Défoncé Lyrics in English Romeo Elvis

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Défoncé by Romeo Elvis from French to English.

Intro

I'm lost

Where are you

It's late tonight, I grab the bike and ride somewhere with no lights

Concrete ground for a soccer game

Where the cops don't even stop

Two blocks away, it's a rich district

And two blocks away, it's P. d'Nam'

I head down to Place Flagey where the drunk people

Put on a show, woh, woh, woh

Why can't I sleep I'm on the bike or the laptop

Even when I get into a dream, I wanna try to get out

At home it's sh*t and I haven't touched my pay, woh

I grab the bike and ride, toward the end of the week, woh

W-w-w-w-wasted w-w-w-w-wasted (where are you

W-w-w-w-wasted w-w-w-w-wasted

I'm weaker than my seum

Weaker than this anger

That keeps me down on the ground

Ass stuck to the saddle

I ride and watch the men

I've got more questions than in high school

Or than a game to win cash

Why can't I sleep

I'm on the bike or the laptop

Even when I step into a dream

I wanna try to get out

If I make it, it's the same, it'll end up in sh*t, woh

Far from the old freshwater b*tches

There're too many sharks in the sea

Woh

W-w-w-w-wasted

It's late, I should use this time

I pull some drags

Quit the jobs for illiterates

Find the one that'll give me broad ideas

The bike makes me slide to the bottom of the city

On the downhill I think of the good in life

When the climb starts I see evil grow

But effort pays off and drives the devil away

Why can't I sleep

I'm on the bike or the laptop

Even when I step into a dream

I wanna try to get out

Yeah, yeah, the capital's well lit at night

The lights guide me along Avenue Louise

Where my friends come to look for hookers

I'm lost

W-w-w-w-wasted

W-w-w-w-wasted, w-w-w-w-wasted

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SONG MEANING

Buckle your helmet and switch off the head-lamp: “Défoncé” throws you into a hazy, night-time ride across Brussels. Romeo Elvis pedals through dim backstreets, skirting chic avenues and rough concrete playgrounds, all while battling insomnia, unpaid wages, and the nagging buzz of frustration. The pulsing chant “dé-dé-dé-défoncé” captures how he feels—stoned, overloaded, and emotionally flat-tired—yet the city lights and boozy crowds keep pulling him onward.

The bike trip is really a mind trip. Each downhill rush sparks hope, every uphill grind revives his anger and doubts: Why can’t I sleep? Why can’t I escape my own head? As he zigzags between wealth and poverty, friends chasing thrills, and cops who look away, the song paints a gritty portrait of urban restlessness and young-adult drift. Pedaling becomes a metaphor for pushing through life’s traffic: you might be lost, but you keep moving, trying to outpace the sharks in the water and the devil on your shoulder, one spinning wheel at a time.

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