Là Je Suis Saoule Lyrics in English Clio

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Là Je Suis Saoule by Clio from French to English.
I've got nothing to promise, just crumbs
Of me, if there's any left
Just a headache, maybe
And two or three cigarettes
But that's all
I don't have much to say
And I don't feel like smiling
I wanna watch the city
That's drowning in the night
Like me
But don't worry
It's not the world that's collapsing
It's just me bending
Right now I'm drunk
But I love you like crazy
I'm okay
It's not the world that's collapsing
It's just me bending
Right now I'm drunk
But I love you like crazy
Lost in my years
I'm even scared to count them
Swimming in my age
I'll end up drowning in it
I know
Everything's too big for me
I've already been fifteen twice
Time goes by and slips away
What, everybody says that
But it's true
But don't worry
It's not the world that's collapsing
It's just me bending
Right now I'm drunk
But I love you like crazy
I'm okay
It's not the world that's collapsing
It's just me bending
Right now I'm drunk
But I love you like crazy
Tonight my eyes are red
But it's not that I see everything dark
It's that life is sweet
So sweet I'd need twelve
Just that, just that
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SONG MEANING

It is three in the morning and Paris is blurring at the edges. In Là Je Suis Saoule, French singer-songwriter Clio lets us perch beside her on a bar-stool of emotions. Tipsy, cigarette in hand, she confesses she has nothing glamorous to give—only crumbs of herself, a pounding headache, and a heart that spills over with love. The city lights drown in the night just as she feels she might, yet she reassures: C’est pas le monde qui s’écroule, c’est juste moi qui plie. The world is steady; it is only her bending under the weight of feelings and alcohol.

As the verses drift, the buzz becomes a mirror for time itself. Clio counts her years, jokes that she has already been fifteen twice, and fears she might drown in her own age. Still, between red eyes and self-doubt, she uncovers a tender truth: life is sweet—so sweet she wishes for twelve of them—and her love remains “à la folie,” mad and sincere. The song is a bittersweet toast to vulnerability, reminding us that even on nights when we feel small and unsteady, affection and the simple sweetness of living can keep us afloat.

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