Le pacte Lyrics English Translation by Orelsan
You’re going nowhere, you’re done, you’re worthless, you’re shattered on the ground
You’ve changed, you’re not the same, you lost the magic, you’re full of yourself
You can’t rap, you sing off-key, nobody’s listening to you
Take this, take this
You’re washed up, you’re getting cleaned out
You’re just a poor guy, you’ve got no life experience
Can you lend me some cash?
You’ve never done anything
Can I open for you?
Aaaah
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it
The press, the magazine covers, people stopping you in the street
The disgusting photos taken without you knowing
The aggressive guy pulling out his phone and insulting you
The court of rednecks with no proof who judge you
You wanted to act tough so don’t complain when it burns
There’s no more half-measures, you’re a genius or you’re worthless
They give you convictions you never had
And if you don’t act how they imagine, they’re disappointed
You wanted it, you got it, you took a piece of yourself, you sold it
You write, you lay yourself bare so basically, you’re their whore
You wanted your parents to harass you for publicity
So the heating guy would give a discount
You wanted it, you got it, the hate on social media, you get used to it
Every now and then, you still get hit with some
With a kernel of truth that sends you reeling
You start to get depressed, it’s your conscience torturing you
You wanted it, you got it, the selfies at your grandfather’s funeral
The “sorry, I don’t want to bother you,” but I do it anyway
The family man pulling out his camera on the sly
Your friend who insults him in front of his kids so you have to calm things down
You wanted it, the AI deepfakes
The weird quotes where you didn’t really say that
The “you’re gaining weight,” “you’re ugly,” “you’re aging badly”
You say it doesn’t bother you but in front of the mirror, you feel pathetic
After a while, you mix up the real you with your image
You look good on video so you don’t like your real face anymore
You wanted it, the ones watching from over the fence
Who ring your doorbell, ask the neighbor if you live there
You wanted it, you got it, the cameras, the flashes
The death threats, the break-ins
The omnipresence of fans, everyone wants a piece of your soul
The dramas, the critiques about your wife’s looks
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it, now deal with it
You wanted it, you got it
Now, accept it
You wanted them to notice you so they’re running the numbers
You wanted the big time, you miss a rung, it’s over
If you go gold, it’ll be your biggest failure
You wanted it, you got it, the lifestyle, the taxis, the planes
When there’s less fuel, you gotta uncouple the cars
The viral videos, the ones that make you look like a fool
For them, it’s entertainment, for you, it’s humiliation
You wanted it, pressure times a thousand, temptation times a million
You’re screwed, they’re propelling you into the world of addiction
You wanted free booze, you wanted to be cute
The former loser in you will resent you if you say no
You wanted good causes, you’re the one the people need
They’ll say you hold the country’s destiny in your hands
You feel guilty for being famous, you want to do something good
You get involved, you talk nonsense because you know nothing about it
You wanted it, you got it, you wanted everything
You wanted too much spice, now nothing has any taste
The more stuff you have, the less you give a damn
And then you regret not being able to just go out for a walk
Geolocated, they always know where you are
You wanted the annoying friends, the cousins who all show up
The “bastard, where were you?”, “why did you leave without us?”
“Why do people we don’t know have shirts that say ‘crew’?”
You, you don’t even know where you are, you’re on the road every day
If it hasn’t happened already, the tour will finish off your relationship
You wanted it, going on stage with the start of the flu
Struggling for two hours and disappointing the crowd
The little comic who imitates you, who doesn’t see you’re shy
The drunk guy who gives you a kiss, who crosses the line
The depressed fan’s mom waiting for you behind the gate
Who tells you something intimate, both awkward and sad
You wanted the hypocrites, the paranoia that invites itself in
You wanted to have to deal with feature requests every day
If you say yes, you’ll have to come to the show, you have to make the video
Where some sensitive rapper threatens you in public
You wanted it, you got it, the hulking bodyguards
It’s just a form of extortion, they always want more
You wanted to rap so you’re never far from the street
You wanted to swim with the sharks, deal with it
They loved you for who you were but you’re not that anymore
You’ll never do as well as our first hit
You wanted it, anyway, what do you want to tell them? You’ve got no life left
So now you’re writing stuff that doesn’t even sound like you anymore
They tell you “take everything now, there’s no guarantee it’ll last”
And that’s probably the best way to make sure it doesn’t last
Everyone can see it’s wearing you down
But everyone has an offer you absolutely must not refuse
When you’re a cash cow, taking a break is a luxury
You mix up projects, your brain gets saturated, it’s called a deadline because it kills you
Your life is overtime, you want to work but when you’re not there, nobody has fun anymore
And you pay, and you pay, and you pay, one day there’s no more thank you, just a card machine
You wanted to make art, but now you’re doing math
You don’t know if you’re a human, a business, or a brand
Everyone is here because of your work but nobody wants you to do it
And that’s why there’s only one seat on a throne
And everybody’s sick of your star problems
You shouldn’t have made the deal, you shouldn’t have held out the mic to get beat up
You wanted it, you got it