Monde Parallèle Lyrics in English Richy Jay

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Monde Parallèle by Richy Jay from French to English.
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Just yesterday
I was freedom's slave
Trapped in a body
Where my mind wanted out
When I fall asleep
That's how I travel
Out of my body
That's how I exist
I live day by day
In shadow with no sun
Night keeps me up
I dream without sleep
I live day by day
In shadow with no sun
Night keeps me up
I dream without sleep
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
People often tell me
We've all got a second life
Far from here
Far away from loneliness
We often say
Life's a nightmare
In a smile
Even in the kindest you can see the devil
I live day by day
In shadow with no sun
Night keeps me up
I dream without sleep
I live day by day
In shadow with no sun
Night keeps me up
I dream without sleep
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
In a world
Where everything's upside-down
All upside-down
Inside my world, there's a world
It's a parallel world
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SONG MEANING

Monde Parallèle invites us into Richy Jay’s private dreamscape. By day, he feels like “the slave of freedom,” stuck in a body that cannot keep up with his restless spirit. Nightfall flips the switch: when the world sleeps, he finally lives, roaming a secret dimension where he can slip out of his skin, travel without moving, and exist on his own terms. In this upside-down universe, smiles can hide devils, nightmares can masquerade as life, and the only true light glows in the dark.

With hypnotic repetition, the Haitian-born artist reminds us that everyone carries a hidden realm—a monde parallèle—where hopes, fears, and second chances wait to be explored. The song is both a confession of loneliness and a celebration of imagination, urging listeners to embrace the night, trust their dreams, and discover the freedom tucked inside their own minds.

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