Did you know? - Inception Song Lyrics

A direct of translation of the lyrics for the song "Non, je ne regrette rien" (The song used to remind Arthur) as performed by Edith Piaf. The lyrics are:

• "I regret nothing/no, I have no regrets/I regret neither the good things that were done to me nor the bad things/ They are all the same to me/...The past is payed, swept away, forgotten/ I don't care of the past anymore/ I set my memories on fire? My agonies, and my pleasures/ I don't need them anymore/ Swept away in the agonies of love, Swept away for love, I'm restarting with nothing..."

Christopher Nolan made a point of saying that he chose the song specifically for the movie, which is heavily concerned with the effect of memories on the psyche, and specifically the disastrous effect that not letting go of memories of love-gone-wrong can have on the subconscious-exactly what the song discusses. Also of note: in the original French, "I regret neither the good things I've done nor the bad things" is

• "Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait ni le mal,"

and since Cobb's wife is named Mal, that gives the line a double meaning.

By Syed Mushfiq Hyder