Zombie

• By: Maître Gims
• Album: Subliminal La face cachée

Lyrics:

[Français]

[English]

Ma raison somnolait

My reason was drifting asleep

Ma conscience me conseillait

My conscience was advising me

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Ma raison somnolait

My reason was drifting asleep

Ma conscience me conseillait

My conscience was advising me

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Stop, repense à tes mômes

Stop, think about your kids

De quoi tu me parles?

What are you talking about?

Mâche un peu tes mots

Watch your words a bit

T'es parano

You're paranoid

Manipulé par un autre

Manipulated by someone else

Qui t'laisse croire que le monde est noir

Who makes you believe the world is dark

Mais trop tard

But it's too late

Perdu dans un brouillard

Lost in a fog

T'es parano

You're paranoid

Manipulé par un autre

Manipulated by someone else

Tu n'es que l'ombre de toi-même

You're just a shadow of yourself

Ta raison se déchire

Your reason is tearing apart

Tu défies tes désirs

You're fighting your desires

Laisse-toi tomber

Let yourself fall

Retire ces chaînes

Take off these chains

Qui te freinent, qui te freinent

That hold you back, that hold you back

Stop, je tisse des liens, j'en perds le fil

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

Build my life, stand in the void

Les gens me disent, "l'espoir fait vivre"

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

Stop, calme un peu les choses

Stop, calm things down a bit

Là, tu réalises

Now, you realize

Que tout n'est pas si rose

That not everything is so rosy

T'es parano

You're paranoid

Manipulé par un autre

Manipulated by someone else

Tu n'es pas si différent des autres

You're not so different from others

T'as commis des fautes

You've made mistakes

Chacun ses défauts

Everyone has their flaws

T'es parano

You're paranoid

Manipulé par un autre

Manipulated by someone else

Tu n'es que l'ombre de toi-même

You're just a shadow of yourself

Ta raison se déchire

Your reason is tearing apart

Tu défies tes désirs

You're fighting your desires

Laisse-toi tomber

Let yourself fall

Retire ces chaînes

Take off these chains

Qui te freinent, qui te freinent

That hold you back, that hold you back

Stop, je tisse des liens, j'en perds le fil

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

Build my life, stand in the void

Les gens me disent, "l'espoir fait vivre"

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

Ma raison somnolait

My reason was drifting asleep

Ma conscience me conseillait

My conscience was advising me

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Ma raison somnolait

My reason was drifting asleep

Ma conscience me conseillait

My conscience was advising me

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Mon esprit veut s'envoler

My mind wants to take flight

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Mon esprit veut s'envoler

My mind wants to take flight

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

My subconscious was warning me

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

But my mind wants to take flight

Stop, je tisse des liens, j'en perds le fil

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

Build my life, stand in the void

Les gens me disent, "l'espoir fait vivre"

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

Je suis un zombie

I am a zombie

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
conscience /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s/ B1	noun - awareness of oneself and surroundings
esprit /ɛs.pʁi/ B2	noun - mind, spirit, intelligence
métaphore /met.a.fɔʁ/ B2	noun - metaphor, figure of speech
illusion /i.ly.ʒɔ̃/ B2	noun - a false idea or belief
déchire /de.ʃiʁ/ B2	verb - to tear apart
freiner /fʁe.ne/ B2	verb - to brake, to hinder
chains /ʃɛ̃/ B2	noun - metal links used for fastening or restraining
lien /lɛ̃/ B1	noun - link, connection
fil /fin/ A2	noun - thread or string
vivre /vivʁ/ B2	verb - to live
fautes /fot/ B1	noun - mistakes, faults
défauts /defo/ B2	noun - defects, faults

Grammar:

• Ma raison somnolait

  ➔ Past tense of the verb 'somnoler' (to drowsy, to sleep)

  ➔ Uses the **past tense** to describe a state that was ongoing in the past.

• Ma conscience me conseillait

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'conseiller' (to advise)

  ➔ The **imperfect tense** is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

• Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

  ➔ Imperfect tense of 'déconseiller' (to advise against)

  ➔ Uses **imperfect tense** to describe a continuous or habitual suggestion or undoing in the past.

• Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

  ➔ Present tense of 'vouloir' (to want) + reflexive verb 's'envoler' (to fly away)

  ➔ The **present tense** of 'vouloir' combined with a reflexive verb expresses desire to perform the action in the present.

• Les gens me disent

  ➔ Present tense of 'dire' (to say, to tell) in the third person plural

  ➔ Uses **present tense** to indicate a current or habitual statement made by 'les gens' (people).

• Comment m'faire vivre

  ➔ Infinitive construction with 'faire' (to make) + infinitive for causative meaning

  ➔ The **causative construction** 'faire' + infinitive indicates making or causing someone to do something.

• Laisse-toi tomber

  ➔ Imperative form of 'laisser' + reflexive pronoun 'toi' + infinitive

  ➔ The **imperative tense** is used to give a command or suggestion, with reflexive pronoun indicating the subject.