| Et soudain ce silence, qui nous surprend
| And suddenly this silence, which surprises us
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| Ces mots brisés au fond de nous,
| These broken words deep inside us,
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| Et puis ce goût amer qui nous rend fou
| And then that bitter taste that drives us crazy
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| A oublier tout ce qu’on s’est dit, a la première nuit
| To forget everything we said to each other, the first night
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| Qu’on s’est juré, qu’on s’est promis, et qui s’enfuit
| That we swore, that we promised, and that ran away
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| J’ai mal a ce silence,
| I hurt this silence,
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| Qui nous entoure
| That surrounds us
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| Ces mots suspendus entre nous
| These words hanging between us
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| que l’on ne dira plus
| that we won't say anymore
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| C’est la routine et l’habitude qui nous ont vaincus
| Routine and habit have defeated us
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| Ces implacables ennemis, qui tuent l’amour
| These implacable enemies, who kill love
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| Se trahir, a vivre ensemble, à faire semblant d’y croire
| Betraying each other, living together, pretending to believe it
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| encore
| Again
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| A maquiller tous nos efforts
| To make up all our efforts
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| Se croire plus grand, se croire plus fort que le temps, qui
| Believing yourself bigger, believing yourself stronger than time, which
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| passe
| pass
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| Et s’accrocher encore
| And cling again
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| A nos chimères, d’adolescents, aux lendemains inexistants,
| To our chimeras, of adolescents, of non-existent tomorrows,
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| qui nous fracassent
| that break us
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| Et encore ce silence, autour de nous
| And still this silence, around us
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| Ce cercle invisible et fragile
| This invisible and fragile circle
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| Qu’on a tracé à l’encre indélébile
| That was drawn in indelible ink
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| On a manqué un rendez vous, mais la vie s’en fout
| We missed a date, but life doesn't care
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| Ce sera la fin d’une belle histoire, la fin de nous
| It will be the end of a beautiful story, the end of us
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| Et toujours ce silence
| And always this silence
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| Qui nous surprend, ces mots brisés autour de nous
| Who surprises us, these broken words around us
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| Et puis ce goût amer qui nous rend fou
| And then that bitter taste that drives us crazy
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| A repasser tout ce qu’on s’est dit nos nuits d’insomnie
| To iron all that we said to each other our nights of insomnia
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| A remonter le temps passé, a en crever
| To go back in time, to die of it
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| Se trahir, a vivre ensemble,
| To betray each other, to live together,
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| à faire semblant d’y croire encore
| to pretend to still believe it
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| A maquiller tous nos efforts
| To make up all our efforts
|
| Se croire plus grand,
| To think oneself bigger,
|
| se croire plus fort que le temps qui passe
| to believe oneself stronger than the passage of time
|
| Et s’accrocher encore
| And cling again
|
| A nos chimères,
| To our chimeras,
|
| d’adolescents aux lendemains inexistant,
| teenagers with non-existent tomorrows,
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| qui nous fracassent
| that break us
|
| Se trahir, a vivre ensemble,
| To betray each other, to live together,
|
| à faire semblant d’y croire encore
| to pretend to still believe it
|
| A maquiller tous nos efforts
| To make up all our efforts
|
| Se croire plus grand,
| To think oneself bigger,
|
| se croire plus fort que le temps qui passe
| to believe oneself stronger than the passage of time
|
| Et s’accrocher encore
| And cling again
|
| Se trahir, a vivre ensemble,
| To betray each other, to live together,
|
| à faire semblant d’y croire encore
| to pretend to still believe it
|
| A maquiller tous nos efforts
| To make up all our efforts
|
| Se croire plus grand,
| To think oneself bigger,
|
| se croire plus fort que le temps qui passe
| to believe oneself stronger than the passage of time
|
| Et s’accrocher encore
| And cling again
|
| A nos chimères, d’adolescents aux lendemains inexistant,
| To our chimeras, adolescents with non-existent tomorrows,
|
| qui nous fracassent
| that break us
|
| Et soudain ce silence, qui nous surprend.
| And suddenly this silence, which surprises us.
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| Ces mots brisés au fond de nous,
| These broken words deep inside us,
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| et puis ce goût amère qui nous rend fous. | and then that bitter taste that drives us crazy. |