Pardon Lyrics in English RIDSA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pardon by RIDSA from French to English.
I'm asking you to forgive me
I found cracks
I made mistakes
I let them happen
They hurt me
I preached what's false
I stayed real
I climbed back up
I clenched my fist
Without showing it
I moved on
Eyes far ahead
Without losing hope
I'm asking you to forget
But I can't open up
I'd like to scream it
I'm trapped by my pride
Without confessing, without talking
I ran, ran
I gave it all for years
I'm asking you to forgive me
For everything I could do
Yeah sorry if I so often shut down
Yeah sorry, both knees on the ground
Yeah sorry
I reached out
Often with nothing back
I learned to live
I started from nothing
Here the wind turns
I didn't see it coming
I dropped everything
For a better world
I'm asking you to forgive me
I couldn't keep you
I got lost somewhere else
Here time is long
I did things reluctantly
I thought I was innocent
I didn't hear your tears
Actually I was clueless
Without confessing, without talking
I ran, ran
I gave it all for years
I'm asking you to forgive me
For everything I could do
Yeah sorry if I so often shut down
Yeah sorry, both knees on the ground
Yeah sorry
Don't hate me, that's how I am
Don't go, I'm here
Don't hate me, that's how I am
Think of me, once
Tell me, who are you to judge me
Even if I hurt you and wounded you
If you knew what I had, what I left
Know that nobody ever helped me
Forgive me if I turned my back on you
Forgive me, they pushed me to mess up
I'm asking you to forgive me
For everything I could do
Yeah sorry if I so often shut down
Yeah sorry, both knees on the ground
Yeah sorry
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SONG MEANING

Pardon lets French artist RIDSA open his diary and press play. Riding a smooth urban beat, he lays out a catalogue of faults and wounds: lies told, hands offered without return, pride that locks words inside. He admits he was “pris au piège par ma fierté” (trapped by my pride), yet still begs, “Je te demande pardon” — I ask your forgiveness. Behind every line you sense the struggle of a man who fought forward with clenched fists, lost his way, and suddenly realises the cost.

The song’s core message is that vulnerability can be a form of strength. When RIDSA drops to “les deux genoux à terre” (both knees on the ground), he shows that owning our mistakes is the first step toward that “monde meilleur”, a better world he dreams of. Pardon is an anthem for anyone who has hurt, been hurt, and still hopes to heal — a raw yet uplifting reminder that saying sorry can sound as powerful as any victory shout.

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