Je Me Tire Lyrics in English Gims

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Me Tire by Gims from French to English.
I'm out
Don't ask me why I left with no reason
Sometimes I feel my heart harden
It's sad to say but nothing makes me sad anymore
Let me leave far from here
To keep a smile I told myself it could be worse
If that's how it is, well that's an artist's life
I know it's cliché to say we're targets
But I wanna say it just for the rhyme
I'm off to a place where I won't be the suspect
Then I'll change my name like Cassius Clay
A place where I won't need to grab the mic anymore
A place where nobody gives a d*mn about my life
I'm out
Don't ask me why I left with no reason
Sometimes I feel my heart harden
It's sad to say but nothing makes me sad anymore
Let me leave far from here
To keep a smile I told myself it could be worse
If that's how it is, well that's an artist's life
I know it's cliché to say we're targets
But I wanna say it just for the rhyme
If I stay
People will surely avoid me like the plague
Your interviews gave me too many headaches
Truth is I hate myself
I gotta protect all I have left
And all those people who wanna take my phone
Go tell them I'm not their motel
Thanks to those who say 'Meugui we love you'
Despite your ebony skin
I'm off to a place where I won't be the suspect
Then I'll change my name like Cassius Clay
A place where I won't need to grab the mic anymore
A place where nobody gives a d*mn about my life
I'm out
Don't ask me why I left with no reason
Sometimes I feel my heart harden
It's sad to say but nothing makes me sad anymore
Let me leave far from here
To keep a smile I told myself it could be worse
If that's how it is, well that's an artist's life
I know it's cliché to say we're targets
But I wanna say it just for the rhyme
I left without a word, without telling myself
"What am I gonna become?"
Stop Don't think anymore, Meu-gui
Stop Don't think anymore: go
Left without lying, without asking myself
"What am I gonna become?"
Stop Don't think anymore, Meu-gui
Stop Don't think anymore: go
I'm out
Don't ask me why I left with no reason
Sometimes I feel my heart harden
It's sad to say but nothing makes me sad anymore
Let me leave far from here
To keep a smile I told myself it could be worse
If that's how it is, well that's an artist's life
I know it's cliché to say we're targets
But I wanna say it just for the rhyme
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SONG MEANING

Je Me Tire means "I’m leaving", and Gims sings it like a runaway note pinned to fame’s front door. Tired of constant attention, interviews, and people grabbing at his phone, the Congolese-French rapper imagines disappearing to a place where no one cares about his stage name or lyrics. He admits that success has hardened his heart, that he sometimes self-despises, and that the so-called "life of an artist" can feel like an emotional trap. Calling himself a target, he dreams of reinventing his identity – “changing my name like Cassius Clay” – to protect what little peace he has left.

Underneath the catchy hook lies a quiet plea for solitude and self-preservation. When Gims repeats Je me tire he is not snubbing fans; he is fighting for his mental health. Rather than partying in luxury, he would rather find an anonymous corner of the world where he never has to pick up a microphone again and where everyone is “s’en tape de ma life” – totally indifferent to his story. The song turns a simple act of walking away into a powerful anthem about boundaries, burnout, and the universal right to start over.

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