A Corps Perdu Lyrics in English Grégory Lemarchal

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A Corps Perdu by Grégory Lemarchal from French to English.

Since nets

Hold us back

Since our reasons

Chain us up

That nothing shines

Beneath our ramparts

And since we don't reach

The sky

Unless we burn our wings there

And follow the roads

Where we get lost

Like raising a banner

Headlong

Drunk and barefaced

So we're no longer

Hope's puppet

And if life

Is just a lost cause

My soul's free

For finally believing in it

Headlong

Since destinies

Are the same

That every path

Brings us back

To the dawn of a

New start

We learn nothing from

Our mistakes

Unless we burn our hearts there

I'll follow the roads

Where we get lost

Like raising a banner

Headlong

Drunk and barefaced

So we're no longer

Hope's puppet

And if my life

Is just a lost cause

My soul's free

For finally believing in it

Headlong

I'll write my story

I won't be anymore

Chance's puppet

If every life

Is a lost cause

Men die

From never believing

From not having lived

Drunk and barefaced

Defeated soldiers

For a war without victory

And if our lives

Is a lost cause

We'll go free

For at least believing

Headlong

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SONG MEANING

A Corps Perdu feels like an adrenaline shot of freedom. Grégory Lemarchal sings about breaking the nets that trap us, refusing to be chained by fear or routine, and daring to chase the sky even if our wings get burned. The lyrics paint a battlefield where hope can make us puppets, yet the singer chooses to charge forward à corps perdu — body and soul, intoxicated, without make-up — because half-lived safety is worse than flaming out in pursuit of a dream.

The song’s heartbeat is a bold manifesto: mistakes and heartbreak may scorch us, but they also teach us; destinies may loop in circles, but we can still raise our own banners. Even if life turns out to be a “lost cause,” believing in it sets the soul free. Lemarchal urges listeners to write their own story, to stop being the plaything of chance, and to live passionately so that, win or lose, we depart this world proud that we at least believed. It is an anthem for anyone ready to swap caution for courage and live every moment at full volume.

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Grégory Lemarchal A Corps Perdu Lyrics