Avant tu riais [English translation]
Avant tu riais [English translation]
[Verse 1: Nekfeu]
I observe these men in suit
Drowned in this shapeless mass
This strong-willed woman pushing through
The only thing on her mind is her career, she presses on
Despite the men harassing her
But the only thing that keeps her going
Is somewhat, what she doesn't have
A potent antidepressant won’t do her any good
And if she always indulged her impulses
What she would actually do, is paint
On a mounted fresco, her sequelae, she knows what she wants
It’s something almost basic
But then, is she mentally prepared?
I almost wish she buried me before time takes her away
Before she turns into a real skeleton
And before she gets lost, in every sense of the word; a real skeleton
That ends up on exhibition at the Natural Sciences in the afternoon
An eternal smile lingering within her
As if this life were a sad joke
So she's put on exhibition so people can learn by force
That the reign of man is found in science
And that there is no such thing as magic, but it will be met with opposition
Things aren't going well upstairs
Your thoughts aren't very lucid
The system allows you to steal and take off
But not with your own wings, they’re propellers
Control yourself or be controlled
You can either be free or be a prisoner of your vices
And if the young ones decide to take over
The generations after will suffer years of atrocity
Suddenly the station is becoming empty and people aren’t looking at each other
And it's civil war, it’s so vile; love fades so quickly
Mother Earth chokes under the filth of her sons
In the face of this tyranny of ideas, I know you wish you were blind
Selfish dickheads who rarely give each other a hand
Sad irony of a society that’s supposed to serve
The conditions of those in need means we’ll have to do something to help
What do you say to your neighbor who lost their grandparents in a ghetto in Warsaw?
So you yelled non-stop, and you bent over backward, yet you’re not a clover leaf
Your neurons are burned out, your heart left in ashes
You weren’t one to back down in the pursuit of a dream
Hyperactive, it was difficult for you to stay focused
You spent your entire childhood on the outskirts of the city
You were young and ambitious so you felt ready
You were listening to hardcore rap when you were only just a kid
You said to your mother, “I’ll be back, I’m running out of time”
The only reason I’m going out there is so you’ll be better off some day
One day I’ll buy the whole block
Just to make sure you’re not denied entry
[Refrain: Clara Luciani]
Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by, but
Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
[Verse 2: Nekfeu]
You really feel unique
You don’t want to be imitated
Man is as cowardly as a prick
And you wander like a lingering doubt
We build new relationships as we end some
People take offence and settle it with their fists
Even when you’re on the heights of trees, all that is beyond you
May slumber carry away the burden of your thoughts
We’re zombies, we're death masks
Full-faced men now turned dangerous
Desolate areas of men and women
You don't fit into any of the factions
Wry smiles and winks
Precede the mourning of a waning love
Escaping the intangible, it’s unlikely that we could do so
When confronted with the light within, we begin to squint
They say love is blind, but it restored your sight
It hushed you up when you went deaf with rage, it got the streets humming a tune
It made you take off the dog collar in the form of your scarf
Education made you unlearn all the essentials you knew already
But most importantly, don’t forget how cheerful you once were, and that love sets you free, have you forgotten?
You’re nothing in the universe and once you shone bright
Unleash your light, they’ll want to reason with you, unleash your light
[Refrain: Clara Luciani]
Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by, but
Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown
Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by
- Artist:Nekfeu
- Album:Cyborg