Craig David - Rise and Fall (ft. Sting) (Traduction Française)
Craig David - Rise and Fall (ft. Sting) (Traduction Française) Lyrics
Sometimes, in life, you feel the fight is over
And it seems as though the writings on the wall
Superstar you finally made it
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call
The rise and fall
[Couplet 1]
I always said that I was gonna make it
Now it's plain for everyone to see
But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners
Just casualties
I know that everything is gonna change
Even the friends, I knew before, they go
But this dream is the life I've been searching for
Started believing that I was the greatest
My life was never gonna be the same
Cause with the money came a different status
That's when things change
Now I'm too concerned with all the things I own
Blinded by all the pretty girls I see
I'm beginning to lose my integrity
[Refrain]
I never used to be a troublemaker
Now I don't even wanna please the fans
No autographs, no interviews, no pictures
And list demands
Given advice that was clearly wrong
The type that seems to make me feel so right
But some things you may find can take over your life
Burnt all my bridges, now I've run out of places
And there's nowhere left for me to turn
Been caught in compromising situations
I should have learned
From all those times I didn't walk away
When I knew that it was best to go
Is it too late to show you the shape of my heart ?
[Refrain]
[Pont]
Now I know I made mistakes
Think I don't care
But you don't realize what this means to me
So let me have just one more chance
I'm not the man I used to be
Use to be
About
Rise and Fall est un morceau extrait de l'album de Craig David, Slicker Than Your Average, sorti en 2002.
Il est accompagné du chanteur britannique, ex-membre des The Police, Sting qui prête sa voix au refrain.
A noter que cette musique est basée sur un sample du fameux Shape of My Heart interprété par Sting lui-même en 1993.
Lequel morceau aura servit de B.O au film Léon et de sample au célèbre The Message de Nas.
Le thème du morceau met en avant les hauts et les bas de la vie, notamment la vie d'artiste.
Avec ce troisième extrait de l'album, le jeune loup Craig David et le chevronné Sting abordent, forts de leurs expériences respectives, le thème classique des aléas de la vie d'artiste.
Les étoiles dans les yeux, le confort des lauriers de la gloire, la suffisance, le matérialisme exacerbé, le changement d'entourage, les groupies, les moments d'introspection ou encore l'humilité retrouvée.
Tout y est, comme autant de coups de crayons au service d'une esquisse de la grandeur et de la décadence de la vie d'artiste.
“Respice post te, hominem te esse momento!” semblent nous murmurer les deux interprètes comme pour souligner la nécessité de garder la tête froide quel que soit l'intensité du succès ou de l'insuccès…
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