| Refrain
| Chorus
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| Pourquoi le ciel est bleu, pourquoi l’on vit mieux? | Why is the sky blue, why do we live better? |
| deux,
| of them,
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| Pourquoi l’argent et le pouvoir rendent les amis dangereux.
| Why money and power make friends dangerous.
|
| La jalousie, l’hypocrisie, quand elle choisit son camp, fout l’camp
| Jealousy, hypocrisy, when she picks sides, get the hell out
|
| J’ai vu des amis arm? | I saw friends arm? |
| s, des m? | s, m? |
| res alarm? | res alarm? |
| es,
| are,
|
| De voir partir leur fils loin, mais pas pour l’arm? | To see their son go away, but not for the arm? |
| e
| and
|
| Charm? | Charm? |
| s par l’odeur de l’argent et du succ? | s by the smell of money and success? |
| s
| s
|
| Vu que c’est pour un temps,? | Since it's for a while,? |
| 20 ans on nique tout et tu l’sais.
| 20 years we fuck everything and you know it.
|
| Et si? | And if? |
| a marche? | did it work? |
| a se voit, tu peux pas l’cacher,
| it shows, you can't hide it,
|
| Les autres le savent et les bouches commencent? | The others know and the mouths start? |
| baver,? | drool,? |
| cracher,
| spit,
|
| ? | ? |
| m? | m? |
| cher leur haine parce que? | dear their hate because? |
| a n’passe pas
| it does not pass
|
| Un mec du quartier qui s’en sort,? | A neighborhood guy who gets by? |
| a? | has? |
| a n’passe pas,
| it does not pass,
|
| Et les amis changent, l’argent les rend? | And friends change, money makes them? |
| tranges,
| strange,
|
| Et si tu manges mieux qu’eux, ils se vengent.
| And if you eat better than them, they take revenge.
|
| Quand je repense? | When do I think back? |
| notre enfance,
| our childhood,
|
| Tous soud? | All together? |
| s positifs pour que les choses avancent,
| s positive for things to move forward,
|
| Mais elles ont avanc? | But have they moved on? |
| vite pour certains
| fast for some
|
| Pas assez pour d’autres, c’n’est pas leur faute, mais celle du destin.
| Not enough for others, it's not their fault, but fate's.
|
| Un destin aux cartes distribu? | A destiny for distributed cards? |
| es par un manchot.
| are by a penguin.
|
| Voil? | Here? |
| pourquoi certains de mes fr? | why some of my fr? |
| res face au succ? | face success |
| s ont le sang chaud.
| are hot-blooded.
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| Refrain
| Chorus
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| J’ai boss? | I have boss? |
| avec des personnes en qui j’avais confiance,
| with people I trusted,
|
| Pendant 4 ann? | For 4 years? |
| es les choses allaient dans le bon sens,
| things were going in the right direction,
|
| Voyages, restaurants, loisirs choisir
| Travel, restaurants, leisure choose
|
| Entre le meilleur et le meilleur pour mon avenir. | Between the best and the best for my future. |
| Mon avenir, la musique,
| My future, music,
|
| Mais pour eux c'? | But for them it? |
| tait plus pour le fric,
| was more for the money,
|
| Hip Hop de luxe? | Luxury Hip Hop? |
| 50 keuss le sweat ils m’ont aveugl?
| 50 keuss the sweatshirt they blinded me?
|
| Par des avantages qui m’ont d? | By advantages which have |
| r? | r? |
| gl?, m’ont rendu cingl?,
| gl?, drove me crazy,
|
| Contre un mur m'? | Against a wall me? |
| pingler. | ping. |
| Certains voulaient m'? | Some wanted me? |
| trangler,
| strangle,
|
| ? | ? |
| a n’a pas tard?, le 20 mars 97? | Isn't it late?, March 20, 97? |
| a a bard?.
| a a bard?.
|
| Les m? | The m? |
| mes soi-disant amis d? | my so-called friends from |
| vou? | you? |
| s,
| s,
|
| Pour? | For? |
| tre pr? | very close |
| s de moi,? | s of me,? |
| taient loin de moi
| were far from me
|
| Lorsque je criais «aidez-moi».
| When I was screaming "help me".
|
| Mais non, l’argent te rend sourd, aveugle et muet,
| But no, money makes you deaf, blind and dumb,
|
| Impossible de bouger m? | Can't move m? |
| me si ton pote se fait tuer.
| me if your buddy gets killed.
|
| Tu penses? | You think? |
| toi et? | you and? |
| tes int? | your int? |
| r? | r? |
| ts avant tout, esp? | ts first of all, esp? |
| ce de l? | this from there |
| che.
| che.
|
| Le jour du jugement dernier y aura pas d’cash.
| On Judgment Day there will be no cash.
|
| Et tu oses encore te regarder dans une glace
| And you still dare to look at yourself in a mirror
|
| ? | ? |
| partir de 97 souviens-toi du 20 mars.
| from 97 remember march 20.
|
| Les amis changent, l’argent les rend? | Friends change, money makes them? |
| tranges
| barns
|
| Et si tu manges mieux qu’eux, ils se vengent.
| And if you eat better than them, they take revenge.
|
| Quand je repense? | When do I think back? |
| mon enfance,
| my childhood,
|
| Tous soud? | All together? |
| s positifs pour que les choses avancent.
| s positive to move things forward.
|
| Refrain | Chorus |