We pretend not to be role-models for the kids
Nor for anyone else
We just like to say that..
The bridge leading to success
Is a fragile one
I asked for forgiveness without being entitled to it
I asked the way without being entitled to having it shown
I traded my studies for a platinum record
Well aware that my audience will trample me sooner or later
I saw the big picture, I have the time and talent
I remain on my guard, I'm nothing but a human/ I'm only a human
That takes my picture as with a Canon7D
All this, I'm doing it for me, for the doubters, and for my mom
I freaked out (I freaked out)
I dropped out of school (I dropped out of school)
If only you knew ( if only you knew)
All the evil that I hold inside (all the evil that I hold inside)
That's my direction
I freaked out, without abandoning or giving up
No more news, a low battery, (and) a curse
Now, I'm moving on/forward, that's my direction
That's my direction
I have run away from the ringtones, the noise of moving chairs^
I have been looking for a different kind of wealth
From the Diary of Ann Frank to the one of Bridget Jones
I've never been a fan of reading, since I was 12
Despite all the crossed-out* lines I keep on writing
That's my direction, I haven't scattered
I've been driven into a corner many times, no choice left
Too proud to ask for the RMI** support/benefit
Friends in the guise of family, the stage(podium) in the guise of the goal
Hampered by the sons of a bitch ^^
Basically, I remember that we didn't even want to touch money***
We were rapping dirty when we all gathered at Le Blanc's^^^
You know BatiPro, Crit, Selpro
I was writing while on the subway on my way to work
Today, all that would have been a waste of time
had it not been for the sacrifices and all that patience
That's my direction
I freaked out, without abandoning or giving up
No more news, a low battery, (and) a curse
Now, I'm moving on (forward), that's my direction
My direction
I remember all the clashes/battles, the rap contests, the misery
On the street we rap in masses, without forgetting to go to sleep
Because when 16 dudes attack you, only rap can calmly sort it out
We raise our voices, our hands... When the dirty cops try to belittle us
The dream is at our feet****, so we sleep with heads to our feet
We are bathing in wealth yet our lips remain dry^^^^
I want to live of my passion, 'coz I dislike all the jobs
We were seeking fame/acknowledgement, we didn't want to "talk money"
Now, I'm no longer in the shit, although I used to be
We should buy some cars, and attack(head for) the US market
If we had struggled so much, it was in order to be ready for anything at the arrival
It was all to beat the monsters that tried to capsize us
But that work, I quit it so that I can better move the mountains
And as a result, my faith is disappearing, my mistakes are uncountable
Don't look too much for the light, the sun is already burning your skin
Yeah, success is blowing you/smoking you, and you can barely puff it
That's my direction
I freaked out, without abandoning or giving up
No more news, a low battery, (and) a curse
Now, I'm moving on (forward), that's my direction
My direction
Fuck work, a BAC PRO***** doesn't pay off
With my mates, we stay up late rapping
Despite the overdrafts and dirty bosses
I left everything behind for the concert halls, lets go
It's a suicide mission, either we succeed or we are dead/screwed
And you, mate, follow us if you like
Determined, we leave for the front line, without an armour
Those more down-to-earth say we are heading for a disaster
And my folks/parents have no idea what I do, they say I sleep
They think their son only lives in the streets/outside
Without knowing that this little asshole is on to making some gold records
And those who overlook this fact, well, they are more than wrong
I dunno where I'm going, nor whether I'll be welcome there
I'm not invited and am accompanied by the UFOs
I'm heading for the glory and problems
Music is a problematic woman,
But fuck it, I love her too much
That's my direction
I freaked out, without abandoning or giving up
No more news, a low battery, (and) a curse
Now, I'm moving on (forward), that's my direction
My direction
You're damned if you fail in your situation
You are damned if you fail in your situation