| C’tait un de ces ts chauds, humides, collants la peau
| It was one of those warm, moist, sticky tees
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| L’orage ne faisait que gronder, les flics rdaient dans l’quartier
| The storm was just rumbling, the cops were roaming the neighborhood
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| Les gens marchaient pas lents, comme pour retenir le temps
| People walked slowly, as if to hold back time
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| Des gosses dans le caniveau jouaient au pistolet eau
| Kids in the gutter playing water gun
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| C’est l que j’l’ai vue passer, celle qui t’a laiss tomber
| That's where I saw her pass, the one who let you down
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| Elle sortait d’la bouche du mtro, j’ai vu briller ton couteau
| She was coming out of the mouth of the metro, I saw your knife shine
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| Tu as cherch te venger, la marquer, lui faire payer
| You sought revenge, branded her, made her pay
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| J’te cause, t’embrouille, te raisonne
| I talk to you, confuse you, reason with you
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| Peine de cњur, y’a pas mort d’homme
| Heartbreak, there's no death of man
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| Et puis t’es pas assez beau pour faire la une des journaux
| And then you're not handsome enough to make the headlines
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| J’vais t’aider l’oublier celle qui t’a laiss tomber
| I'm going to help you forget the one who let you down
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| Puis tu sais, a sert rien d’mourir au d’ssus d’ses moyens
| Then you know, there's no point in dying beyond your means
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| a s’rait trop lui accorder celle qui t’a laiss tomber
| it would be too much to grant him the one who let you down
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| Oui tu sais, a sert rien d’mourir au d’ssus d' ses moyens
| Yes you know, there's no point in dying beyond your means
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| Elle s’fout d’c’qui peut t’arriver, celle qui t’a laiss tomber
| She doesn't care what can happen to you, the one who let you down
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| C’tait un de ces ts chauds, o le moindre geste est de trop
| It was one of those hot tees, where the smallest gesture is too much
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| Aprs 2 ou 3 bires glaces, t’as fini par te calmer
| After 2 or 3 ice cold beers, you finally calm down
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| T’as r’trouv l’appartement avec ta mre, son amant
| You found the apartment with your mother, her lover
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| D’puis qu’ton pre a foutu le camp, tu disjonctes trop souvent
| Since your father ran away, you freak out too often
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| C’est pas tout a, j’vais retrouver celle qui t’a laiss tomber. | That's not all, I'm going to find the one who let you down. |