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What are we so beautiful in the photo

What are we so beautiful on social media darling

Did you see how people are jealous of us

All my possessions are yours

And all your possessions are mine too

We have everything to be well

But possessions don't make everything at all

I wonder why we're still together

The two of us, no we don't even really know

Yes, you and I, maybe we should stop here

It's better, since we didn't really love each other

Don't you find them weird?

Do you really believe in their story?

I don't think it's going to last long

I admit soon it will be five years

But they are pitiful to see, right?

I don't think they'll exchange their vows one day

I wonder why you are still together

You two, no we don't even really know

Yes, him and you, maybe you should stop here

It's better, you don't really love each other

I have her in my skin, I have her in my thoughts

But of course I would like to marry her

Well, I was supposed to tell her on Tuesday

Knee on the ground, I was going to ask her

Before I opened my mouth, she apologized

I was so shocked when she told me

I wonder why we're still together

The two of us, no I don't even really know

Yes, you and I, maybe we should stop here

It's better, since I didn't really love you

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I wonder why we're still together

The two of us, well we don't even really know

Outro

Yes, you and I, maybe we should stop here

It's better, since we didn't really love each other

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SONG MEANING

Pas Vraiment (“Not Really”) is Stromae’s witty side-eye at modern relationships that look flawless online but feel hollow off-screen. The Belgian hitmaker invites us to scroll through a picture-perfect feed where he and his partner seem enviably in love: shiny smiles, shared possessions, and followers who can’t help but be “jealous.” Yet between the likes and the luxury, a nagging question keeps popping up: Why are we even together?

Through playful back-and-forth lyrics, Stromae exposes three couples—all mirrors of one another—who keep up appearances while quietly admitting they do not “really” love. Gossiping friends predict break-ups, proposals sink before they sail, and every chorus lands on the same resigned punchline: it might be better to end things than to keep pretending. The result is a catchy, tongue-in-cheek reminder that social media snapshots and shared stuff are no substitute for genuine connection.

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