Encore une fois Lyrics English Translation by Orelsan
I really want a vodka-Redbull
Seriously, I really want a cigarette
Even if you’ve stopped drinking for a long time, it never really disappears
I wake up at noon, my head’s a mess, my mouth on fire
Feeling like I spent the night in an ashtray
The first thing I tell myself is “never again”
The second is “can’t wait for six PM so we can start knocking them back again”
In my living room, there’s a guy I kinda know
Who’s lighting up something of very bad quality
So I ask him if I can take a hit
I fall asleep during the episode, I get up at six PM, so I go
I’m the definition of being out of control
It’s not even bad habits anymore, it’s the routine
The booze, the cigs, the weed, the friends, the joints
I say I’ll quit whenever I want, four years later, I’m still at the same point
The balconies, the terraces, the bottles, the flasks
There’s always some stoned guy staring at me weirdly in the mirror
Nicotine, throat infection, in the lungs, in the veins
And I keep repeating that it helps me manage my problems
Basically, that was me before
Normally, now, I’m not into that
But from time to time, the past resurfaces
And I hear this voice telling me:
Hello, how are you? Me, I’m not okay
I’m the old you, you thought I was gone, but I’m still here, here, here
La la la la la la la la
Why don’t you pay attention to me?
La la la la la la la la
Once again, we meet again, you and me, ah, ah, ah, ah
Once again, we meet again
Once again
It’s not about who wants to, no, it’s about who can
A bit of stress, you burn it all for a Percocet
I’m like Sukuna, I’m waiting for a misstep
The past we have, forget it if you can
You say that was before, stop lying
You haven’t changed, no, it’s just the product
Instead of rolling up, you scroll endlessly
Watching videos of our old life
And when, without a crutch, life turns gray
Real happiness isn’t in the smiles
‘Cause as soon as they fade, we see who is who
Even the final boss will get killed
As soon as I get my head above water, he wants to make me dive back down
As soon as I start to get back up, he wants to make me fall again
Maybe you don’t really want to beat your demons
Sometimes there’s nothing else to do but cut ties
How to cut ties? You kept the plug
You kept a bottle in case it rains
You’re depressed, it’s not the quality
I’m not your enemy, I’m your truth
Same escape, same life, same problems
You get high differently but you still get high
Once again, we meet again, you and me, ah, ah, ah, ah
Once again, we meet again, once again
Hello, how are you? Me, I’m not okay
I’m the old you, you thought I was gone, but I’m still here, here, here
La la la la la la la la