On Était Beau Lyrics in English Louane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song On Était Beau by Louane from French to English.
On the sidewalks I think of you
On the boulevards I think of you
In the black night I think of you
Even if it's late
Under the streetlights I think of you
In the light I think of you
In every hemisphere I think of you
Under the dust we were
Still beautiful
We sped up with no brakes
We loved too much
To love right
We were beautiful
Often, when we smiled for nothing
We loved too much
To love right
I wake up I think of you
Still sleepy I think of you
Too much sun I think of you
It's not the same anymore
Like a tightrope walker I think of you
They shove me I think of you
If I step back I think of you
I'm ridiculous, we were
Still beautiful
We sped up with no brakes
We loved too much
To love right
We were beautiful
Often, when we smiled for nothing
We loved too much
To love right
I'm sorry I think of you
Almost obsessed I think of you
You're possessed I think of you
Too tired
On every road I think of you
If I listen to myself I think of you
At the shadow of a doubt I think of you
I disgust myself
We were beautiful
Yet we sped up with no brakes
We loved too much
To love right
We were beautiful
Often, when we smiled for nothing
We loved too much
To love right
You know I'm suffocating I think of you
When I stay out I think of you
I lose my breath I think of you
At the edge of the abyss
One more night I think of you
I've got the blues I think of you
In the fog I think of you
I can't believe it
We were beautiful
Yet we sped up with no brakes
We loved too much
To love right
We were beautiful
Often, when we smiled for nothing
We loved too much
To love right
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Thomas Caruso, Dany Synthe, Guillaume Boscaro, Aron Ottignon
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SONG MEANING

Picture yourself wandering Parisian streets lit by golden lamps, and every corner whispers the same name. Louane’s On Était Beau tells the story of a romance so dazzling it felt unstoppable. The steady refrain "je pense à toi"—I think of you—shows how the singer’s mind loops back to her ex in every place, at every hour. They were "beautiful," speeding forward with no brakes, loving too much to love well. That rush of passion felt magical, yet its very intensity is what made it short-lived.

Beneath the bright pop melody lies a bittersweet confession: nostalgia can hit harder than the breakup itself. Louane shifts from warm memories of carefree smiles to the claustrophobic feeling of missing someone until you cannot breathe. The song reminds us that a flame burning too fiercely rarely lasts, but its light can linger long after. On Était Beau celebrates those memories, even while acknowledging the ache they leave behind—a perfect soundtrack for anyone who has ever loved fast, bright, and a little too hard.

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