One Shot
Matre Gims Lyrics

One, one, one, one
The repetition of the word 'one' emphasizes the importance of a single opportunity.

One shot, ici ça fait de la sique-mu juste pour déconner
People here make music just for fun, without taking it too seriously.

One shot, chez toi ça se tire dessus pour des cabriolets
In your neighborhood, people shoot each other for material possessions like cars.

One shot, des tonnes de sons, du surplus, je sais plus quoi donner
There is an overload of music and content, and the artist doesn't know what else to offer.

One shot, j'attends toujours celui qui viendra m'étonner
The artist is waiting for someone to surprise him or bring something new.

Mais laisse tomber, et laisse tomber
Forget about it and move on.

C'est même plus la peine, c'est même plus la peine
It's not even worth it anymore.

Le son nous a niqué, le son nous a niqué
Music has screwed us over.

A la base on fessait tout ça pour s'amuser
Initially, they made music for fun.

Mais les gens se prennent la tête
But people are taking it too seriously now.

Des histoires de merde sans aucun intérêt
People focus on irrelevant drama and conflict.

Il faut qu'ils comprennent qu'en fait
They need to understand that, in reality,

Tous les gens te dévisagent
Everyone is watching and judging you.

Il t'a trompé, elle t'a trompé
He cheated on you, she cheated on you.

Ça fait mal, je sais, mais ça va s'estomper
It hurts, I know, but it will fade away.

Ici c'est le bled, y a même pas d'emblème
Here is the countryside, there isn't even an emblem.

On te ramasse à la pelle, personne manque à l'appel
We pick you up by the shovel, nobody is missing.

Et les gens sont prêts à faire
And people are willing to do

Des trucs malhonnêtes, après c'est ballonné
Dishonest things, and then they're full of themselves.

Je me sens utilisé, monopolisé
The artist feels used and controlled.

Hann, pour les trophées on a tout fait
For the trophies, they did everything.

On a bouffé du per-a' sans l'étouffer
They consumed success without suffocating it.

Cherché la gagne sans la toucher
They chased after victory without reaching it.

Évité le bagne et ses bouchers
They avoided the jail and its butchers.

Nord, sud, c'est la crise
North, south, there's a crisis.

Moi, de l'est à l'ouest, je kicke et mes fans crient
From east to west, the artist raps and his fans scream.

Je vois que la concu' se bute dans les écrits
He sees that the competition struggles with their writing.

J'ai beau téj' l'inspi', elle revient comme un frisbee
No matter how much he tries to avoid it, inspiration comes back like a frisbee.

J'ai connu la hess, connu la dèche
He experienced poverty and hardship.

Tendu la main, les gens m'ont dit, "labess"
He reached out for help, and people said, "no stress."

Donc on arrive sans stress, on prend toute la place
So they arrive without stress and take up all the space.

Leur mets des kilomètres en faisant du surplace
They put kilometers behind them while standing still.

Han, Meugi' est le Maître, Dry est l'Amiral
Meugi' is the Master, Dry is the Admiral.

Mais qui aurait pensé qu'on ferait manie mal?
But who would have thought they would become so successful?

Sans prise de tête, au mic' on fait la maille
Without any fuss, they make the money on the mic'.

Ça dans une époque où les rimes attirent les bails
That's happening in a time where rhymes attract attention.

Putain d'super-nova
Fucking supernova.

Je suis venu, j'ai vu, j’innove
He came, he saw, he innovated.

Ils m'ont pris pour le sauveur
They took him as the savior.

De ce mouvement
Of this movement.

Les gens se demandent
People wonder

Veulent savoir comment je m'y prends
They want to know how he does it.

Se demandent si je tape dans la blanche
They wonder if he uses drugs.

Se demandent si j'ai ça dans le sang
They wonder if he has it in his blood.

Ma soif de gloire
His thirst for glory.

M'a fait faire des choses qui contre-disaient ma foi
Made him do things that contradicted his beliefs.

Je suis dans le noir total
He is in complete darkness.

Perdu dans le pump, pump it up
Lost in the pump, pump it up.

One, one, one, one, one shot
The importance of a single opportunity is emphasized once again.