J'avais Rendez-vous [English translation]

There's the crowd all around me, it unfurls, its breath is short

To hurry on the sidewalk, the hurried side steps

There's the city, vertical lines piling up into capitals

I build myself into its momentum, even the taxis don't have time anymore

I had an appointment1, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

There are trains in the fog, nothing is certain in people's looks

Daily, trajectories, do we ever get back if we get astray?

There's the fact that we keep on running ever faster, that we erase every limit

To run in vain but never out of style, to tell ourselves how alive we are

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

There are days where we're bored, there are night we don't give a damn

There are billions of ants which wouldn't want to be forgotten

There are days where we're bored, there are night we don't give a damn

There are billions of ants which wouldn't want to be forgotten

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

I had an appointment, but, I had an appointment, but,

I had an appointment, tell me, what are we running after?

1. Or 'I had a date', the context doesn't really make it clear here.

• Artist:Carrousel