Carla Bruni
The Winner Takes It All lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:32
I don't want to talk
I don't want to talk
About the things we've gone through
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play
No more ace to play
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
Beside the victory
That's our destiny
That's our destiny
I was in your arms
I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules
Playing by the rules
The gods may throw a dice
The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain
Why should I complain
I don't want to talk
I don't want to talk
If it makes you feel sad
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
No self-confidence
The judges will decide
The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
Always staying low
The game is on again
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
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Key vocabulary
- has
- you have
- don't
- don’tB1
- we've
- we have
- it's
- it is
- i've
- I have
- that's
- that is
- you've
- you have
- done
- finished
- too
- also
- belonged
- belong
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About this song
Carla Bruni is a French singer-songwriter and former supermodel, associated with chanson française. She is known for her chart-topping debut album Quelqu’un m’a dit (2002) and her subsequent No. 1 releases Comme si de rien n’etait (2008), alongside collaborations with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Marianne Faithfull, and Willie Nelson.