Je Te Pardonne Lyrics in English Grégoire

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Te Pardonne by Grégoire from French to English.
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For having turned everything
Autumn-colored
Even the most beautiful summer
Don't worry
I forgive you
I can't
Give you more
For that damn phone
You never let ring
Yeah, today
I forgive you
For not having taken me along
No, I don't keep the harshness
Of nights lost in
My sorrows
No, I no longer keep the walls
Of your absence
As a fortress
No, I don't keep the shade
Of not being able to talk to you anymore
I'm getting wiser and wiser
You'd be proud if you knew
With time we come to our senses
Or we end up forgetting
Either way
I forgive us
For all the love we missed
Maybe it surprises you
But I choose to choose
And today
I forgive us
Without forgetting us
I don't keep grudges
Of all my
Lost years
Spent soothing my little heart
I hope you didn't know
I don't keep the bitterness
Of everything I could've done
I tell myself
That what we were
Was well worth
Blowing everything up
In pain
We lock ourselves in
And sometimes we even like it there
Like a world
We shape
To stretch it a bit longer
But now
Life's calling me
And asking me to move on
So know that I
Forgive you
For once having let me fall
And I forgive myself too
I forgive
I forgive
I forgive
But today
I forgive us
For not having been perfect
Yeah, today
I forgive us
Without forgetting us
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SONG MEANING

Je Te Pardonne by French singer-songwriter Grégoire is a tender letter of forgiveness written to a past love and to himself. The narrator looks back on a relationship that once painted every season in autumn colors, yet he chooses to let go of the hurt that clung to missed phone calls, lonely evenings, and unspoken words. Instead of fortifying his heartbreak like a fortress, he decides to tear down the walls and release every trace of bitterness, admitting that what they shared was still worth the risk of it all falling apart.

As the song unfolds, Grégoire walks the listener through a gentle process of healing: he forgives the other person for leaving, forgives himself for the time he spent trapped in pain, and ultimately forgives them both for not being perfect. With each “je pardonne,” he trades regret for wisdom and signals a fresh start where memories remain, but resentment does not. The message is clear and uplifting—true freedom comes when you drop the emotional baggage, thank the past for its lessons, and step forward with a lighter heart.

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