L'ennemi dans la glace [English translation]

There is in my house someone I'm wary of

who challenges me

who sits in my chair, is my spitting image

who breathes my air.

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

is smiling, but I know him well

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

is up to no good

There is in my home an unwanted,

elusive guest

who lives under my roof, sleeps in my bed

and never forgets about me

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

is smiling, but I know better

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

won't leave me in peace

Outside I walk past strangers,

shadows walking in the dark.

It's not from them that danger comes.

Now I recognize every evening

my worst foe in the mirror

I remember the man I used to be, but a traitor

took him away

Now which am I? The hunter or the prey?

What happened?

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

is smiling, but I know him well

The foe in the mirror

whose stare chills me

is up to no good

Outside I walk past strangers,

shadows walking in the dark.

It's not from them that danger comes.

Now I recognize every evening

my worst foe in the mirror

• Artist:Alain Chamfort