Mal assis [English translation]

An overturned chair and my legs going astray

Your face is backward under the ceiling of this bar

A life that's too orderly tames each night

The dreaded imminence of an inevitable fall

I have this life at the place that stands without a fold1

Cramped daydreams that squeeze into oblivion

I want to love backwards and retrace the missteps

Of my distrustful lovers who follow me step-by-step

It's true

That we're badly seated2 here

That we're badly seated here

That we're badly seated here

That we're badly seated

Passing back through the desert of prior wanderings

Becoming solitary again like a bird seen from below

When I've walked backwards down the path of my disappointments

I'll finally be able to think about reseating myself

It's true

That we're badly seated here

That we're badly seated here

That we're badly seated here

That we're badly seated

1. I'm not sure what this is actually supposed to mean2. 'mal assis' literally translates to badly seated, and essentially means uncomfortable

• Artist:Pauline Croze