Rattraper Le Temps Lyrics in English by KeBlack
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Rattraper Le Temps by KeBlack from French to English.
Je suis le dernier de ma famille
I'm the last one in my family
Évidemment que je dois me débrouiller
Obviously I have to fend for myself
J'suis seul dans un appartement vide
I'm alone in an empty apartment
J'ai pas de quoi m'faire des oeufs brouillés
I don't have enough to make myself scrambled eggs
J'me tiens la tête devant mon poster
I hold my head in front of my poster
Suis-je un imposteur? Dois-je changer de posture? J'hésite
Am I an impostor? Should I change my stance? I hesitate
Dois-je changer de couleur? Ou m'laisser couler? Reprendre la school? J'hésite
Should I change my colors? Or let myself sink? Go back to school? I hesitate
J'suis tombé bien bas
I've fallen so low
Mais quelle descente
What a downfall
Dois-je me donner la mort
Should I take my own life
En absorbant de l'essence?
By drinking gasoline?
Tout ce que je fais n'a aucun sens
Everything I do makes no sense
Qu'est-ce que j'suis censé faire car c'est sans issue
What am I supposed to do because it's a dead end
C'est sans issue
It's a dead end
J'suis complètement sonné
I'm completely stunned
Pire qu'un serpent à sonnette
Worse than a rattlesnake
Oui j'suis sonné
Yes, I'm stunned
J'ai mis la charrue avant les boeufs
I put the cart before the horse
C'est sûr j'ai gaffé, J'essaie de rattraper le temps
I definitely messed up, I'm trying to catch up
J'ai foncé dans le mur me croyant invincible, j'ai oublié qu'il était en béton
I ran into the wall thinking I was invincible, I forgot it was concrete
Là j'suis complexé t'as vu
Now I'm self-conscious, you see
À la longue ça devient embêtant
In the long run, it gets annoying
J'me sens oppressé sous pression
I feel oppressed under pressure
Je me sens obligé d'hausser le ton
I feel forced to raise my voice
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rien à mettre dans la cocotte minute
Nothing to put in the pressure cooker
Car je dépense tout dans le lotto
Because I spend everything on the lottery
J'me ronge les ongles à chaque minute (ah ngayé)
I bite my nails every minute (ah ngayé)
J'ai pas d'quoi faire un risotto (oui c'est vrai)
I don't have enough to make risotto (yes, it's true)
J'suis seul dans ma course, le temps passe me bouffe (oui c'est vrai)
I'm alone in my race, time passes and eats me up (yes, it's true)
J'suis seul dans ma course, je l'avoue
I'm alone in my race, I admit it
J'suis tombé bien bas
I've fallen so low
Mais quelle descente
What a downfall
Dois-je me donner la mort
Should I take my own life
En absorbant de l'essence
By drinking gasoline
Tout ce que je fais n'a aucun sens
Everything I do makes no sense
Qu'est-ce que j'suis censé faire car c'est sans issue
What am I supposed to do because it's a dead end
C'est sans issue
It's a dead end
J'suis complètement sonné
I'm completely stunned
Pire qu'un serpent à sonnette
Worse than a rattlesnake
Oui j'suis sonné
Yes, I'm stunned
J'ai mis la charrue avant les boeufs
I put the cart before the horse
C'est sur j'ai gaffé, j'essaie de rattraper le temps
I definitely messed up, I'm trying to catch up
J'ai foncé dans le mur me croyant invincible, j'ai oublié qu'il était en béton
I ran into the wall thinking I was invincible, I forgot it was concrete
La j'suis complexé t'as vu
Now I'm self-conscious, you see
À la longue ça devient embêtant
In the long run, it gets annoying
J'me sens oppressé sous pression
I feel oppressed under pressure
Je me sens obligé d'hausser le ton
I feel forced to raise my voice
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
J'essaie de rattraper le temps
I'm trying to catch up
J'essaie de rattraper le temps
I'm trying to catch up
Ah ngayé, j'essaie de rattraper le temps
Ah ngayé, I'm trying to catch up
J'ai mis la charrue avant les boeufs
I put the cart before the horse
C'est sûr j'ai gaffé, J'essaie de rattraper le temps
I definitely messed up, I'm trying to catch up
J'ai foncé dans le mur me croyant invincible, j'ai oublié qu'il était en béton
I ran into the wall thinking I was invincible, I forgot it was concrete
Là j'suis complexé t'as vu
Now I'm self-conscious, you see
À la longue ça devient embêtant
In the long run, it gets annoying
J'me sens oppressé sous pression
I feel oppressed under pressure
Je me sens obligé d'hausser le ton
I feel forced to raise my voice
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
Rattraper le temps
Catch up
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Cedric Mateta Nkomi, Daniel Koueloukouenda
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sonné — stunned / dazed
Sonné literally means "rung" or "sounded," but in French slang, it's commonly used to mean "stunned," "dazed," or "knocked out." It describes a state of confusion or disorientation.
In the song, KeBlack repeats "J'suis complètement sonné" (I'm completely stunned) to convey his deep sense of being overwhelmed and disoriented by his life's struggles. He even compares himself to a "serpent à sonnette" (rattlesnake), playing on the word's literal meaning while emphasizing his dazed state. This double meaning makes it a particularly interesting and memorable word.
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