Les Matins Difficiles Lyrics in English Gaëtan Roussel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Matins Difficiles by Gaëtan Roussel from French to English.
Tough mornings
Unprecedented nights
Back roads
The roads we used to take
What drives us
That makes us move forward
Useless promises
Fires spreading in the wind
The color of our eyes
The life we want ahead
But what's pushing us
That makes us move forward
Indispensable, desire
Fearsome, time
Some days we hide
And other days we surrender
Some days we get attached
And other days we lie to ourselves
But what's pushing us
What drives us on?
Looks like we're waiting
With nothing at the end, nothing ahead
Looks like, kids
You're taking the grown-ups' place
What drives us
That makes us move forward
Indispensable, desire
Fearsome, time
Useless promises
Fires spreading in the wind
The color of our eyes
The life we want ahead
What's pushing us
That makes us move forward
Indispensable, desire
Fearsome, time
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SONG MEANING

Les Matins Difficiles feels like waking up on a grey Monday, placing one foot in front of the other and asking yourself, “Why am I even doing this?” Gaëtan Roussel lists everyday hurdles—late-night worries, detours we never planned, empty promises that scatter like sparks in the wind—and then stops to wonder what mysterious force keeps us all moving. Is it desire, that indispensable rush of wanting more, or is it time, the relentless clock that pushes us whether we like it or not? The lyrics swing between hiding and showing up, attaching and lying to ourselves, painting a relatable picture of human hesitation and hope.

In the end, the song is a gentle rallying cry: even on the toughest mornings, something inside us still points forward. Roussel does not serve a neat answer; instead, he invites listeners to recognize their own unseen engine—the blend of curiosity, stubbornness, and fleeting optimism that keeps life inching ahead. Listening to this track is like sipping coffee after a sleepless night: you feel both the exhaustion and the quiet thrill of another chance to figure things out.

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