Entre Parenthèses Lyrics in English by M. Pokora
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Entre Parenthèses by M. Pokora from French to English.
J'ai soutenu t'avoir aimé comme bon te semble
I claimed to have loved you as you wished
J'ai combattu chaque minute de ton silence
I fought every minute of your silence
La distance menace le temps qui courre devant nous
Distance threatens the time ahead of us
Si tu tiens tes promesses, c'est pour mieux faire demi-tour
If you keep your promises, it's just to turn back
Si l'on mettait nos vies entre parenthèses
If we put our lives on hold
Avant que l'on oublie de s'aimer comme on l'espère
Before we forget to love each other as we hope
Si je mettais ma vie entre parenthèses
If I put my life on hold
Si l'on vit nos défis, seras-tu toujours la même
If we face our challenges, will you still be the same?
J'ai toujours voulu nous voir avancer à contre sens
I always wanted to see us move against the current
On avait que le revers de l'indifférence
All we had was the flip side of indifference
Des dizaines de cœurs solitaires aux alentours
Dozens of lonely hearts around
Mais la peur nous pousse encore à faire un détour
But fear still pushes us to take a detour
Si l'on mettait nos vies entre parenthèses
If we put our lives on hold
Avant que l'on oublie de s'aimer comme on l'espère
Before we forget to love each other as we hope
Si je mettais ma vie entre parenthèses
If I put my life on hold
Si l'on vit nos défis, seras-tu toujours la même
If we face our challenges, will you still be the same?
Le cœur a ses envies la raison nous achève
The heart has its desires, reason finishes us
J'ai revu cette faille sous ton cœur de pierre
I saw that crack again beneath your heart of stone
Si l'on mettait nos vies entre parenthèses
If we put our lives on hold
Avant que l'on oublie de s'aimer comme on l'espère
Before we forget to love each other as we hope
Si je mettais ma vie entre parenthèses
If I put my life on hold
Si l'on vit nos défis, seras-tu toujours la même
If we face our challenges, will you still be the same?
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HERVE VERANT, TRISTAN SALVATI, YOHANN MALALA MICHEL
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parenthèses — parentheses
Parenthèses literally translates to "parentheses," like the punctuation marks. However, in French, the phrase "entre parenthèses" is a common idiom.
In this song, M. Pokora uses "entre parenthèses" to mean putting something "on hold" or "in brackets." He sings, "Si l'on mettait nos vies entre parenthèses," suggesting a desire to pause their lives or relationship to re-evaluate before it's too late. This makes it an interesting and evocative word choice.
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