Eté 90 Lyrics in English Therapie TAXI

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Eté 90 by Therapie TAXI from French to English.
We tore down the slope in no time
We acted like we didn't know
We dodged the tricky looks
We acted like we couldn't
We drew the zone, dodged the roses
Pushed back the crowd, made things harder
But damned friend, I don't want
To dance this slow with you
Remember the 90s
When in the yard, every day, I was your king
You've grown up and you jolt me
And sometimes you even curl up in my arms
But never, never, never again
'Cause I know I'm the man nobody sees
And if the sun rises over others
I know I'm the one who chased the roses off
Love of my love, you know it's my fault
I'm way too scared of breaking things
Let's just stick to our roles
Just to our roles, just to our roles
I know it's sad but I'm hypnotized
I'm hypnotized
You set the rules at the end of the game
I was a teenage girl in love
Then time flew by in no time
The sweet years are gone
But damned friend, I don't want
To dance this slow with you
Remember the 90s
When in the yard, every day, you were my king
And if the sun rises over others
I know I'm the one who chased the roses off
Love of my love, you know it's my fault
I'm way too scared of breaking things
Let's just stick to our roles
Just to our roles, just to our roles
I know it's sad but I'm hypnotized
The closer you come the more I hit pause
And alone every night, and alone every night
And alone every night, I stay in the dark
And alone every night, I stay in the dark
And alone every night, I stay in the dark
And alone every night, I stay in the dark
And if the sun rises over others
I know I'm the one who chased the roses off
Love of my love, you know it's my fault
I'm way too scared of breaking things
And if the sun rises over others
I know I'm the one who chased the roses off
Love of my love, you know it's my fault
I'm way too scared of breaking things
Let's just stick to our roles
I'll be there, always your shoulder
I know it's sad but I'm hypnotized
The closer you come the more I hit pause
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Lyrics © ILAN RABATE, VINCENT DUTEUIL, PANENKA MUSIC, LA VARIETE, Peermusic Publishing
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SONG MEANING

Imagine it is the summer of 1990: boomboxes hiss, bikes skid through the dust, and two best friends orbit each other in the schoolyard like planets that never quite collide. “Eté 90” is a bittersweet postcard from that era, written years later by adults who are still hypnotised by the memory. The singers look back on a childhood crush that almost became real love, then stalled at the last second. They remember dodging meaningful glances, drawing invisible lines on the ground, and pretending they “couldn’t” fall for each other. Now, whenever they get too close, one of them presses pause out of fear of ruining the delicate friendship they still share.

Behind the sun-soaked nostalgia beats a quiet regret: I chased away the roses; I am the one who kept the love from blooming. The song captures the tug-of-war between longing and caution, warmth and loneliness. It is a dance of “what ifs,” set to a catchy pop melody that feels as bright as July and as wistful as the end of August. Listening to it is like leafing through an old photo album where every picture smiles, but every caption sighs.

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