En silence [English translation]

[Verse 1: Roméo Elvis]

Yeah, drama teaches us to become stronger

Things won't be same, life throws us wagers

We were 17, we were still kids

Among all the risk-taking and innocence that we showed

We got into all kinds of bullshit without hurting anyone

But this one will have costed Simon's life

The head in a puddle of ever-increasing blood

The images of a friend leaving in silence

The regrets are immense

I was kinda scared to write this verse

I didn't want to hurt my friends

Several of us saw him lose his life

And I lost sight of them, too

I think about Simon several times a week

Mostly irrational thoughts

Sometimes simply accepting that his hour had come

But the melancholy is stronger and it haunts me in my sleep

[Chorus: Roméo Elvis & (Témé Tan)]

(Early morning, in silence)

I saw death take Simon, uh (In silence)

I saw death take Simon, one spring night in my city

A violent shock for eternity, a young thoughtful kid

I saw death take Simon, yeah

Death take Simon, oh oh oh

I've got my friend Constantin on my mind

[Verse 2: Roméo Elvis]

Ay, I've got my friend Constantin on my mind

Did you really leave in an avalanche?

It seems crazy to believe, but it's true you tipped the scale in my career

The burial was tough but, fuck, there were a lot of people, beau gosse

For one last time, you showed us the extent of your connections

And your force of seduction, beau gosse, yeah yeah yeah

This pain is necessary, but it still breaks me every time, man

I'm too sensitive to say goodbye to my friends, drowning in sadness

They're gone, it is what it is, life wanted things this way

I'm not a guy who believes in destiny, but their deaths instilled me with good principles

[Chorus: Roméo Elvis & (Témé Tan)]

(Early morning, in silence)

I saw death take Simon, hein (In silence)

I saw death take Simon, one spring night in my city

A violent shock for eternity, a young thoughtful kid

I saw death take Simon, yeah

Death take Simon, oh oh oh

• Artist:Roméo Elvis
• Album:Chocolat