Confessions [English translation]

Hum, eh

Oh oh ah

You’ll surely hear me say that I’m not the most honest of men

That if I love you, I’ll be too possessive, that too often I act on my ego

It might be true, I’ve never felt like someone worthy of being called a “hero”

Halfway between what they'll refer to as gentle and probably the last of the bastards

When I was abandoned, I lost people on the way right from the start, and I just kept thinking about it

Did I do something wrong or I had been on my own from the very beginning?

I was in sorrow, when I almost lost my queen by thinking that my home was a stage

I was filled with hate, so close to slashing my veins when I was betrayed on my blind side

Let them talk, let them talk, let them talk, I don’t know what to do

I can’t stand it, I can’t stand the words of the whole world

I was all over the place, I had to turn over a new leaf, in my heart, there was carnage

It’s in the corner that you get to see real faces: there are fewer people when there’s a storm

Before getting rich, I was poor, I know the pain of the poor, I don’t want that life anymore

There was no water in the bucket, I worked midday to dawn to turn my life around

Resentment, it’s my flaw, if you left me in the pit, I’m not going to forget you

The worst thing is that during the good times, everyone wants to get in the boat, go to hell

I’m far from being a good example, besides, I don’t want to be regarded as one

With a smile, I could lie to you, no one knows what I feel

I’m well-educated but I've often had a hard time practicing

Sometimes, I feel heartache but it’s too complicated to explain

I have to get myself together, I’ve wasted time in my life

I think I’m destroying myself, I pay more attention to my enemies than to my family

I’ve never taken respite, too many heads to cater for

But what soothes me is seeing the smile on my daughter’s face

They always told me that a man has to cry in secret

I think that’s the only advice I applied without fail

My wife doesn’t understand my desire to take care of everything, she says, “Dju, you know, we’re married”

But if I keep things inside of me, it’s because I don’t want to get them worried

And if I opened up every time, the people around me would be devastated

I’ve built my world around certain people whom I can count on, seeing them in good health, yeah

Never finished, never finished and end even when I’ve succeeded, I want more

I still do stupid things to show that I’ve got dough

Fireworks at a nightclub when my black card’s out

And the golden rule only applies when there’s discord

You want to stay neutral and not take sides, for me, you’re finished

You've got all my support even if you're wrong

Your enemy is my enemy when problems come up

And I hope that when I’m buried tomorrow, you’ll take care of my loved ones

These last words will be my will

And I hope that before I’m buried tomorrow, I’ll have a huge heart of gold, just to depart a bit more at peace

I grew up without my father

I don’t want my daughter to end up like me

Ooh, ooh, yeah yeah, na, eh

Oh oh ah

• Artist:Dadju
• Album:Poison, Poison ou Antidote (Edition Miel Book)