Autrement Lyrics in English Julien Lieb

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Autrement by Julien Lieb from French to English.
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I'm still looking somewhere
for a piece of us
Your gaze is what helps me
'cause it's blurry
Today you gotta understand
that I've got doubts
that the unspoken turns
into I don't give a f*ck
and honestly
even in failures
we keep the good
and even if our story
once saw the sun
in my memories
we wasted too much time
I wish the wind would rise
if only
if only
differently
differently
but if only
we'd said the things
if only
the words had been there
differently
if only
if only
we'd said the things
if only
the words had been there
differently
if only
I would've redrawn
our smiles
I dream
of the scent of your sighs
it's not normal
no, it's not normal
to fake it
alone we don't do well
we don't have time left
I live in your markers
I've got tears of stone
I want us to remember
that silence makes us lost
I want everything to stop
and the wind to rise
I'm here to confess to you
I need to talk a bit
to find the I love yous again
if only
we'd said the things
if only
the words had been there
differently
if only
if only
we'd said the things
if only
the words had been there
differently
if only
if only
we'd said the things
if only
the words had been there
differently
if only
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SONG MEANING

Julien Lieb’s "Autrement" is an emotional rewind button pressed on a love story that slipped through the cracks of silence. He sings from the hazy aftermath of a breakup, searching for "a bit of us" while admitting that unspoken doubts slowly turned into a cold "I don’t care." The chorus’ haunting loop of si seulement (if only) and autrement (differently) highlights all the missed chances to simply say the right words. Even in failure, he insists, you can keep the good memories, yet he can’t shake the feeling that time was wasted because the couple never truly spoke their hearts.

The song balances nostalgia with urgency. Julien dreams of redrawing their smiles, smelling the perfume of a lover’s sighs, and letting the wind rise to blow away the heaviness. He confesses that pretending things were fine was "not normal," and standing alone with "tears of stone" only deepens the ache. "Autrement" becomes an open letter begging for honest conversation, reminding listeners that silence can be the real villain in love. It is a powerful call to speak up, clear the fog, and rescue what matters before the wind of regret becomes too strong.

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