Casser La Table Lyrics in English Salebarbes

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Casser La Table by Salebarbes from French to English.
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I couldn't stand it anymore
I'd lost the swing
You taught me to dance again
You taught me to dance again
Sometimes it goes in circles
It's not a square set
Sometimes the line is broken
The lines on the side of the road
Like the lines in my hand
Are starting to fade
So take me where
There where the lights
Are never off
I couldn't stand it anymore
I'd lost the swing
Almost dead and buried
But you
You broke the table
You shook the building
You taught me to dance again
You taught me to dance again
It was going down
I yanked the handbrake
The responsibilities
Pay for my house
Think about my pension
How they're gonna embalm me
Well but for tonight
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna go to bed
I couldn't stand it anymore
I'd lost the swing
Almost dead and buried
But you
You broke the table
You shook the building
You taught me to dance again
You taught me to dance again
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SONG MEANING

Casser La Table is a joyful wake-up call disguised as a foot-stomping Acadian party. In the lyrics, the singer admits he had lost his swing—that spark for life—drowned by routine, bills, and thoughts of the grave. Then someone special storms in, literally breaks the table, shakes the building, and drags him back to the dance floor. Their energy smashes the monotony, turns off the worries, and flips the lights back on in his world.

Salebarbes uses vivid Cajun-flavored expressions to paint a picture of rediscovered freedom: the circular moves that “turn in rond,” the broken lines on the roadside, and even the fading palm lines all hint at how easily life’s groove can slip away. Yet the song celebrates how friendship, love, and music can reboot the rhythm at any age. It’s an invitation to drop the handbrake, forget the responsibilities—at least for tonight—and let the good times roll once more.

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