Nouveau Départ Lyrics in English by Stéphane

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Nouveau Départ by Stéphane from French to English.

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We could've

Told each other at least a thousand times

Goodbye, too late

We'd have looked

Into each other's eyes

While telling

What bound the two of us

Say thanks to

All those crazy things

That broke us a bit

Around us

Are people jealous

We'd almost go insane

And by talking

By listening, getting mad

Cracking down, destroying each other

Forgetting ourselves, crushing ourselves

The future forced us

To leave each other

So I won't say no

To us breaking up

For a fresh start

So I won't say no

To us letting go

So we can find each other better

Giving ourselves time

A bit like before

Being far more often

I know it'll be hard

Even a bit cruel

To get our wings cut

And even if you think

It's my problem

You're in it

You're there anyway

And by resisting

Holding on, rising up

Going against, tearing each other apart

Oppressing ourselves

The future forced us

To leave each other

So I won't say no

To us breaking up

For a fresh start

So I won't say no

To us letting go

So we can find each other better

Giving ourselves time

A bit like before

Being far more often

I'm the one telling you

The story makes sense

But it starts right

Where it has to stop

People who'll make you believe

The opposite

Will be the same ones

Who'll betray you from behind

The same ones who push me

To sing and scream

But before writing my songs

I think of him who inspires me

I think of us when I breathe

I stop crying over the past

Finding excuses

For what's happening to us

For what happened

To stay on the straight path

Hand in hand

That's what I tell myself every morning

Always thinking the universe

Is against me

Pushing me into the void

Without you

So I won't say no

To us breaking up

For a fresh start

So I won't say no

To us letting go

So we can find each other better

Giving ourselves time

A bit like before

Being far more often

So I won't say no

To us breaking up

For a fresh start

So I won't say no

To us letting go

So we can find each other better

Giving ourselves time

A bit like before

Being far more often

So I won't say no

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néant — nothingness / void

Néant translates to "nothingness" or "void". It's a powerful and evocative word that carries a significant emotional weight, making it stand out from everyday vocabulary.

In the song, Stéphane uses néant to express a profound sense of loss and emptiness, singing, "Qu'il me pousse dans le néant sans toi" (That it pushes me into nothingness without you). This word perfectly captures the feeling of despair and the void left by a separation, making it both memorable and deeply resonant.

This song is about a relationship that's so intense it's become destructive. Stéphane sings about how they've been through so much craziness that it's started to break them, saying they've been through "Toutes ces dingueries / Qui nous ont détruites un peu" (All this craziness / That destroyed us a little). The relationship is a cycle of fighting, making up, and pushing each other away. It's gotten to a point where the only way forward is to actually step back.

The chorus is where the big idea lands. It's not a breakup song in the traditional sense. Instead, it's a proposal for a strategic separation. Stéphane sings, "Alors je dis pas non / À ce qu'on se sépare / Pour un nouveau départ" (So I'm not saying no / To us separating / For a new start). The hope is that by letting each other go for a while, they can eventually find their way back to each other in a healthier way. It's a painful idea, like having your wings clipped, but it might be the only way to save what they have.

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