Toi Lyrics in English Slimane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Toi by Slimane from French to English.
We make each other feel good
Then we hurt each other
We flirt
Then we do each other dirty
I was thinking for two
No, I was just thinking about myself
You set me on fire
Just to leave me all alone
How do you
Act like
We don't know each other
We never promised anything
How do you
I just can't
When I close my eyes
Yeah, it's you I see
It's you I see
The others don't matter
I'd like to leave you
But I can't
It's you I see
Even in the dark
I'd like to leave you
But it won't be tonight
'Cause it's you I see
Yeah, it's you I see
Why can't I forget
That it's you I see
Some take off
And never come back
Some beat themselves up
A few years later
I don't wish you harm
Actually, I don't know
I don't know who you are anymore
I don't know you that well
They told me
To be careful
But I played deaf
F*ck, I'm so dumb
How do you
I just can't
When I close my eyes
Yeah, it's you I see
It's you I see
The others don't matter
I'd like to leave you
But I can't
It's you I see
Even in the dark
I'd like to leave you
But it won't be tonight
'Cause it's you I see
Yeah, it's you I see
Why can't I forget
Yeah, it's you I see
Don't tell me you love me
If you leave anyway
Don't tell me it's the same
If you don't live the same
Don't tell me you love me
If you leave anyway
Don't tell me, no
It's you I see
The others don't matter
I'd like to leave you
But I can't
It's you I see
Even in the dark
I'd like to leave you
But it won't be tonight
It's you I see
The others don't matter
I'd like to leave you
But I can't
It's you I see
Even in the dark
I'd like to leave you
But it won't be tonight
'Cause it's you I see
Yeah, it's you I see
Why I can't forget you
It's you I see
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SONG MEANING

Slimane’s “Toi” is a raw, heartfelt confession of someone who simply cannot erase an ex-lover from his mind. Across the verses he swings between sweet memories (“On s’fait du bien” – we make each other feel good) and bruising regrets (“Puis on s’fait du mal” – then we hurt each other). The singer admits he was selfish, yet he still feels the burn of the passion she lit in him. Now he is stuck replaying every moment, asking in disbelief how she can act as if they were strangers while he keeps seeing her face each time he closes his eyes.

The chorus hammers home the obsession: “C’est toi que je vois” – it’s you I see. No one else matters, even in the dark, even when he tries to move on. Slimane captures that frustrating tug-of-war after a breakup where logic says “let go” but the heart refuses to cooperate. With its catchy hook and plain-spoken French, “Toi” is a perfect song to explore vocabulary about love, regret, and persistence while feeling every pulse of emotion.

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