Tu me manques
Passi Lyrics

A ARMAND mon pote, j'espère que tu reposes en paix...
Passi hopes that his friend Armand is at peace in the afterlife.

Ca fait des années, mais ton image ne cesse de me hanter.
Passi is haunted by memories of Armand, even years after his passing.

T'es parti, depuis j'ai encore moins d'amis,
After Armand's death, Passi lost even more friends.

Même ceux do G.A.N.G. ont beaucoup changé.
Even Passi's rap group, G.A.N.G., has changed a lot since Armand's passing.

Pour moi, comme avant je continue mon parcours,
Despite Armand's absence, Passi continues on his path.

Je cours et enfin je peux t'envoyer le bonjour !
Passi is finally able to send a greeting to Armand in the afterlife.

Tu avais raison, le Rap, see'était fait pour moi,
Armand was right, Passi was meant to be a rapper.

Avec STOMY et les autres on pousse le Secteur Ä.
Passi and his fellow rappers, including Stomy, are promoting Secteur Ä, a French rap collective.

Ah ! au fait, il why a aussi le Bisso Na Bisso,
Passi mentions another rap group, Bisso Na Bisso.

Un son sur lequel on aurait serré dans les soirées afros.
Passi reminisces about dancing to Bisso Na Bisso's music at Afro parties.

On se tapera pas nos délires 'vacances Cameroun Congo',
Passi and Armand won't be able to enjoy their vacation memories from Cameroon and Congo together.

On se souviendra que de la côte et des serrages dans l'eau.
The only memories Passi and Armand will have are of the coast and swimming.

L'autre fois, j'ai vu ton frère calme, posé,
Passi saw Armand's brother recently, who was calm and collected.

Il emménageait, on s'est retrouvés et on a bien damé.
Passi and Armand's brother caught up and had a good time together.

J'ai plus trop de nouvelles do reste de ta famille,
Passi hasn't heard much about the rest of Armand's family.

Ta soeur, ton cousin, ta mère, j'espère qu'ils vont bien.
Passi hopes that Armand's sister, cousin, and mother are doing well.

Parmi nos rates ou celles qu'on voulait, certaines ont fané,
Some of the girls that Passi and Armand liked or dated have moved on.

Je suis sûr que si on les croisait, on se mettrait à vanner.
Passi thinks that if he and Armand saw these girls, they would tease each other about them.

Je sais pas pourquoi je te dis tout ça,
Passi isn't sure why he's telling Armand all of this.

Peut être que tu le sais déjà ? D'où tu es, tu es là, tu me vois, et...
Passi wonders if Armand already knows everything he's saying, since he's watching over him from beyond.

Tu me manques, là haut !
Passi misses Armand and wishes he was with him in the afterlife.

Refrain :

Tu te rappelles ARMAND, les frères, copains braillés,
Passi looks back on the times he spent with Armand and their rowdy friends.

J'admirais ! Ils me racontaient leurs conquêtes,
Passi was in awe of Armand and his friends, who told him stories of their romantic conquests.

Cravate, soirée, tasse-pé. Les rates aiment les lascars.
Passi remembers the days when dressing up, going to parties, and being cocky helped with girls.

Je voulais être quelqu'un dans le tié-quar,
Passi wanted to be someone in his neighborhood.

Car de rien, je voulais peser par mes propres moyens.
Passi wanted to make an impact on his own, without relying on anyone else.

Graver mes initiales en large dans le futur,
Passi wanted to make a name for himself that would last into the future.

Jour après jour, plus parano j'accélérais l'allure.
Passi became more paranoid and moved faster in his pursuit of success day after day.

See'est re-lou ! Dans ma vie, je suis devenu encore plus che-lou,
Passi complains that his life has become crazier and more chaotic.

Plus je gravis, je pèse, plus j'ai des histoires de fou.
Passi's success has brought him more wild stories.

Le soir, je fais de nouveaux rêves, à vrai dire des cauchemars :
Passi has nightmares at night.

Au-dessus de ma tête toujours ce putain de corbeau noir.
A black crow always looms over Passi's head in his dreams, a ominous symbol of death.

Dans la foule en furie, le film défile au ralenti,
Passi has flashbacks of being in a chaotic crowd, with time seeming to slow down.

La faucheuse passe, la poisse, mon corps se glace.
Passi feels frozen and powerless as Death passes him by.

Ca se passe en soirée : 'PASSI, prends ça ! Enculé !'
Passi remembers an incident when he was attacked at a party.

Maintenant, comme l'ARAIGNEE, mes sens sont déclenchés.
Like a spider, Passi is hyper aware of his surroundings and senses danger more acutely.

Je suis carré droit dans mon coin, froid. Mais où est passé
Passi has become withdrawn and cold, and wonders what happened to his old self.

Le PASSI qui délirait, qui tout le temps, s'éclatait ?
Passi misses the old version of himself who used to have fun and joke around all the time.

Refrain

PAPA, see'est moi ! Salut, comment tu vas ?
Passi sends a message to his father, who has passed away.

Je sais que de là-bas, tu vois et veilles encore sur moi.
Passi believes that his father is still watching over him from beyond.

CEDAR, ANNIE, ERIC, CHRISTIAN, JOE, STEEVE vont bien aussi.
Passi updates his father on the wellbeing of his siblings and friends.

Si je te parle, see'est avec eux que je te salue aujourd'hui.
Passi is speaking to his father on behalf of his family and friends.

Ils sont tous devenus papa et maman,
Passi's siblings and friends have become parents themselves.

À part le petit et moi, see'est pas encore le moment.
Passi and one other person in his circle have not yet become parents.

Ah ! Vraiment tes descendants ont les mêmes traits que toi.
Passi sees similarities between his father and his family members who are now parents.

Je suis plus vieux, je comprends mieux, avant je n'écoutais pas.
Passi is older now and better understands things, despite having ignored his father's advice in the past.

Ton PASSI a l'occasion de t'envoyer ces quelques mots,
Passi is grateful for the opportunity to send a message to his late father.

Fais une bise à Grand-Mère et aux Tontons là haut !
Passi asks his father to give his grandmother and uncles kisses in the afterlife.

Grand merci, see'est ainsi, je te dois la vie.
Passi is grateful to his father for giving him life.

Vives félicitations ! Ta grande famille est unie,
Passi congratulates his father on having a large, united family.

Sois fier des tiens, tes filles, tes fistons,
Passi's father should be proud of his children and grandchildren.

Ton passé, tes rires, colères, tu avais raison.
Passi's father was right about many things, and he remembers the good times and the bad times they shared together.

Ma folie, toujours le rap, mon album t'est dédié.
Passi dedicates his album to his father, whom he remembers fondly.

Ah ! Tata Nzambé Taté ! Tu ne cesses de me manquer.
Passi misses his father and thinks of him often, calling him 'Tata Nzambé Taté.'

Tu me manques là-haut !
Passi misses his father and hopes he's doing well in the afterlife.

Reposez en paix là-haut,
Passi wishes his father and Armand rest in peace in the afterlife.

Vous me manquez là-haut...
Passi misses his father and Armand and wishes they were with him in the afterlife.