Translation of the song lyrics Tension Attention ! - Daniel Lavoie

Tension Attention ! (original)

Assis tout seul au fond d’un bar
D’une ville lointaine
Tu fuis les gens et les regards
Mais un chasseur t’a vu
Y a un caïd à gueule de star
Qui veut te mettre à l’aise
Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard
T’es mieux de filer à l’anglaise
Le grand patron s’en va parler
Les petits patrons se taisent
Il a des plans et des idées
Des millions sous sa chaise
Toute sa vie est une affaire
Et tu en fais partie
Si tu ne veux pas manquer d’air
Garde un œil sur la sortie
Tension, attention
Y a un plus fou
Qui te pique ta folie
Tension, attention
Y a un chauffard
Qui sniffe ta ligne de vie
Un orateur fait son discours
À ses pieds, la foule se presse
Il manie bien le calembour
Autant que les promesses
Comme il veut refaire le monde
C’est à loi qu’il s’adresse
Mais tandis qu’il se raconte
L’entends comme un S.O.S

Tension Attention ! (translation)

Sitting alone at the back of a bar
From a distant city
You run away from people and stares
But a hunter saw you
There's a kingpin with a star face
Who wants to make you comfortable
Before it's too late
You better slip away
The big boss is going to talk
The little bosses are silent
He has plans and ideas
Millions under his chair
His whole life is a case
And you're part of it
If you don't want to run out of air
Keep an eye on the exit
Tension, caution
There's a crazier
Who steals your madness
Tension, caution
There's a driver
Who sniffs your lifeline
A speaker makes his speech
At his feet the crowd throngs
He handles the pun well
As much as the promises
How he wants to remake the world
He is addressing the law
But as he tells himself
Hear it like an S.O.S.