Les Princes [English translation]

[Intro: Mallaury]

I come from a city which has become lawless

Where there’s no longer a king

I want to be the prince of the city

[Verse 1: Hache-P]

I’m behind the wheels in my ride

At the red light someone asks me for a coin

Paris also knows the life of destitution

I’ve got some business to take care of in town

The flashlights do their inspection and go back, yet I had some weed in my possession

And I see some booty on the sidewalk

I’m not only talking about the STIs

When you’re in debt, Paris doesn’t appear gigantic anymore

So walk around with some shit in your jacket

The altercation of junkies in the night buses

There’s always some action at night, so I never get bored

I’m going to the candy man's, I just gobbled some alcohol

At night in the hoods, things can quickly escalate into clashes

[Refrain: Jok’Air & Nekfeu]

The music is gloomy, the nigga isn’t from around here

The music is gloomy, the white dude isn’t from around here

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the hood cos I slept all day

Princes of the city

We’re going to do everything to become the princes of the city

You’ll be my princess, we’re going to be the princes of the city

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the streets cos I slept all day

[Verse 2: Dehmo]

3 in the morning and I’m having bob knob treats

Sweets after sweets, today is Halloween

I didn’t wait for the dark side to have the flow of Anakin

I’m ripped all year long

But it looks like some people are waiting for the New Year

Honestly, “give up” is not in my vocabulary

Even now “attempt” is not enough

I’m moving through town, the weed’s so dope

When it comes to my banknotes, baby, I show no mercy

Check out my retina and my scars

Like Dhalsim’s body, my stories say a lot

Today is just like yesterday

But tomorrow is surely going to be different

Mistakes make you grow, I have a big heart

[Refrain: Jok’Air & Nekfeu]

The music is gloomy, the nigga isn’t from around here

The music is gloomy, the white dude isn’t from around here

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the hood cos I slept all day

Princes of the city

We’re going to do everything to become the princes of the city

You’ll be my princess, we’re going to be the princes of the city

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the streets cos I slept all day

[Verse 3: Nekfeu]

It's night in Southern Paris and I'm dreaming big

Do you know that living comes at a cost?

While people fall asleep on the window

I see the traffic light turn the raindrops blood-red, and it gets me thinking

Nothing can happen to me, my heart is half-asleep

But tonight I didn’t dream good, the pain roused me

So I spend some time at the Concorde Bridge and return on foot

To love you beyond your body, yeah

Do you think things will be better for us some day?

I had dreams of a bright future, once we had plans of sticking together

But you turned your back on me, and you missed everything

No worries, before I bid farewell I’ve got prayers to say to God

I won’t be doing any talking once I’m buried but my legacy will irradiate the earth

[Verse 4: Jok’Air]

Yeah, a nigga kills another nigga in the depths of my street

Welcome to the city where witnesses have never ever seen a thing

My Mary Jane gets peddled in all of Paris

My symbols are found on many of these walls

And my DNA on many of these asses

I left home without saying goodbye to mama

And my week is not over, I haven’t had any sleep

My soles are wearing out on the road that leads to success

The voice you’re hearing comes from the ghetto

Flow is dapper, out of the flow of the Seine River

The dream is to shine like Paris at night

Smoking a joint, I’m the prince of the city

[Bridge: Jok’Air & Nekfeu]

Southern Paris at night

We’re the princes of the city

We’re the princes of the city

MZ, we’re the princes of the city

Seine Zoo, $-Crew boy

We’re the princes of the city

[Refrain: Jok’Air & Nekfeu]

The music is gloomy, the nigga isn’t from around here

The music is gloomy, the white dude isn’t from around here

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the hood cos I slept all day

Princes of the city

We’re going to do everything to become the princes of the city

You’ll be my princess, we’re going to be the princes of the city

Our dream is to shine bright like the Parisian nightlife, bathed in its lights

I’m hanging out and I’m rolling, I’m roaming the streets cos I slept all day

[Outro: Mallaury]

I come from a city which has become lawless

Where there’s no longer a king

I want to be the prince of the city

• Artist:MZ
• Album:La Dictature