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

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

Lyrics & Translation

Explore "Tu peux crever là-bas" by Cœur de pirate, a song that masterfully blends assertive lyrics with disco rhythms. Through its themes of self-empowerment and moving on after heartbreak, the song offers a potent emotional journey and a vibrant sonic experience.

[English]

I regained control of my mind

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

I tore the pages of our story

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

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

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

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

Repeating the back and forth?

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

You know you don't deserve me

When the day breaks without emotion

I hope you think of me a little

But you can go die over there

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

...

Why did I think you would be faithful to me?

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

And if the sound of a rolling board moves me

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

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

Heavy belly, you no longer strained with excess liquid strength

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

Repeating the back and forth?

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

You know you don't deserve me

When the day breaks without emotion

I hope you think of me a little

But you can go die over there

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

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

Repeating the back and forth?

Like the waves that carry me towards the end

You know you don't deserve me

When the day breaks without emotion

I hope you think of me a little

But you can go die over there

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

But you can go die over there

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

...

[French]

J'ai retrouvé le contrôle de mon esprit

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

J'ai déchiré les pages de notre histoire

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

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

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

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

Pourquoi pensais-je que tu me serais fidèle

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

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

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

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

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

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

Et comptais-tu les fois passées chez elle

À répéter les vas-et-viens?

Comme les vagues qui m'emportent vers la fin

Tu sais que tu ne me mérites pas

Quand le jour se lève sans émoi

J'espère que tu penses un peu à moi

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

Mais tu peux crever là-bas

C'est dur, mais c'est mieux comme ça

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.