J'ai oublié de vivre [English translation]

By breaking guitars

In my hands

On violent stages

Under weird lights

By forcing my strength with this effort

So that my fingers move

So that my body vibrates

Yeah

By letting the sweat burns my eyes

By shouting my love to the skies

By throwing my heart in a mike

Carrying the spotlights

And like a cross in my back

I forgot to live, ah, I forgot to live

By running on the earth like a flash

Breaking the sound barriers

In bunches of lasers

By throwing my treasures to braise

Burning them all at once, yeah

So that I make you shout

By changing the color of my skin

My voice carrying the yelling

Coming from the ghetto

By being a God, Hell's Angel or bohemian

Love on the one hand

Hate on the other

I forgot to live, I forgot to live

Yeah, by breaking guitars

In my hands

On violent stages

Under weird lights

By forgetting that society

Is waking me out of my slumber

So that I sing

By running on the roads of the world

For the eyes of a brunette

Or the body of a blonde girl

By being always guilty,

The thief, the looter and the admirable violent man

I forgot to live, I forgot to live

Yes, I forgot to live, I forgot to live

• Artist:Johnny Hallyday