Zombie – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective world of Maître Gims with his hit song "Zombie." This track offers a unique blend of pop and rap, delving into themes of inner conflict and the feeling of being lost. By listening to "Zombie," you can gain insight into emotional struggles and the universal desire to break free from limitations, all while appreciating the artist's evolving musical style.

[English]

My reason was drifting asleep

My conscience was advising me

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

My reason was drifting asleep

My conscience was advising me

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

Stop, think about your kids

What are you talking about?

Watch your words a bit

You're paranoid

Manipulated by someone else

Who makes you believe the world is dark

But it's too late

Lost in a fog

You're paranoid

Manipulated by someone else

You're just a shadow of yourself

Your reason is tearing apart

You're fighting your desires

Let yourself fall

Take off these chains

That hold you back, that hold you back

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Build my life, stand in the void

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

I am a zombie

I am a zombie

Stop, calm things down a bit

Now, you realize

That not everything is so rosy

You're paranoid

Manipulated by someone else

You're not so different from others

You've made mistakes

Everyone has their flaws

You're paranoid

Manipulated by someone else

You're just a shadow of yourself

Your reason is tearing apart

You're fighting your desires

Let yourself fall

Take off these chains

That hold you back, that hold you back

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Build my life, stand in the void

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

I am a zombie

I am a zombie

My reason was drifting asleep

My conscience was advising me

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

My reason was drifting asleep

My conscience was advising me

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

My mind wants to take flight

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

My mind wants to take flight

My subconscious was warning me

But my mind wants to take flight

Stop, I weave links, I lose the thread

Build my life, stand in the void

People tell me, "Hope keeps us alive"

How can I keep going, I feel like a zombie

I am a zombie

I am a zombie

...

[French]

Ma raison somnolait

Ma conscience me conseillait

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

Ma raison somnolait

Ma conscience me conseillait

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

Stop, repense à tes mômes

De quoi tu me parles?

Mâche un peu tes mots

T'es parano

Manipulé par un autre

Qui t'laisse croire que le monde est noir

Mais trop tard

Perdu dans un brouillard

T'es parano

Manipulé par un autre

Tu n'es que l'ombre de toi-même

Ta raison se déchire

Tu défies tes désirs

Laisse-toi tomber

Retire ces chaînes

Qui te freinent, qui te freinent

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

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

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

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Stop, calme un peu les choses

Là, tu réalises

Que tout n'est pas si rose

T'es parano

Manipulé par un autre

Tu n'es pas si différent des autres

T'as commis des fautes

Chacun ses défauts

T'es parano

Manipulé par un autre

Tu n'es que l'ombre de toi-même

Ta raison se déchire

Tu défies tes désirs

Laisse-toi tomber

Retire ces chaînes

Qui te freinent, qui te freinent

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

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

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

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Ma raison somnolait

Ma conscience me conseillait

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

Ma raison somnolait

Ma conscience me conseillait

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

Mon esprit veut s'envoler

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

Mon esprit veut s'envoler

Mon subconscient m'déconseillait

Mais mon esprit veut s'envoler

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

Bâtis ma vie, construis dans l'vide

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

Comment m'faire vivre, je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Je suis un zombie

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.