Origami Lyrics in English Gims

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

I wanted to fight my weaknesses with no gloves on

I wanted to play but deep down I'm lying to myself

With the story, as time goes by, it's clear

Without you I'm lost like a kid in the grown-ups' yard

And you're trying to pierce my shell, my character

Don't let anger judge fleeting mistakes

And for you I had plans, I pictured things huge

I want whales in the aquarium, I think big

Because you're sad, you've chosen to erase me

The pain I caused you, you never deserved

You've got tears in your eyes when you dive them into mine

My heart bleeds when you kick me out of yours, yeah

Feels like counting days, far away, stuck on an island

Without you, the future is fuzzy like, like a memory

It's my way to say: "Come share my life"

For you I'd fold a thousand times like origami

Unh unh, an origami, unh unh

I keep saying the best's still to come

You keep rehashing the past, you darken the future

Let me sail on a river of diamonds

I know when things are off, I hear you even in silence

And your pain echoes in me nonstop, overflowing

I'm one step ahead, trust me again

And you threaten to leave, but where you gonna go?

Yet it's simple, you don't get that one plus one makes us

yeah, umh

Do you get it? One plus one makes us

yeah, umh

Do you get it? One plus one makes us

Feels like counting days, far away, stuck on an island

Without you, the future is fuzzy like, like a memory

It's my way to say: "Come share my life"

For you I'd fold a thousand times like origami

Unh unh, an origami, unh unh, an origami

Unh unh, an origami

My heart bleeds when you kick me out of yours, yeah

Do you get it? One plus one makes us

Feels like counting days, far away, stuck on an island

Without you, the future is fuzzy like, like a memory

It's my way to say "Come share my life"

For you I'd fold a thousand times like origami

Unh unh, an origami, unh unh, an origami

Unh unh, an origami

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SONG MEANING

Imagine a love so precious that you would literally fold yourself a thousand times just to keep it alive. In “Origami,” Congolese-French superstar Gims sings from the heart of a man who admits his mistakes yet refuses to give up. He compares himself to delicate folded paper: fragile, flexible, and ready to reshape into whatever form is needed. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of regret (his "heart bleeding" when she pushes him away), mixed with grand dreams ("baleines dans l'aquarium"), and the desperate hope of winning back trust.

At its core, the song is a plea for a second chance. Gims promises to conquer his weaknesses without armor, to calm anger before it ruins love, and to prove that "un plus un ça fait nous"—they are stronger together than apart. The chorus repeats like an emotional mantra: he is stranded on an island of loneliness when she is gone, the future looks blurry, yet he believes the best days are still ahead. “Origami” is both a confession and a declaration of unwavering devotion, reminding listeners that real love can bend, crease, and fold without ever breaking.

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