Tu Es Foutu Lyrics in English In-Grid

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tu Es Foutu by In-Grid from French to English.
Intro
You promised me
And I believed you
You promised me the sun
In winter and a rainbow
You promised me golden sand
I got a postcard
You promised me heaven and earth
And a life of love
You promised me
Your heart, your smile
But I got grimaces
You promised me
And I believed you
You promised me the winged horse
That I never got
You promised me Ariadne's thread
But you cut it
You promised me Mozart's notes
Not broken plates
You promised me I'd be your queen
I got a broom for a sceptre
You promised me
And I believed you
You're f*cked
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
You're f*cked
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
I don't know what's happening
But I know why
They call me
Miss Unlucky
You promised me
You promised me
You promised me
You're f*cked
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
You're f*cked
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu
You promised me
You're f*cked
You promised me
You're f*cked
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SONG MEANING

You can almost feel the Mediterranean sun when In‐Grid starts listing the glittering promises her sweetheart made: winter sunshine, rainbow skies, golden beaches, even a winged horse straight out of a fairy tale. Line by line she checks the receipts, and they all bounce. Instead of Mozart’s melodies she gets broken plates, instead of a queen’s sceptre she grips a broom. With every playful comparison, the singer turns mounting disappointment into delicious sarcasm.

That twist arrives in the chorus: “Tu es foutu” – French for “you’re done for” or “you’re screwed.” What could have been a sad lament becomes a spirited kiss‐off, powered by accordion hooks and rapid‐fire tu‐tu‐tu refrains. The message is clear and empowering: empty promises have an expiration date, and the moment they expire, the dreamer wakes up, dances away, and leaves the promise-maker to face the music.

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