La Fièvre [English translation]

[Verse 1: Kool Shen]

It all started one morning when at 10:10 am

I was jolted out of bed by the asshole of the day

My upstairs neighbor, a big Elvis fan

Spends his weekends blasting

Live albums from Memphis

Worst of all, I hardly got any sleep last night

You gotta understand, last night I was out, man

'Til 6 in the morning

You get me?

That means I got no more than four hours of sleep exactly

I'm gonna spend the rest of the day in a haze

On top of that, I got important meetings, interviews

This could be tough, I'm in a bad mood, I admit

But I accept it, I take control

In fact, I'm already at the wheel of my car

Headed for Les Abbesses

Where I got a meeting with

The man they call Joey Joey Starr

But I didn't make it 500 meters before the cops stopped me

And asked me to pull over

To see my ID, a simple formality

When you have your papers

But this time, I didn't have them on me

So I was asked to go to the police station where

They "gave me a fever" for hours

[Chorus: Kool Shen]

They "gave me the fever" for hours

They "gave me the fever" for hours

[Verse 2: Joey Starr]

Fuck! Three hours now I've been waiting for him

Tired of being stuck here like so many times before

I can see him emphasizing, insisting

That I be on time for something important

When a biatch appears in front of me

It's impossible to stay waiting here

It's impossible! I gotta decide and make my choice

Time to react, it's clear, very clear

I got more than one idea in mind, I gotta shoot my shot

Before I miss out, I gotta make her mine

But I gotta control my excitement

'Cause I already "got the fever" from the sight of this hottie

So hypnotized, deep in thought, I wouldn't dare

No, no, no, give me a little longer, it's not the right time!

I know I don't got all day but I can take my time

As long as she wants me to put the moves on her

That swaying body, I like it, too bad for Kool Shen

I'm not letting her go, no, I chain her like a goldsmith should

Never, never two rabbits with one shot

So for hours

[Chorus: Joey Starr & Kool Shen]

She "gave me the fever" for hours

She "gave me the fever" for hours

[Verse 3: Kool Shen]

Oh, they "gave me the fever" for hours

I sat on a bench against the radiator

I had so many things to do

I told them again and again, but there was nothing I could do

It was definitely not my day

Woken up by rock, it was already off to a bad start

There are days like this where nothing goes to plan

There are days where everything goes to shit, everything goes under

[Verse 4: Joey Starr]

Speak for yourself, ne-Shè, 'cause for me it was awesome

I spent the day with an amazing girl

A bitch straight out a magazine

So much hotter than the hottest of your girlfriends

So I'll let you imagine the rest

I won't draw you a picture, it might get censored in the music video

Anyway, there were no breaks, no pauses

For hours and hours

[Chorus: Joey Starr & Kool Shen]

I "gave her the fever" for hours

I "gave her the fever" for hours