De la fontaine Lyrics English Translation by Beendo Z
I bet on my voice, on my rhymes, my words
I’m starting to shine, but I hide it from my folks
I struggle because music isn’t profitable
And I’m losing time, like when I leave for class
We’re well-raised because our parents smack us
To keep us from going off the rails
I hustle in my K-Way
There’s always a bill rolling in when I appear
Every week, I gotta chase a paycheck
There’s always a bill coming in with each sale
Budget addition, I put 100 bucks on Salah
We’re bound to make it to the top one fine day
No, I don’t count tomatoes, lettuce, onions
That I bought with dirty money
You can tell a man by his handshake
You can tell a free man by his wrists
Conflict, I wasn’t the one who separated
Conflict, I wasn’t the one who walked away
In high school, I was the one who made people laugh
I pretended to be dumb, I was clever
Now, I’m in the Urus, it makes people grind their teeth
I stop at the red light, they size me up
Ten minutes later, I scratched the rims
Ten minutes later, I scratched people
No, I remember the past
When my record was clean
I saw the paper in front of me
I’m not very good at swimming
But I wanted to make waves
When I saw the paper pass by
I saw time pass
No, I remember the past
When my record was clean
I saw the paper in front of me
I’m not very good at swimming
But I wanted to make waves
When I saw the paper pass by
I saw time pass
Beendo, the text is seriously intimidating
The text is seriously intimidating
Looks like a shooter wearing a helmet like Daft Punk
If you suck, it’s only after everyone else, girl
In our parties, we don’t need many guys, but a bunch of girls
We don’t listen to the Last Last, we listen to the exclusives
I’m not far from the Champs, I’m on Marbeuf Street
Now it’s too late to offer me excuses
I’m not in my prime yet
I drive with my left hand, she sees what’s on my wrist
Your moves, I made them when you weren’t born
If you don’t pay on time, if you’re not square
The sum you owe, I’ll square it up
We shoot with guns, they shoot with squares
I want to meet Macron, I want to meet Karim
Don’t badmouth me, it causes cavities
It’s Fashion Week, we’re going to make big bucks
In front of people, I’m like in front of the government
If I have a bill, I won’t declare it
Like a good Frenchman, I don’t like talking about debts
But you have to speak French when it’s about cash
She doesn’t speak Chinese when it’s about cash
She speaks the language of Molière, not Mao
I don’t smoke at home, in the studio, I’m making Morocco
No, I remember the past
When my record was clean
I saw the paper in front of me
I’m not very good at swimming
But I wanted to make waves
When I saw the paper pass by
I saw time pass
No, I remember the past
When my record was clean
I saw the paper in front of me
I’m not very good at swimming
But I wanted to make waves
When I saw the paper pass by
I saw time pass