La Gravité Lyrics in English by Bénabar

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Gravité by Bénabar from French to English.
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Nos attractions pour la gravité
Our attractions to gravity
Flaques au sol
Puddles on the ground
Semelles de plomb, pieds au plancher
Lead soles, feet to the floor
Ça colle
It sticks
Soyons plus légers que l'air
Let's be lighter than air
Plus malins
More clever
Cassons les plafonds de verre
Let's break the glass ceilings
L'air de rien
As if it were nothing
Fuir le souterrain
Escape the underground
Via le métro aérien
Via the elevated metro
Subir le quotidien
Endure the daily grind
Ou le voir d'un peu plus loin
Or see it from a little further away
Nos attractions pour la gravité
Our attractions to gravity
Tirent vers le bas
Pull downwards
Aspiration lestée
Weighted aspiration
Le bois
The wood
Si on changeait d'octave
What if we changed octave
Vers les aigus?
To the high notes?
Sortir de la cave
Get out of the cellar
Vers l'étage du dessus
To the floor above
Fuir le souterrain
Escape the underground
Via le métro aérien
Via the elevated metro
Subir le quotidien
Endure the daily grind
Ou le voir d'un peu plus loin
Or see it from a little further away
Exiger nos droits d'auteur
Demand our author's rights
La décrue des habitudes
The ebbing of habits
Éprouver la pesanteur
Experience gravity
Les altitudes
The altitudes
Nos attractions pour la gravité
Our attractions to gravity
Coupent les ailes
Clip the wings
Les ballons devraient couper
The balloons should cut
Leurs ficelles
Their strings
La soif de reconnaissance
The thirst for recognition
Héréditaire
Hereditary
Le goût des récompenses
The taste for rewards
Terre à terre
Down to earth
Fuir le souterrain
Escape the underground
Via le métro aérien
Via the elevated metro
Subir le quotidien
Endure the daily grind
Ou le voir d'un peu plus loin
Or see it from a little further away
Exiger nos droits d'auteur
Demand our author's rights
La décrue des habitudes
The ebbing of habits
Éprouver la pesanteur
Experience gravity
Les altitudes
The altitudes
Si la terre ferme, on ira voir ailleurs
If the solid ground closes, we'll go see elsewhere
S'ils sont ouverts ou pas, nos cœurs
Whether our hearts are open or not
Si la terre ferme, on ira voir ailleurs
If the solid ground closes, we'll go see elsewhere
S'ils sont ouverts ou pas, nos cœurs
Whether our hearts are open or not
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décrue — ebb / decline

Décrue literally means 'ebb' or 'decline', often used for water levels receding after a flood. It's a less common word in everyday conversation, making it stand out.

In the context of the song, Bénabar uses it metaphorically in the phrase "la décrue des habitudes" (the ebb of habits). He's suggesting a desire to break free from routine and the gravitational pull of daily life, letting old habits recede like floodwaters. This poetic usage makes it a compelling word to explore.

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