La Même Lyrics in English GIMS , Vianney

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Même by GIMS from French to English.
Friends, hear the life I've had
Where people waited for me, I didn't show up
If I confuse them, if I bother them
It's because I'm a jumble, a mix
I'm too complicated, I'll never choose
Between the two sides, don't ask me
Not where I wanna go, even monkeys ape the wise
And all those wise men built boxes to slot us all in
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
We grab boxes, we only stash people deep inside
Never, never do we understand
How humans are made of a thousand boxes, those boxes we grab
They're never big enough
I've walked a thousand roads and shaken ten thousand hands
We can love Brel and Megui, even love our enemies
I'm too complicated, I'll never fit
In your little boxes, I live day by day
So I keep zigzagging with these dark glasses
I hear people wondering
'When does the mask fall
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
You walked into my life, oh my cherished freedom
Life is desires, desire before opinions
You walked into my life, oh my cherished freedom
Life is desires, desire before opinions
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
aye, aye
Aye, aye, aye
If I bother you, well it's the same
If I bother you, well it's the same
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SONG MEANING

Gims and Vianney unite their very different voices in La Même to create a fearless anthem of individuality. The Congolese-French rapper and the French singer admit they are “un pêle-mêle, un mélange” – a jumbled mix of influences, tastes and contradictions. Instead of squeezing themselves into tidy little boxes, they zigzag through life, shaking hands with everyone, loving both Jacques Brel and American R&B, and wearing dark glasses so no one can guess their next move. The catchy hook “Si je vous gêne, bah c’est la même” roughly means “If I bother you, tough luck – it’s all the same to me,” and it turns the song into a playful shrug at anyone who tries to judge or categorize them.

At its heart, the track is a celebration of freedom. The lyrics insist that envy comes before opinions and that true liberty enters your life when you stop worrying about what others think. By blending rap, pop and Afro-inspired rhythms, La Même doesn’t just preach openness – it sounds like it. The result is an uplifting reminder that every human is made of “mille boîtes” – a thousand little boxes – and none of them can ever be big enough to hold our full, complicated selves.

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