Etre À La Hauteur Lyrics in English Emmanuel Moire

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Etre À La Hauteur by Emmanuel Moire from French to English.

I get up day after day

It's an ordinary day

I already know how it'll go

The weight of a necessary path

That I have to take

Because there's never a choice

Of your walls, your land

That lock us in tight

The narrowness of a solitary greatness

But what's the point?

To measure up

To what you're asked

What others expect

And beat your fear

Of measuring up

To common mortals

To answer the call each day

And put your heart into it

Of measuring up

It's a daily duty

A costume you must wear

For a role that leads nowhere

But must we really submit to it

Until the end?

To measure up

To what you're asked

What others expect

And beat your fear

Of measuring up

To common mortals

To answer the call each day

And put your heart into it

Of measuring up

To measure up

Without ever stepping down

And not defend yourself

For wanting to steal a heart

To measure up

Any other way but mortal

Finally stop answering the call

Stop being afraid

Of measuring up

Up to it

To measure up

Any other way but mortal

Finally stop answering the call

Stop being afraid

Of measuring up

Stop being afraid

Outro

Of measuring up

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SONG MEANING

Être À La Hauteur literally means to measure up, and Emmanuel Moire turns that simple phrase into a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt crushed by daily expectations. The lyrics follow a narrator who wakes up to yet another “ordinary day,” already knowing the script: put on the right costume, play the assigned role, tick every box the world has set. As the verses unfold, he questions this treadmill of approval. Must we always squeeze ourselves inside walls we never chose? Why do we let the fear of not being “good enough” dictate our every move?

The chorus swells like a pep-talk and a confession at once. Moire acknowledges the weight of wanting to satisfy everyone else while secretly longing to soar higher than “mortal” limits. By the final refrain, the song flips from obligation to liberation: stop answering the endless call of others, stop fearing your own potential, and dare to define greatness on your own terms. It is an anthem of self-acceptance wrapped in lush French pop, inviting you to trade perfection for authenticity and finally breathe free.

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Emmanuel Moire Etre À La Hauteur Lyrics