Plan B Lyrics in English by Grand Corps Malade

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Plan B by Grand Corps Malade from French to English.

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When, for your sixth album, you want to release indie?

For money and for publicity, you have to find plans B

When you're six feet tall and you want to play in the NBA

Maybe it's a try, but still have a plan B

When you want a great vacation but while playing you ruined everything

You're going to squat on the Île de France, then you're going to look for a plan B

When you want to be a politician but you only know how to tell the truth

It's not going to be very practical, better find a plan B

When you dream of a sporting career but you are already a senior

When you want to create your news site in North Korea

When you want to be president but you don't like low blows

When you want to be classy but you do zumba

When you are Black and Muslim and you want to live in Béziers

When, in a speech by Ménard, you look for humanity

When you are a doctor in your country and in France you are in hiding

It is on the scale of your life that you must move on to plan B

When you wanted to do sports but you messed up

A pen, metaphors, it can make a great plan B

When you like to sleep in and you want to be a baker

A delicate conciliation, instead plan a plan B

When your girl is Kardashian and you dream of a hidden life

I'm warning you, it's going to be boring, plan a plan B instead

If you want to be an artist and you don't like making mistakes

You don't have to insist, you can move on to plan B

When you want to do naturism in Afghanistan

When you dream of slapping someone but you're their assistant

When you want to be elegant with tasseled loafers

When you want your parents to love their son-in-law but he is a white Rasta

Because life is an obligation to adapt without trembling

That it's the art of second choices, other options and plan Bs

Because, for the name of your new record, you come up with a new idea

Original and poetic, since you chose Plan B

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clandé' — undocumented / clandestine

Clandé' is a colloquial and shortened form of "clandestin," meaning clandestine or undocumented. It's a powerful and somewhat raw term that reflects a harsh reality for many.

In the song, it's used in the line "Quand t'es docteur dans ton pays et qu'en France t'es en clandé'" (When you're a doctor in your country and in France you're undocumented). This highlights the difficult situation of skilled individuals forced into precarious circumstances, making it a poignant and memorable word that stands out from everyday vocabulary.

Grand Corps Malade's "Plan B" is a brilliant and witty exploration of the necessity of having a backup plan in life. He uses a series of relatable, often humorous, scenarios to illustrate this point. For instance, he talks about wanting to release a sixth album independently and needing "des plans B" [some Plan Bs] for money and communication. Or, if you're only 1.60 meters tall but dream of playing in the NBA, he suggests, "prévois quand même un plan B" [still plan for a Plan B].

The song really shines when it gets a bit more pointed, like when he mentions wanting to be a politician but only knowing how to tell the truth – that's definitely a situation where you'd "mieux vaut trouver un plan B" [better find a Plan B]! He also touches on more serious themes, like a doctor from another country being undocumented in France, where it's "à l'échelle de ta vie qu'tu dois passer au plan B" [on the scale of your life that you must switch to Plan B]. Ultimately, the song celebrates the art of adaptation and second choices, reminding us that life often requires us to be flexible and ready with an alternative.

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