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)