MAINTENANT Lyrics in English Gims

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song MAINTENANT by Gims from French to English.

Now

I don't waste time anymore, I move forward

I don't trust anymore

When everything falls apart

And everything turns dark

I get lost in my thoughts

Like I'm all alone in the world

Nobody to listen to me

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Now

I don't look back anymore

I don't even wonder

Who was sincere

I learn from mistakes

I let it go

I'm building, little by little I hope

They said the night brings advice

But I wake up

Keep your opinions, I recommend it

Thanks anyway

I often tell myself it'll never be

Worse than the day before

Now

I don't waste time anymore, I move forward

I don't trust anymore

When everything falls apart

And everything turns dark

I get lost in my thoughts

Like I'm all alone in the world

Nobody to listen to me

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

In fact, we'd told ourselves

Under a moonless sky

I'll be your guide

To soften the blow

You have to expect the worst

I've got no voice left

So I'll mime

They said the night brings advice

But I wake up

Keep your opinions, I recommend it

Thanks anyway

I often tell myself it'll never be

Worse than the day before

Now

I don't waste time anymore, I move forward

I don't trust anymore

When everything falls apart

And everything turns dark

I get lost in my thoughts

Like I'm all alone in the world

Nobody to listen to me

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Now

Don't expect from me

Anything special

Don't expect me to put on

A show

We reject everything

That escapes us

I gotta go, I gotta go

When we fight

Down here nobody frolics

I did this to myself when

I skipped the steps

You'll never miss

What you don't have

I gotta go, I gotta go

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SONG MEANING

“MAINTENANT” finds Congolese-French superstar Gims shutting the door on yesterday and sprinting toward a self-made future. The lyrics repeat a simple mantra — "Je n'perds plus de temps, j'avance" (I no longer waste time, I move forward) — while describing nights of doubt, crumbling trust, and the lonely echo of unshared thoughts. Even when everything feels dark, he refuses to stand still; every stumble becomes a lesson, every sleepless night a push to keep building something better.

At the heart of the song lies bold resilience. Gims brushes off outside opinions, accepts that some battles must be fought alone, and reminds himself that today will never be worse than yesterday. The chorus’s soaring woah-ohs turn a personal pep talk into a communal chant, inviting listeners to trade bitterness for momentum. “MAINTENANT” is both a confession and a call to action: stop looking back, trust your own roadmap, and start living right now.

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