Avenir Lyrics in English Louane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Avenir by Louane from French to English.
Intro
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Gone far behind without much reason
You left me yesterday
The end of the season
I don't wanna know anymore
We've drifted apart
You won't have me anymore and it's all over
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
I hope you're gonna suffer
And that you'll sleep badly
Meanwhile I'm gonna write
For tomorrow, the future
For tomorrow, the future
Gone for a night
Just to talk to him
Down a hallway
You wanted to go
One night's hypocrisy
The glasses are broken
Hopes have flown away and our hearts are smashed
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
I hope you're gonna suffer
And that you'll sleep badly
Meanwhile I'm gonna write
For tomorrow, the future
For tomorrow, the future
Alone out on the street
I'm looking for my path
I can't find it anymore
It seems so far away
I've forgotten you, you don't do anything to me anymore
And I'm off traveling thinking about tomorrow
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
I hope you're gonna suffer
And that you'll sleep badly
Meanwhile I'm gonna write
For tomorrow, the future
For tomorrow, the future
Outro
Gone far behind without much reason
You left me yesterday, the end of the season
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SONG MEANING

Imagine shouting “Waoh, waoh” at the top of your lungs while slamming the door on a bad breakup. That is exactly the energy French pop star Louane channels in “Avenir.” The title means “future,” and the song is a fiery mix of heartbreak and hope. At first she is raw and unapologetic: her ex walked out “without much reason,” so she wishes him sleepless nights and a little suffering. Yet beneath the sting, every “waoh” sounds like a rallying cry. She is announcing, I’m hurt, but I’m still here, and I’ve already started writing the next chapter of my life.

By the second verse, Louane trades bitterness for boldness. She wanders the streets alone, feels momentarily lost, then realizes she is free. The broken glasses, the failed promises, the “hypocrisy of one night” — they all become fuel for reinvention. Instead of clinging to the past, she grabs her pen and writes “pour demain l’avenir,” literally “for tomorrow, the future.” The song celebrates that electric moment when sadness flips into self-belief: the instant you stop replaying yesterday and start composing a brighter, louder, waoh-filled tomorrow.

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