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Julien Lieb’s "Autrement" is an emotional rewind button pressed on a love story that slipped through the cracks of silence. He sings from the hazy aftermath of a breakup, searching for "a bit of us" while admitting that unspoken doubts slowly turned into a cold "I don’t care." The chorus’ haunting loop of si seulement (if only) and autrement (differently) highlights all the missed chances to simply say the right words. Even in failure, he insists, you can keep the good memories, yet he can’t shake the feeling that time was wasted because the couple never truly spoke their hearts.
The song balances nostalgia with urgency. Julien dreams of redrawing their smiles, smelling the perfume of a lover’s sighs, and letting the wind rise to blow away the heaviness. He confesses that pretending things were fine was "not normal," and standing alone with "tears of stone" only deepens the ache. "Autrement" becomes an open letter begging for honest conversation, reminding listeners that silence can be the real villain in love. It is a powerful call to speak up, clear the fog, and rescue what matters before the wind of regret becomes too strong.