Avancer – English Lyrics

• By: Garou

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
couler /ku.le/ B2	verb - to flow
laisser /lɛs.e/ B2	verb - to leave, to let
chemin /ʃə.mɛ̃/ B1	noun - path, way
fautes /fot/ B1	noun - mistakes
train /tʁɛ̃/ A2	noun - train
apparaître /a.pa.ʁɛtʁ/ B2	verb - to appear
rêve /ʁɛv/ B1	noun - dream
avancer /a.vɑ̃.se/ B2	verb - to move forward, to progress
pas /pɑ/ A1	noun - step adverb - not
fort /fɔʁ/ B2	adjective - strong
mieux /mjø/ B2	adjective/adverb - better
vivant /vi.vɑ̃/ B2	adjective - alive
briser /bʁi.ze/ C1	verb - to break
peur /pœʁ/ B2	noun - fear

Key Grammar Structures

• J'entends couler le temps

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express an ongoing action, as in "I hear time flowing."

• À perdre le bonheur pour mieux rester vivant

  ➔ Infinitive construction

  ➔ The phrase uses an infinitive construction to express purpose, as in "to lose happiness to better stay alive."

• Tu me décimes bien malgré toi

  ➔ Present tense with adverb

  ➔ The present tense is used here with an adverb to indicate a current state, as in "You diminish me despite yourself."

• Quand je m'abîme au creux de tes bras

  ➔ Subordinate clause

  ➔ This line contains a subordinate clause that provides additional information, as in "When I sink into the hollow of your arms."

• Et avancer encore un pas

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a command or encouragement, as in "And take another step."

• Mais avancer...

  ➔ Conjunction with contrast

  ➔ The conjunction 'mais' introduces a contrast, as in "But to advance..."