Pas long feu

The speaker feels trapped in a life that seems hopeless and exhausting. At first, he sounds as if he is trying to dismiss his worries, but the repeated refrain makes his despair harder to ignore. He says he will not last long “here,” suggesting he feels unable to keep going in his present situation.

“Pas long feu” literally refers to something that will not burn for long; here it means the speaker expects not to remain or endure much longer. Calling life “cette chienne de vie” (“this wretched life”) gives his complaint a bitter, blunt tone. The mention of “se flinguer” is a stark reference to suicide, though the line’s phrasing is broken and darkly conversational; it does not settle exactly what he will do.

The lyrics leave the speaker’s next step unclear. His words may express a literal crisis, or they may dramatize a wish to escape a life he finds unbearable. The repeated refrain could sound like a firm prediction, but also like a weary refrain he cannot stop repeating. Either way, the song presents deep distress rather than a clear resolution.