J'reste debout

[Maître Gims]
It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
I try to make ends meet
It hurts but I stand tall

It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
My clothes are covered in mud
It hurts but I stand tall

[Lefa]
The trials just keep coming
No one knows when the tide will turn (but)
We stand tall, we stick together
We take the hits 'cause we know what they’re for
Worries keep me from sleeping at night
I only rest when my brothers have my back
We grit our teeth when the pressure tightens
We hide the fatigue despite the bags under our eyes

[Black M]
Knees on the ground, it’s not the hits
I’m like my old man... damn, I stand tall
God willing, I won’t end up taking my life
Yeah, it’s on my knees that I’d like to rise again
My scars are like my tears
Too much pride to show you, even if I’m hurting
A big shoutout to those who lost a loved one
I want to tell the Keita family to hold on

It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
I try to make ends meet
It hurts but I stand tall

It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
My clothes are covered in mud
It hurts but I stand tall

[Barack Adama]
Worried, you’ve got debts everywhere
Thank goodness you’ve got friends
You sell the car of your dreams before it loses value
Speaking of value, yours has taken a hit
On the blacklist at the bank, they see you as a cheater
But whatever, tomorrow’s another day
Not the type to call for help, nor to turn the other cheek
Very few tears, the bills are pretty steep
They cut your pay, it’s been a diet all these years
Thank goodness you’ve got faith, you’re not going down that road
Depression wants a meeting, but you don’t want to see it
You’ve got a smile, yet it’s your worth that’s hidden
But you close your heart, afraid it’ll get robbed

It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
I try to make ends meet
It hurts but I stand tall

It hits me but I stand tall
I’m hurt but I stand tall
My clothes are covered in mud
It hurts but I stand tall

[Lefa & (Gim's)]
Stand tall (oh oh)
Stand tall (oh oh)
Stand tall (oh oh)
Stand tall (oh oh)

[(Lefa) Doumams & Black M]
(Stand tall) To the families of Boulevard Auriol
(Stand tall) To the undocumented in Courneuve
(Stand tall) To those who come by swimming
(Stand tall) And leave on a charter
(Stand tall) To all the disabled
(Stand tall) A thought for all the locked-up folks
(Stand tall) To all the oppressed people
(Stand tall) To our families

Chapiteau, Sow, Diallo
Keita family, the Ba
Sall family
The M'Baye family, the Sery
The Rocard
To little Anaïs Keralla and her whole family
To Zaire, Guinea, Somalia, Rwanda
To all the countries in crisis
We stand tall