Ma vie [English translation]

If you please, I will be that country

when you'll be longing for exile.

I will be that bridge across

our lives that balance on a tightrope.

I will be that tree that leans

so you can cling to my branches,

and this carpet of fallen leaves

for our occasional autumn follies.

My life... My life

My life, it's you.

My life... My life

My life for you.

I will be the stair that leads

to the roof of your choosing.

I will paint the words you like

on the four walls of your desires.

I will go deep inside myself

to set up a sunny place for you.

I will go where no one ever goes

if that can fill you with wonder.

My life... My life

My life, it's you.

My life... My life

My life for you.

I will be that time we still have left,

if it's love you need,

for the universe that looks like me

is hovering in your very eyes.1

My life... My life

My life, it's you.

My life... My life

My life for you.

For you.

1. Mmm... that last metaphor is a bit hard to follow in French too

• Artist:Bruno Pelletier