tu n'étais qu'un fardeau

And who could blame me, you know, you were just a burden

De rouille et d'encre tu laisses ta marque d'ITS en cadeau

Of rust and ink, you leave your mark of STIs as a gift

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

And were you counting the times you spent at her place?

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Repeating the back and forth?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

You know you don't deserve me

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

When the day breaks without emotion

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

I hope you think of me a little

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

But you can go die over there

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

It's hard, but it's better this way

...

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Pourquoi pensais-je que tu me serais fidèle

Why did I think you would be faithful to me?

Tu as sauté les étapes, les lits, de peur et puis d'ennui

You skipped the steps, the beds, out of fear and then boredom

Et si le bruit d'une planche qui roule m'émeut

And if the sound of a rolling board moves me

Ce n'est ni pour toi ni notre histoire, c'est parce qu'on n'est plus deux

It's neither for you nor our story, it's because we're not together anymore

Et qui pourrait m'en vouloir tu sais, tu n'étais qu'un fardeau

And who could blame me, you know, you were just a burden

Le ventre lourd tu ne bandais plus de force liquide en trop

Heavy belly, you no longer strained with excess liquid strength

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

And were you counting the times you spent at her place?

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Repeating the back and forth?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

You know you don't deserve me

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

When the day breaks without emotion

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

I hope you think of me a little

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

But you can go die over there

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

It's hard, but it's better this way

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

And were you counting the times you spent at her place?

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Repeating the back and forth?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

You know you don't deserve me

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

When the day breaks without emotion

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

I hope you think of me a little

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

But you can go die over there

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

It's hard, but it's better this way

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

But you can go die over there

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

It's hard, but it's better this way

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
contrôle /kɔ̃.tʁol/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
esprit /ɛs.pʁi/ B2	noun - the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character
images /i.maʒ/ A2	noun - representations of the external form of a person or thing
histoire /is.twaʁ/ A2	noun - the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
brûler /bʁy.le/ B1	verb - to consume fuel and give off heat, light, or flame
fardeau /faʁ.do/ B2	noun - a heavy load that is difficult to carry
marque /maʁk/ B1	noun - a symbol or name that identifies a product or company
vagues /vaɡ/ A2	noun - a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
jour /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time
lève /lɛv/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
mieux /mjø/ B1	adverb - better; in a more excellent way
peur /pœʁ/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
ennui /ɑ̃.nɥi/ B2	noun - a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
mérites /me.ʁit/ B2	verb - to deserve or be worthy of
crever /kʁə.ve/ B1	verb - to burst or break open

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai retrouvé le contrôle de mon esprit

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense with 'avoir' to indicate a completed action with relevance to the present.

  ➔ 'J'ai retrouvé' means 'I have found again' or 'I restored', indicating a completed action recently.

• J'ai détruit les images de nous

  ➔ Use of the passé composé with 'avoir' to describe a completed destructive action in the past.

  ➔ 'J'ai détruit' means 'I destroyed', conveying that the action was completed and has lasting emotional impact.

• Et j'ai brûlé ce qu'il reste de tes Vans

  ➔ Use of the passé composé with 'avoir' for a completed action (burning), and the relative pronoun 'ce qu'il reste' to specify what remains.

  ➔ 'J'ai brûlé' means 'I burned', showing the action's completion, with 'ce qu'il reste' meaning 'what remains.'

• Et qui pourrait m'en vouloir tu sais

  ➔ Use of the conditional tense 'pourrait' (could) to express possibility or potential; use of 'm'en vouloir' as a reflexive verb meaning 'to blame or hold a grudge.'

  ➔ 'Qui pourrait m'en vouloir' means 'Who could blame me' or 'Who could hold it against me,' using the conditional tense to express possibility.

• Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'se lève' in a temporal clause introduced by 'quand' to indicate a habitual or timeless action.

  ➔ 'Quand le jour se lève' means 'When the day rises', using the present tense to describe a recurrent event.

• Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'sais' and 'mérites' in a subordinate clause; negative form with 'ne...pas' to express negation.

  ➔ 'Tu sais' means 'You know', and combined with 'que tu ne me mérites pas' it expresses a statement of fact or belief.

• Mais tu peux crever là-bas

  ➔ Use of the modal 'peux' (can) for possibility, with the infinitive 'crever' (to die), in an imperative or strong statement.

  ➔ 'Tu peux crever là-bas' means 'you can die over there', used here as a strong or confrontational statement.