Martin Eden Lyrics in English Nekfeu

Step into Nekfeu’s Paris, a city that wakes at dawn on the Seine, where dreams and nightmares race through every vein. In “Martin Eden” the French rapper compares his own rise to the self-made hero of Jack London’s novel. He jumps between pop-culture shout-outs (Street Fighter’s Ken Masters, Daft Punk, Batman) and raw social observations about privilege, money, and the music industry. Nekfeu owns the fact that being a babtou (slang for a white guy) gives him certain advantages, yet he still feels like an outsider who must fight to stay “first” so he can keep his place. The chorus is a battle cry for his crew: “We are here, we will not move now that we made it.” Loyalty and ambition fuse as he promises to flip the S in S-Crew into a dollar sign for everyone around him.

Behind the swagger lies a restless conscience. Nekfeu mourns the loss of Eden, wonders if humanity has drifted too far from its roots, and tells stories of friends crushed by addiction or violence. The verses dart from punchlines to vulnerability, showing how easy it is to escape into weed or late-night parties while the world outside burns with inequality. In the end the song is a manifesto: rise up like Martin Eden, break the rules like Tupac, and drag your whole crew into the light with you— because winning alone is not winning at all.