Lili [English translation]

To me, France is nothing but a very large hospital

My life is spent in isolation since I've been told I was sick

I'm sixteen, my name is Lily, I had every chance to succeed

A future in medicine, I liked numbers and books

But I'm contagious, I'm not allowed in school anymore

Doctors said it was better for me if I stayed here, in peace

They said my face was a sorry sight, that it bore suffering

Yet I still hope to someday amaze France

This country in which I was born, I love and respect it

I can't help it if in my heart lives a virus they reject

I can't help but living on the fringe of society, I was pushed aside

They know nothing of my story, I'm a victim of their stares

Lily, oh, oh

Lily, oh, oh

So I live in my bubble, at least at home I get some love

My friends bring me my homework after class so I can keep up

They protested that it was injustice, they even organized demonstrations

But nothing changed, I'm a target but my heart is invincible

I hang on and I'm still myself, yes, I'm still proud!

I have my own value, so I dream of peace and humanitarian work!

As soon as I get out it's horrible, people feel sorry for me, I'm upsetting

And here I thought that being one of them, I'd carry a message of tolerance

But no...

Blue are my eyes, white is my skin, red is my blood

Still I feel alone on my side

I heal myself with books, I heal myself with words

The better I get, the more I drift away, the more other people think I perish

Lily, oh, oh (Lily)

Lily, oh, oh

No matter how many times I tell them that I'm normal, that I'm not missing any part

That I have trouble dealing with the way people treat me, like if I were at war

That I'm sheepish, that I don't like being stared at

The way I walk, my neck brace, they're the only ones it bothers!

I don't deserve to be denied studies or higher education

This nation isn't secular, it's only afraid of being infected!

Being judged for your curves, your uniform - that's not a life!

How can love be judged by men?

'Cause that's where the whole problem is, deep down I'm a loving person

The only argument to tell everyone that I'm a nuisance

Is to tell you I'm the enemy

Because I'm a converted woman, and I wear a headscarf

Lily, oh, oh

Lily, oh, oh [x2]