Accroche-toi à mes ailes [English translation]

Families living under the bridges

Students protesting

Summers spent in the rain

Youths in battledress

Religion wars

Consumption excesses

Loves without passion

All those plane crashes

All of us raised by the fear

Shown to us by the 8 p.m. news report

In need of weightlessness

In need of antidepressants

Loads of pockets full of cash

But loads of empty plates

Not enough "I love you"s

A high suicide rate

Earthquakes,

Hurricanes or tsunamis

Military assaults

For petrol or for mines

Two-tier policies

The economy is in crisis

A youth spent in drunkenness,

In an ethylic coma

Overcrowded prisons

The unemployement rate is going up

Families in debt

Bailiffs standing at the door

Alcoholic by the age of thirteen

Nose stuffed with coke

Mouth full of blood

Leaving school

No, not enough teachers

Classes of thirty students

Kalashnikovs in the trunk to go and rob one's dream

Settling of scores

A bullet in the throat

A mother mourning her child. But tell me, who's to blame?

In need of fraternity

In need of liberty

In need of equality1, and so in need of humanity

With all of this in mind, it's hard to stay strong

But tell me, little Lenny, that if...

[Chorus]

If life lets go of your arm

If oblivion reaches its arms out to you

Hold on to my wings

Hold on to my wings

Even if fate keeps getting you down,

If the emptiness tries to seduce you

Hold on to my wings

Hold on to my wings

[Second verse]

Hold on to my wings

Hold on to your dreams

Keep the sun on your lips

From up there, I'm watching over you

Take care of Inaya

Give a crown to your mother

My son, don't worry

I'm proud of you

Yes, life is war

But a war that's worth it

Fight for those you love

For them, take the punches

For them, stand tall

Don't let yourself be vanquished

I know that life is blurry,

But I'll be you glasses

Be part of those honest people,

Fair and generous

Do everything with your heart,

Never with your eyes

You'll make mistakes

You'll even hurt some people

'Cause no one is perfect

One day you lose, on day you win

Be a man of faith

Be free in your decisions

Make the most out of every minute, 'cause you only live once

Travel and educate yourself

Go and see Comoria

Go and learn about your past,

Your roots, don't forget

Tell Pino's mother that her son is there,

That he's happy, that he wishes to hold her in his arms

Go tell Fafa's grandma that his son found his peace,

That he proudly tells us of his children

Go tell little Nelson's mother that her son and I

Spend evenings watching Michael Jackson concerts

Go tell my fans not to cry,

But to sing my choruses every time they feel down

No, don't worry about me

Spread love all around you

Look into the future and never turn back

No, don't cry for me

Get back up, every tear you shed fills up my grave and drowns me

No, I lived happy and free

Thanks to my friends and your mother, I managed to kill the misery of my life

I know that life is hard, son

Even far away from you, tell yourself that if...

[Chorus]

Hold on to my wings

Hold on to my wings

Hold on to ym wings

1. Refering to France's motto.