La Nuit Lyrics in English L.E.J.

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Nuit by L.E.J. from French to English.

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

Why did you go out so late

Simply to please others

To spit your verses on the bar

And look like the fool who keeps rambling

You dance but you'd like to sit down

Head up, not be the one who crashes

You'll do the same tomorrow night

You leave, you raise your glass

And cheers

Why did you go out so late

Even the smile of the one whose a*s you're staring at

You only met her gaze

Doesn't stop the doubt, you just postponed it

At night we lie, we catch trains not knowing where they'll take us

At night we lie, we catch trains across the plain

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep

A drink or two, we'll see

You're half empty, the glass half full

Why did you go out so late Why did you go out so late

You don't count sheep, at night you draw them

Like an exasperated saint, you wait for the little prince to decide

At night time flies at full speed

We have to seduce with finesse

It's by pulling on spliffs that wrecks are born

We don't know if we exist, we dodge, we investigate

Come on one more little one, we think we're incorruptible like Eliot Ness

We dodge, we don't listen to stick talk

Who's pushing me when the dance takes shape

We invite esteem, we aim for the exquisite

Like idiots, we wallow in lines like that

Cheers

At night we don't sleep, we dance

The night

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

Dance by dance La-La

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

At night we don't sleep, we dance

And when we don't dance, we think

We're looking for answers

To all those questions we don't ask

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SONG MEANING

La Nuit drops us into the electric blur of French nightlife, where the rule is simple: on ne dort pas, on danse – we don’t sleep, we dance. L.E.J. paints a vivid picture of bodies moving, drinks clinking, and verses shouted over a bar, all while a quiet voice inside keeps asking, “Why are you really here?” Each beat is a distraction from nagging doubts about fitting in, finding love, or just proving something to friends. The night invites bold lies, spontaneous trips, and flirtations that feel profound until the lights come up.

Beneath the glitter, though, the trio exposes a tug-of-war between motion and thought. The moment your feet stop, your mind races, trying to answer questions you never voice in daylight. Empty glasses, fleeting smiles, and hazy smoke become props in a search for meaning that always seems one song away. La Nuit is both a celebration of after-dark freedom and a playful confession that most of us are simply postponing our uncertainties until tomorrow’s sunrise.

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