Avant tu riais [English translation]

[Verse 1: Nekfeu]

I observe these men in suit

Drowned in this shapeless mass

This strong-willed woman pushing through

The only thing on her mind is her career, she presses on

Despite the men harassing her

But the only thing that keeps her going

Is somewhat, what she doesn't have

A potent antidepressant won’t do her any good

And if she always indulged her impulses

What she would actually do, is paint

On a mounted fresco, her sequelae, she knows what she wants

It’s something almost basic

But then, is she mentally prepared?

I almost wish she buried me before time takes her away

Before she turns into a real skeleton

And before she gets lost, in every sense of the word; a real skeleton

That ends up on exhibition at the Natural Sciences in the afternoon

An eternal smile lingering within her

As if this life were a sad joke

So she's put on exhibition so people can learn by force

That the reign of man is found in science

And that there is no such thing as magic, but it will be met with opposition

Things aren't going well upstairs

Your thoughts aren't very lucid

The system allows you to steal and take off

But not with your own wings, they’re propellers

Control yourself or be controlled

You can either be free or be a prisoner of your vices

And if the young ones decide to take over

The generations after will suffer years of atrocity

Suddenly the station is becoming empty and people aren’t looking at each other

And it's civil war, it’s so vile; love fades so quickly

Mother Earth chokes under the filth of her sons

In the face of this tyranny of ideas, I know you wish you were blind

Selfish dickheads who rarely give each other a hand

Sad irony of a society that’s supposed to serve

The conditions of those in need means we’ll have to do something to help

What do you say to your neighbor who lost their grandparents in a ghetto in Warsaw?

So you yelled non-stop, and you bent over backward, yet you’re not a clover leaf

Your neurons are burned out, your heart left in ashes

You weren’t one to back down in the pursuit of a dream

Hyperactive, it was difficult for you to stay focused

You spent your entire childhood on the outskirts of the city

You were young and ambitious so you felt ready

You were listening to hardcore rap when you were only just a kid

You said to your mother, “I’ll be back, I’m running out of time”

The only reason I’m going out there is so you’ll be better off some day

One day I’ll buy the whole block

Just to make sure you’re not denied entry

[Refrain: Clara Luciani]

Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by, but

Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

[Verse 2: Nekfeu]

You really feel unique

You don’t want to be imitated

Man is as cowardly as a prick

And you wander like a lingering doubt

We build new relationships as we end some

People take offence and settle it with their fists

Even when you’re on the heights of trees, all that is beyond you

May slumber carry away the burden of your thoughts

We’re zombies, we're death masks

Full-faced men now turned dangerous

Desolate areas of men and women

You don't fit into any of the factions

Wry smiles and winks

Precede the mourning of a waning love

Escaping the intangible, it’s unlikely that we could do so

When confronted with the light within, we begin to squint

They say love is blind, but it restored your sight

It hushed you up when you went deaf with rage, it got the streets humming a tune

It made you take off the dog collar in the form of your scarf

Education made you unlearn all the essentials you knew already

But most importantly, don’t forget how cheerful you once were, and that love sets you free, have you forgotten?

You’re nothing in the universe and once you shone bright

Unleash your light, they’ll want to reason with you, unleash your light

[Refrain: Clara Luciani]

Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by, but

Adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

But, adventurer of the unknown, you once made fun of the unknown

Once you laughed in the face of the fleeting time and now the time’s slipped by

• Artist:Nekfeu
• Album:Cyborg