À cause de l’automne [English translation]

When the leaves fall

In the gloomy streets

Under our feet

And when in broad daylight

Everything abruptly ends and everything fades away

Everything is going too fast

The last love is on the run

Because of autumn I leave you

Living in an aquarium makes me sad

If I run away, it’s because of autumn, of autumn

The colors fade and forgive us

Love becomes weary and gives up

Because of autumn

I no longer like

seeing that couple through the window

If I wander, in the half light

Just like Verlaine1

Everything is going too fast

The last love is on the run

Because of autumn I leave you

Please forgive me, I'm going fast

If I run away, it’s because of autumn, of autumn

If we hide our bodies under tons

Of lies and wrongs, it’s in short

Because of autumn

Everything is going too fast

The last love is on the run

Because of autumn, I leave you

Living in an aquarium makes me sad

If I run away, it’s because of autumn, of autumn

The colors fade and forgive us

Love becomes weary and gives up

Because of autumn

1. Verlaine was a French poet and this song references his poem "Chanson d'Automne" (Song of Autumn)