Sains Et Saufs Lyrics in English Zaz

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sains Et Saufs by Zaz from French to English.
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We don't fit in boxes
We're not meant to live in a cage
We're not the same, we're crazy
We're many, we're flawed
If it's just to fit in a bit
If it's just to get scared
Make us start walking
Inside the lines
On the sly, on our knees
Come on, let's step aside
My love
Look what they're playing at
You and me like we've never been
My love
Fully ourselves
We let go, let it drop
My love
We're not made to run with wolves
We're abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
’Cause love saves us from everything
Some days I've got bruises
Some days we see red
There's hands over our eyes
When we wanna please
Everything that moves
There's enough to rage
Yet we're told we gotta stay quiet
There's enough to break the rules
Disobey the border
And the sun can shine
My love
On us, little jewels
You and me like we've never been
My love
Fully ourselves
We let go, let it drop
My love
We're not made to run with wolves
We're abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
’Cause love saves us from everything
Our faces are full of scribbles
We catch ourselves, we start over
We're not caricatures
We don't bow
Come on, let's step aside
My love
Look what they're playing at
You and me like we've never been
My love
Fully ourselves
We let go, let it drop
My love
We're not made to run with wolves
We're abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
’Cause love saves us from everything
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SONG MEANING

“Sains et Saufs” is Zaz’s rallying cry for every free spirit who refuses to be squeezed into society’s tidy little boxes. From the very first lines, she declares that we are not meant for cages, rules, or polite obedience. Instead, we are “diamants délaissés” – neglected diamonds whose brilliance lies in our differences. The song bursts with a playful defiance: Zaz invites her lover (and us) to step off the beaten path, ignore the people “playing games,” and live unapologetically, even if that means breaking a few rules along the way.

Beneath the rebel energy beats a tender heart. When the world gives us “bleus” (bruises) or paints everything “rouge” (anger), love becomes a sanctuary that keeps us sains et saufs – safe and sound. Hand in hand, Zaz promises, we can shine like jewels under the sun, shake off our smudged faces, and start again. It is an uplifting reminder that authenticity plus love is the ultimate armor against fear, judgment, and conformity.

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