Comment on faisait
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Mais comment on faisait avant, sans télécommande?
How did we manage before remote controls?

Il paraît qu'on se déplaçait avant pour zapper, ça c'est étonnant!
Apparently, we had to physically move to change channels before, which is quite surprising!

Maintenant, 250 chaînes et la parabole.
But now we have 250 channels and satellite dishes to choose from.

Avant, 250 pages et même pas ras-le-bol.
Before, all we had were books with 250 pages and we never got tired of them.

La littérature, et dire qu'un jour ça a été fun,
It's hard to believe that we once found literature enjoyable,

Mais j'troquerais pas tout Zola contre ma Playstation,
but I still wouldn't trade all of Zola's works for my Playstation.

(hey hey) ma nostalgie a des limites,
Despite my nostalgia, there are limits to what I'm willing to give up.

Et la technologie efface même un passé indélibile (Right).
Technology even erases unforgettable memories sometimes (Right).

Mais comment on faisait avant?
How did we manage before?

A l'époque d'Eve et Adam, sans le béton et l'air nauséabond,
During the time of Adam and Eve, without concrete and polluted air,

Sans les gaz d'échappement qui font monter le mercure,
without exhaust fumes that increase the temperature,

Dur de supporter l'air pur.
It was hard to tolerate clean air.

Refrain: Mais comment on faisait avant?
Chorus: How did we manage before?

Mais comment j'faisais avant hein? Sans le net et mon phone
But seriously, how did I manage without the internet and my phone?

Pour liquider mon solde et kiffer l'insomnie?
To check my account balance and enjoy my insomnia?

Des destins scellés illico-presto,
Nowadays, our fates can be sealed with just one click or text message,

Un clic, un texto, ciao!
click, send, and goodbye!

Mais comment on faisait avant, sans la chirurgie?
How did we manage before plastic surgery was an option?

Il paraît qu'quand t'avais une sale gueule, c'était pour la vie.
Rumor has it that if you had an unattractive face, it was for life.

Mais comment on faisait avant hein? Avant que la science progresse?
But how did we manage before scientific advancements?

Des rumeurs disent qu'à l'époque les gens mourraient de vieillesse...
There were rumors that people actually died of old age back then...

Non... maintenant, les virus ont tout infesté,
But now, viruses have taken over everything,

Avant, il paraît qu'on s'aimait sans peur des MST.
In the past, it was said that people could love without fear of STDs.

Qu'on kiffait sans Despé et qu'on riait sans hit,
We used to enjoy ourselves without Desperados or catchy tunes,

Seulement maintenant on redescend vite...
but nowadays, it's easy to come crashing down quickly.

Refrain
Chorus

Maintenant, les mec regardent la beauté intérieure.
Nowadays, people claim to prioritize inner beauty,

C'est ça! Un tas de faux culs qui kiffent sur les faux seins.
Sure, but it's mostly a bunch of hypocrites who are really into fake boobs.

Faut pas s'voiler la face, le naturel c'est loin
Let's not kid ourselves, natural beauty is far from the norm nowadays,

Et si t'as pas le style à la mode t'es rien!
And if you're not fashionable, then you're nothing!

Mais comment on faisait avant les clips pour avoir le style?
But how did we manage to have style before music videos came along?

Avant le style pour porter les sapes de 80 en l'an 2000?
Before we started wearing 80s clothes in the year 2000 just to be trendy?

Avant l'an 2000 pour rire du futur d'antan:
Before the year 2000, when we used to laugh at the futuristic predictions of the past:

Combinaisons argentées et véhicules volants.
like silver jumpsuits and flying cars.

Hier on se disait: « Demain sera un jour meilleur »
In the past, we used to say, 'Tomorrow will be a better day.'

Demain on se dira: « Hier on faisait une petite erreur! »
But tomorrow, we'll look back and think, 'Yesterday, we made a small mistake!'

Comment comment comment on faisait avant? C'est vrai...
How did we manage before? It's true...

Et au fait comment on fera après?
And by the way, how will we manage in the future?