Bécane Lyrics in English Yamê

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bécane by Yamê from French to English.

B*tch, it's been a very, very long time that I've been thinking about how to get by

Me, I don't have your momentum

Never listen to the gossip

Those who talk haven't seen life through your world

I may speak in their language

But you have to believe they only hear the language of violence

I slip through like a bullet, without hands

You didn't see me stutter when I had to take it slow

Sankara, Cheikh Anta, bro, I've chosen my role models

It's reliable like a German engine

Independent, without carats, without gaps

Yes, I do quer-cro much more than the greats of your greats

I don't check them out, they're not focused

I don't wait for the pass, they can't center

I'm Bantu, don't talk to me about being dark-skinned

We didn't come here to show off

Put away your C, I have my CC

I turn the handle, I crumple time

I roll like someone is waiting for me

I hold the joint between my teeth

Well yeah, well yeah

I take out the bike, di-di-da-da, I smoke the weed

I don't give a f*ck if it's dangerous, damn

I only see bars, iron bars

The bike screams and I come out of hell on a big iron, well yeah

I take out the bike, di-di-di-didi, I smoke the weed

I don't give a f*ck if it's dangerous, damn

I only see bars, iron bars

The bike screams and I come out of hell

On a big iron, well yeah, well yeah

The akra helps to focus

The hate that I feel in my thoughts

In this marked business, yeah

I take out the bike-bike

And I take out the bike-bike

Bike, di-di-da-da, I smoke the weed

I take out the bike, di-di-da-da

I take out the bike, di-di-da-da, I smoke the weed

I don't give a f*ck if it's dangerous, damn

I only see bars, iron bars

The bike screams and I come out of hell

On a big iron, well yeah

I take out the bike, di-di-di-didi, didi

I don't give a f*ck if it's dangerous, damn

I only see bars, iron bars

The bike screams and I come out of hell

On a big iron, well yeah, well yeah

Well yeah, well yeah

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SONG MEANING

Strap on your helmet and feel the engine growl – in Bécane, Yamê turns a motorbike into the ultimate symbol of freedom. As he weaves through traffic “sans les mains,” the rapper tears away from iron bars, gossip and violence, choosing speed, weed and raw confidence over society’s slow-moving rules. Every rev of the bike shouts, I’m in control of my destiny, no matter how risky the ride may be.

Yet there’s more than pure adrenaline here. Yamê salutes revolutionary thinkers like Sankara and Cheikh Anta, grounding his rush for escape in African pride and self-determination. He rejects labels, shrugs off haters and flaunts his indie spirit, boasting that his drive is “fiable comme un moteur allemand.” The song is both a joyride and a manifesto: break the chains, trust your own momentum and roar out of whatever hell tries to hold you back.

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