La Maison en bord de mer [English translation]

By the end of the school year

They come back just like the tide

The holidays by the sea

But she doesn't want to go there

She would want september to come

She feels the coming of nausea

But no one wants to hear her

Tell what happened

In the house by the sea

There's an uncle that lives there

An uncle that makes her do

Do what she does not want to

He orders her to be silent

Tell her no one would believe her

She lies prone and cries

Until the next time...

Until the next time...

The sweat and his horrid breath

Appear in her memories

Her fear merges with hatred

And she feels like vomiting

As terror torments her

The things that she could say

But no one to understand

So she forces herself away

From the house by the sea

And her uncle that lives there

This man that makes her do

Do what she does not want to

Who orders her to be silent

Tells her no one would believe her

She lies prone and cries

Until the next time...

Until the next time...

And then at the gas station

Her instinct tells her to flee

On the emergency stop strip

In the headlights and in haste

Finally find some kindness

Finding the strength to live one

At last relieve her conscience

And rise again...

And survive...

And survive...

Survive...

Survive...

The house by the sea

And this man that lives there

This man that made her do

What she did no do

He told her to be quiet

But now she finally knows

Whatever comes next

There will be no next time

No next time

• Artist:Patricia Kaas