We’ve been screwing around for so long, for too long,
We called ourselves into question
We keep on believing even through hard times
And we shout in the microphone to let it be known
We’re closer to 40 years old than to our 20s
But that’s the way things are- And my blood’s boiling
We know that growing old not a fate
I’m not planning to die young
No, I’m not done with going up on a stage
And with making you enjoy as much as I do
No, I will not change my Bohemian life
I’ve got so much things left to say
So much things to do in this direction.
Keeping on playing, touring and sharing
I can’t forget these last 20 years
Even if it’s not always all beer and skittles
I can’t even think of stopping and having a break
Death may be the only thing able to stop me
But for now, I just want to have fun
We didn’t sweat blood to stop it all now
Unless someone switches off the electricity.
It’ll happen one day, and nobody will have the choice
We all have our cross to bear, we all have to die one day
We don’t know when and how death will take you to the Great beyond
For the time being, I’ve got better things to do than being six feet under
Death will wait a little, She’ll have what She wants later
For the moment, I’ve got better things to do, than being eaten by worms
I’m OK to play the game, time will come for farewells
It’ll happen one day, one day, but I think I’ll be able to choose
I want to bear my cross, and I say « come what may »
My life will be as it will be, and there will be consequences
When will She hit me? I don’t care.
You live your live at top speed
Like a tribute to the last bastion
You’re loyal to your beliefs
It comes from deep inside you
In real time and without deluding yourself
You’ll be uncompromising
And you’ll never surrender
You’re the most faithful of us
When it comes to your passions and thoughts, you’re a hard-liner
Keeper of your emotions flame
Master of your surrenders
You’ll Sacrifice yourself for your ideas, you’ll never bend
You’ve been shown the way, the die is cast
No way to turn back
Gravity is disrupted
Burnt asphalt, step on the gas
It shouldn’t have happened, and never have existed
Now the family is soiled, a misfortune, a shame have sullied it
Let’s all try to forget, or at least never to talk about it
It must be covered up for fear of mucking it up.
All those unmentioned things, all those secrets
Are the silent masters of your fate
Try not to let it be known
For fear of deteriorating your daily life
Things you can’t talk about, questions you mustn’t ask
A common knowledge you mustn’t share, a secret you mustn’t reveal
And even we don’t really know, nothing will be said before his burial
Family and individual conflicts, turn to be too cruel.
All those unmentioned things, all those secrets
Are the silent masters of your fate
Try not to let it be known
For fear of deteriorating your daily life
You suffer great hardships and you close your eyes
So many things you’d like to hide resurface years after
You Keep quiet, and you keep a secret not to destroy our family
A sad truth not to tell, you have to protect your family’s honor.
We’ll remember Montreal, with its Barricade Mentale
Drinking beer all together along with La Gachette
We’ll never forget you Quebec, Our hearts are still there
We’ll not miss the chance to play in your club, Manon
Quebec, Quebec, I’m still remembering, because your people have become mine
We’ll not forget you, Montreal, our hearts are still yours
You’re crazy, Pisu, you never sleep. Drink, drink, and drink again
An unforgettable experience, flavoured with maple syrup
We were like the Sac à Gnole, drunk every night
The more we drunk, the more funny it was, Tabarnak, it was so fun
Quebec, Quebec, I’m still remembering, because your people have become mine
We’ll not forget you, Montreal, our hearts are still yours
Sylva, solidarity, is far from ending
Yan, all these miles have changed so many things inside us
It was great, we’re happy to have shared with you
Charge 69 would have liked it, never to end
Quebec, Quebec, I’m still remembering, because your people have become mine
We’ll not forget you, Montreal, our hearts are still yours
In the name of Jeunesse Apatride, We’re here, and something’s missing
It’s good to see that unity is still a real value
This tour was memorable, it’s quite a pity we turned back home
Quebec, Quebec, I’m still remembering, because your people have become mine
We’ll not forget you, Montreal, our hearts are still yours
These little jibes
That many think are shallow
Are in fact vicious schemes
In order to make people suffer
Unfair and thwarting words
Which hurt underhand,
Only impair the absent one’s name
To all our enemies
Think twice before you speak
Look for someone’s weakness
Or for misinterpreted topics
Rude words that
Accuse the other one
To all our enemies
Thinking twice before you speak
Is wiser than speculating
About those who even don’t know you
It’s easier to thrash out
Than to be well-intentioned
Hypocrisy leads the whole conversation
With evil-minded people
Lies are the source of worries
They voluntarily destroy our lives
With lots of prejudices
To all our enemies
Thinking twice before you speak
Is wiser than speculating
About those who even don’t know you
The day I met her, I knew I wasn’t mistaken,
The one I have always dreamt of was finally within my reach
We immediately kissed, and always stayed together
I didn’t have to think twice, my future was written
Freedom, sweet freedom, you never left me
You gave me and taught me so much
I couldn’t live without you
Since the day we became one, I’m a free electron
I never regretted this sacred union
Nothing will be dictated or imposed to you
We’re free to accept or to refuse anything, we’re free to think and to choose
Freedom, sweet freedom, you never left me
You gave me and taught me so much
I couldn’t live without you
And when you’ll know her, it’ll be a certainty
You’ll have to hold her, she’ll be there in due times
You’ll not miss the chance, believe me you’ll be right
But be careful, once you’ll have tasted her,
You’ll never ever forget her
Freedom, sweet freedom, you never left me
You gave me and taught me so much
I couldn’t live without you
Stop contemplating your navel
‘Cause life is only hanging by a thread
Your destiny is not all written
And you’re not a number
Look around you
Think and you’ll understand
That there are other things
But your fucking little world
You, selfish one
One day you’ll die
You’ll be gone
And another one will replace you
Since you were a child
Sharing has always been a pain
Your word doesn’t mean anything
You can’t meet halfway
You’re nor able to give anything
You don’t belong to the team
Friendship is frail
When you have so little to give
You, selfish one
One day you’ll die
You’ll be gone
And another one will replace you
Why should people think- Because of jealousy
That famous bands- only deserve contempt
Some of them have not forgotten – Where they come from
It’s possible to remain humble- And there are proofs of this
Respect for the too often criticized bands
It should not happen again
We can’t forget this meeting
Which was a humility lesson
You can’t judge them before you know them
You besmear on famous-to-be bands
They play in front of 10 000 people and they deserve it
They do their best on stage, hard work always pays
The world cannot move on anymore
People are only cutting off from each other
No more solidarity
It ‘s the end of helping one another
But speaking is living
And remaining silent is like suffocating
In this world only lead by news
We’ve forgotten how to communicate
Things are only getting worse
We don’t find any time to look at each other
And even less to love each other
We’ve forgotten the most essential things
But speaking is living
And remaining silent is like suffocating
In this world lead by news
We’ve forgotten how to communicate
Revolution, disobedience, alienation, manipulation
Go straight to prison, you go crazy, disenchantment and destruction
Never been walked all over again
Always reject authority
Get out of line and show yourself
Loyal to your ideals
Revolution, disobedience, alienation, manipulation
Go straight to prison, you go crazy, disenchantment and destruction
These bands and this kind of music
Belong to our lives
We can’t go back to the roots of it
It appealed and moved us deeply
It’s the key period of our identity
And it united us forever
You can growl and criticize
These years were the best
Nobody will be able to replace them
We listen to these anthems on and on
77/84 memories remain unchanged
Even if we listen
To current bands
We’ll always go back
To our roots and to the good times
The sound back then was tough but true
Now everyone can do better
But there was something magical
Really sincere and unique
Now you’re so far
And I miss you so much
You left without any goodbye
I’ve just got memories left
Of course it’s too late
Now that you’ve closed your eyes
I can’t turn back time
And I feel kind of guilty
I can’t say you enjoyed
You used to say “get the best out of life”
You left without saying farewell
My old fellow, you know that I loved you.
my flowing tears
I hope you’re happy up there
You the wise fisherman
That you have plenty of fish
Those who used to ignore you
Were all there for you
Crying over an old friend
They suddenly reminded of
Can you see if what’s around you
Is fact or fiction
A figment of your imagination
Mind full of hallucination
But can you believe what you see
All that is real for you
Can you distinguish
Between fact and fiction ?
Alienated thoughts
Everything is thought of and delimited
In order to make you believe
That you can buy your place in Heaven
You’re shown how to think
You’re an easy prey to manipulate
You’re not free to decide
I would never I thought
When I arrived in this pub,
That I would drink again…
Or at least not that night
I didn’t notice
That Tony and Steve
Were leaning on the bar counter
All busy to drink
I was in the mood
I wanted to have fun
After some reviving beers
I joined the “rascals”
But I have to say that the night before
I already painted the whole town red
Now I was ready to do it again
And to set the same stage again
One for the road
I promise, it’s true
The guys from Sunderland
Are still my friends
The same old group
Forever united
We meet at the pub
And stay until dawn
Everyone speaks English
After 25 beers
One for the road
I promise, it’s true
