La main sur le cœur [English translation]

Hand on heart, I swear to tell the truth

To say what I think, I swear to not forget

Why I rap, why I have chosen to shout my rage

Why I need to get away without really leaving

Why I want to break fuck up their barriers, or live my life quickly

Impulsively, not richly, I don't give a damn, I want content, not packaging!

I swear to stay honest in my words

And loyal in my acts, I swear, I spit on ever returning to their charade!

I swear to not shut up, I rap, I sing, maybe I embarrass myself

But I've chosen my side for myself and for the people I love!

I swear to fight for my causes that my childhood dreams brought up

And if tomorrow they listen to me, to shout the truth

I swear to stay good and not turn evil

To stay loyal to what I believe, to never be a traitor

Even if they belittle me or misrepresent my words

Stay honest, that's a promise, my people know that they have my word

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Hand on heart, I swear to tell the truth

Even if it seems crazy, I swear that only the truth will guide

My words and my goals, I swear to never forget

What pushed me to rap, to write and to talk to the people

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Hand on heart, I swear to stay loyal to my own

To my convictions, to my fight, and, at least, to the anger from the streets

To those who supported me when everything went wrong

When I thought too much or when the street was my mattress!

Those who believed in my words, in my need to shout out loud:

Fuck your stupid system, I'll progress toward my own ideals!

I swear it!

And I shall bear witness to you!

I no longer have the right to back off, because I've come so far!

I swear to not forget where I started

The listener in my heart, the lost song of mislead youths

Those who grew up drowning, in their fucking veiled tension

And for those who returned to the starry heavens too early...

Years pass, but I swear to not forget the stalemate!

The traces in my soul, that I have to trace into my art, even if they don't let me in

Well I don't care!

As long as I stay loyal to my principals!

And even if the pages turn, today, my promise is recorded

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• Artist:Keny Arkana
• Album:L'esquisse vol 1