Bombe humaine [English translation]

You who have nothing left to loose since the angel Gabriel dressed

as a soldier and took your father, brother and mother from you,

who lost your way, looking at the sky

hoping for humanitarian aid to rain down on you,

you who knew nothing but war,

who see no tank backing up despite the stones you throw at them,

you who wander from tombs to stretchers

you who strip corpses to keep you warm in winter

You, a lonely child without an orphanage to give you shelter,

who are cheered by nobody but religious fanatics,

you who were forgotten by the West

you who get pity only for the duration of a newsreel

You who think we lead happy lives, you who hate us

who think we don't give a damn about what's going on in the East

You who are not totally wrong

since we disregard our liberty, safe and warm in our comfort,

You who are only fifteen

and will never know the happiness of being a child

You who stare at this American tank in front of you,

throw these explosives away, I beg you, don't turn into

a human bomb

human bomb

human bomb

human bomb

You who have nothing left to loose, who led a wonderful life

You who can only see your son at his stepfather's home now

You who has no brother left, because of this women

who screws around with your maintenance

You who has nothing but hotels for home

and spend your nioghts in bars to drown in cocktails

You wou are out of job

since you thought you were sober on the construction site

You who collect IRS demands for payment

you whose parenting rights are in jeopardy

You who become sour and lose your ways

you who get paranoid even when the baker shows some sympathy

You who hates happy men

You who call every woman a whore and hate God

You who run toward this shopping mall

Throw away those explosices, I beg you, don't turn into

a human bomb

human bomb

human bomb

human bomb

....

Me, who have everything to loose, this so wonderful family

these buddies, so available, these fans, this huge audience

all these people who made me what I am today

A fulfilled man, who has everything to love life

Me, who make my dreams come true at last, who gets up

on the right foot every morniong with a smile on my lips.

Me, so afraid of disappointing them

Me, not giving enough to God despites all that I get

Now why do I feel under the weather tonight?

My head spins and I hear my buddies yelling "Stop that!"

My feelings get mixed up, my anger1 is building up

and I recallin all these third world kids I feel shame.

Besides, I'm haunted by culpability, Africa needs help

and this hall is crowded, to acclaim me as I sing.

I don't give a damn, Mej2, leave me alone, don't you see

the hypocrisy we cultivate is making our blood rot, so give me a break

and let me do what I have to do.

Let me blow up this concert hall, let us all return to dust.

This is what we deserve, for letting it all happen,

we who disregard our liberty, safe and warm in our comfort,

so give me a break ! (Calm down...)

Don't you see? Man only breathes money

In such a world, how woldn't you turn into

a human bomn

a human bomb

human bomb...

Human bomb, yeah, yeah

It would be too bad to blow everything up

Life is beautiful, brother, you know

A mere smile can do wonders

Yeah, yeah, let's lend a hand to those in need

Yeah, yeah, let's avoid turning into a human bomb

Yeah, you don't need much, you don't need much, bro

Not much

....

1. "haine" basic meaning is "hatred" but stands for "anger", "resentment" or "frustration" in casual French2. the surname of one of his buddies, I suppose