Je Te Laisse Lyrics in English Tim Dup

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Te Laisse by Tim Dup from French to English.

It'll be easier to believe nonsense

And to smash the world

To give in to the hold

They'll tell you things

About souls and men

Don't be scared of smiles

And then bite the apple

Gather up happiness

Get drunk on forbidden things

But respect the flowers

The beings and life

It'll take years

To find your place

But whoever you are, love around you, love yourself

I leave you a tomorrow of rains and storms

Sorry, my love, for this poor inheritance

But it's only up to you to turn it into an ocean

Where we love, where we swim

Where we dive laughing

Just hope and good feelings

To fight fear and the most slanderous

I leave you a tomorrow, I leave you so little

It's true, to give the night a luminous side

And maybe

The sky will be black

And the earth red

In the streets, in the bars

Not a soul moving

But never stop

Doubting in the evening

Cherish contrasts

In the stencil night

They'll crush your dreams

By opening drawers

Where they put, where they toss

Papers, tissues

To shatter you

You and your kindness

Stick labels onto you

Without the slightest evidence

I leave you a tomorrow of rains and storms

Sorry, my love, for this poor inheritance

But it's only up to you to turn it into an ocean

Where we love, where we swim

Where we dive laughing

Just hope and good feelings

To fight fear and the most slanderous

I leave you a tomorrow, I leave you so little

It's true, to give the night

A luminous side

I failed the only

The single mission

I had to offer you the best of worlds

To keep luck safe

To watch over the present

So that in the future

You grow up laughing

Sorry, my love, for this poor inheritance

Just hope and good feelings

As the only reason to take up arms

Me, I leave you a sun

And then songs

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SONG MEANING

In Je Te Laisse, French singer-songwriter Tim Dup plays the part of a caring elder who is handing the world to someone younger. He admits that this inheritance is "pluies et orages"—a planet already bruised by doubt, cynicism, and environmental scars—yet he urges the listener to seize life, savour forbidden thrills, and always respect the flowers, the people, and life itself. The song blends gentle apologies with playful encouragement: pick the apple, dive into the ocean of love, and keep smiling even when storms rage overhead.

Beneath its tender piano and airy vocals, the track is a manifesto of hope as resistance. Yes, dreams may be broken and labels unfairly stuck on kind souls, but Tim Dup insists that simple tools—hope, kindness, and a few good songs—are enough to repaint the night with light. By the final line, you feel entrusted with a small yet powerful legacy: a sun, some melodies, and the freedom to transform a flawed tomorrow into a place where we all swim, laugh, and love.

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Tim Dup Je Te Laisse Lyrics