Bonjour Merci Lyrics in English Arcadian

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bonjour Merci by Arcadian from French to English.

You say hello, you say thanks

You're always on time at the office

The nice one, very polite

You're never caught slipping

You're not the type who gets mad

Who likes to pound a fist on the table

More the one who stays reserved

Who tempers, who calms

How much longer

Will we have to act like they want

How much more noise

Before the tinnitus

One day you'll say Stop

You'll flip the rules

You'll slam that door

To open a new one

One day you'll say Stop

You'll flip the rules

You'll slam that door

To open a new one

Gotta be handsome, gotta be dignified

Gotta be strong yet fragile

Gotta be like her, like him

Be pretty, be in

Gotta smile even at the worst

Gotta be docile and useful

Gotta be Mr. Everybody

And at the same time be unique

How much longer

Will we have to act like they want

How much more noise

Before the tinnitus

One day you'll say Stop

You'll flip the rules

You'll slam that door

To open a new one

One day you'll say Stop

You'll flip the rules

You'll slam that door

To open a new one

One day you'll say Stop

You'll flip the rules

You'll slam that door

To open a new one

Outro

Since we've only one life

We'll have to be alive

Let ourselves drift

Ride every current

We'll fear nothing

We'll say everything out loud

We'll grab our destiny

Arms round the neck, arms round the body

You say hello, you say thanks

You'll never go to the office again

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Mounir Otai, Nino Louis Rodolphe Vella, Vincent Brion

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SONG MEANING

Bonjour Merci is a pop anthem for anyone who’s ever felt trapped in the perfectly polished routine. The song paints a picture of a model employee: always on time, unfailingly polite, never raising a voice. Yet, beneath those ‘bonjour’ and ‘merci,’ a quiet rebellion is brewing. Arcadian contrasts society’s endless checklist – be strong yet fragile, fit in yet stand out, smile even in the worst moments – with the growing urge to slam the office door and rewrite the rules.

When the chorus kicks in, the polite façade shatters. The band imagines that liberating moment you finally shout Stop, flip expectations on their heads, and walk toward a life that actually feels alive. With driving beats and uplifting harmonies, the lyrics cheer you on to seize your one and only life, follow every current, and claim your destiny at full volume. By the end, the character who once whispered “bonjour” and “merci” is done with the 9-to-5, ready to live loudly and unapologetically – and Arcadian invites you to do the same.

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Arcadian Bonjour Merci Lyrics