XY Lyrics in English Vitaa , Slimane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song XY by Vitaa from French to English.
What's a man?
When he buries himself, when he hides to cry
When he's scared, when it hurts so bad he could die
What's a man when he's himself and he doesn't lie?
What's a man?
A woman is strong
When they hurt and crush us we don't complain
When they leave us, when everybody goes we stay here
With the scraps we rebuild, that's how we are
That's a woman
What's a man?
What's a woman?
We pretend, we play the game they teach us
If you're a man, if you're a woman
What's a woman?
When they stop her, when they'd rather she said nothing
When they leave her, when they lock her in a corner
What's a woman when she's scared of your hands
What's a woman?
A man is beautiful
Who's not scared anymore when he has to protect his own
In front of his mother even the strongest says nothing
A man who doesn't cheat, who holds back, is beautiful
A man is beautiful
What's a man?
What's a woman?
We pretend, we play the game they teach us
If you're a man, if you're a woman
They ask us to be the shoulder, be the arms, stay there
And to smile in front of people when nothing's right
We're asked for way too many things we don't know
We're asked
If we forgive the difference and all the doubts
If we forget the ideals, the illusions
If we forgive the missteps, the disappointments
I forgive you
What's a man?
What's a woman?
We pretend, we play the game they teach us
If you're a man, if you're a woman
What's a man?
When he buries himself, when he hides to cry
When he's scared, when it hurts so bad he could die
In front of his mother even the strongest says nothing
What's a man?
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Lyrics © RED PEPPER MUSIC, INDIFFERENCE PROD, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REMARK MUSIC, PLAY TWO, Peermusic Publishing, GOHAN MUSIC
Charlotte Gonin, John Mamann, Renaud Rebillaud, Slimane Nebchi
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SONG MEANING

“XY” is a passionate vocal ping-pong between Vitaa and Slimane where the two artists pull apart every cliché about what it means to be him or her. Line after line they swap perspectives: a man hiding tears in the dark, a woman rebuilding herself from scraps, a son silenced by the gaze of his mother. With heartfelt questions they reveal that strength can sit beside fear, and vulnerability can sparkle inside both genders. The title points to the famous chromosomes, yet the lyrics insist that identity is far richer than biology alone.

Beyond the catchy melody, the song is a call for empathy. It invites us to drop the masks society hands us, forgive each other’s imperfections, and recognize that courage, tenderness and doubt belong to everyone. In short, “XY” celebrates humans who are brave enough to be real—whether they wear an X or a Y.

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