Parce Qu'On Ne Sait Jamais Lyrics in English Christophe Maé

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Parce Qu'On Ne Sait Jamais by Christophe Maé from French to English.

So many easy pleasures, childish cravings

That keep us down

Ready for any deal when it's time to die

We start to believe anything

Cause we never know

We look up

If there's an after

At least save your skin

Cause we never know

If there's an after

We're capable of the worst, of mea culpas

Of every bad faith

Who could still claim to be Saint Thomas

When your time comes

Cause we never know

We look up

If there's an after

At least save your skin

Cause we never know

If there's an after

And then we give in to come get forgiven

For having believed so little and wanting to redeem ourselves

Cause we never know

We look up

If there's an after

At least, at least save your skin

Cause we never know

Cause we never know, we look up

We look up

If there's an after, then at least save your skin

If there's an after

At least save your skin

Cause we never know

If there's an after

Cause we never know

We look up

Look, look up

If there's an after

At least save your skin

Never, never, never

Cause we never know

We look up

If there's an after

So, at least save your skin

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SONG MEANING

What if the clock suddenly stopped? Christophe Maé plants us right on the edge of that thought. Over a sunny, reggae-tinged groove, he sings about our all-too-human habit of chasing quick thrills and making shady deals, only to stare nervously at the sky when death feels close. In that split second we wonder if there is an après – an afterlife – and scramble to “at least save our own skin.”

By repeating the hook “Parce qu’on sait jamais” (“Because you never know”), Maé playfully exposes our last-minute bouts of faith and guilty apologies. The song suggests that uncertainty can be a wake-up call: admit our faults, live with more honesty, and stop waiting for the final countdown to get our act together. It is a catchy, feel-good reminder that the biggest mystery of all can push us toward better choices while the music is still playing.

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Christophe Maé Parce Qu'On Ne Sait Jamais Lyrics