Dernier Métro Lyrics in English Kendji Girac , GIMS

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Dernier Métro by Kendji Girac from French to English.
I've understood the weight of words
Everyone's got their burden
I'll no longer look behind me
If I have to, I'll drive without a rearview mirror
But time erased everything
With time everything slips away
I'd like to tell you about those things that go and never come back
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
I see the people, have they noticed?
There on the bench, there's nowhere to go
In the spiral that sweeps me away, I'd like to fly off
And then life comes and sweeps away the memories of our childhood
When I was a kid, I thought nothing mattered
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Drive without a rearview
Start again from zero
Everyone's got their burden
Close your eyes to my flaws
Drive without a rearview
Start again from zero
Everyone's got their burden
Close your eyes to my flaws
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
Clearly, it's not that easy, I've had to set my ego aside
All of it rang like an echo on the subway platform
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Drive without a rearview
Start again from zero
Everyone's got their burden
Close your eyes to my flaws
Drive without a rearview
Start again from zero
Everyone's got their burden
Close your eyes to my flaws
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Lyrics © INDIFFERENCE PROD, GEANTE ROUGE, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, PLAY TWO, Peermusic Publishing, GOHAN MUSIC, K7G PRODUCTIONS
Charlotte Gonin, Gandhi Djuna, Kendji Girac
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SONG MEANING

Picture yourself on the platform, waiting for the very last train. The city hums, memories echo off the tiled walls, and Kendji Girac with GIMS turns that moment into a soulful confession. The lyrics talk about letting go of pride, dropping the rear-view mirror, and facing the future head-on. Each person carries a private weight (“À chacun son fardeau”), yet time keeps rolling, wiping old scars away. Over a catchy guitar hook and urban beat, the singers admit it is tough to silence the ego, but the only way forward is to start from zero and cruise without looking back.

The song blends nostalgia with hope: childhood feels close, but life sweeps those carefree days aside like dust on the platform. Still, there is a quiet optimism in the chant-like chorus—“Rouler sans rétro, repartir à zéro”—that invites us to shed our flaws, forgive ourselves, and hop on that last metro toward a fresh beginning. It is a bittersweet anthem for anyone ready to trade yesterday’s baggage for tomorrow’s possibilities while humming along to an irresistible “la-la-la.”

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