À ma place [English translation]

Axel Bauer

Would she be in my shoes

Stronger than a man

At the bottom of these dead ends

Where she forsakes me

Living in Hell

Dying in the line of duty

Should I , to please her ,

Go as far as this

Would it possible that I reach that

Would it possible that they forgive us

Would it possible to be loved

As we are

Zazie

Would he be in my shoes

Sometimes

When my wings crease

& My islands drown

I bend under the weight

Bend under the weight

Of this half of a woman

That he wants me to be

I don't mind being The Beauty

But not being left sleeping in the hoods

I don't mind being a queen

But not the shadow of the king

Should I give up

Should I bleed

So he could love me, too

As I am

Zazie

Could he try to

Axel Bauer

Would she take, for me

Zazie

Open the door a little

Axel Bauer

Just one step

Zazie

Could he make it again

Axel Bauer

Another effort

Zazie

One gesture , one step towards me

Axel Bauer

One step towards me

Zazie & Axel Bauer

I don't expect you

To be the same

I don't expect you

To understand me

But only you to love me

As I am

Axel Bauer

Does she try to figure what it's like to be me

Sometimes

What should I do

So she sees me

Living in Hell

Dying as a line of duty

Do you want to make me

Someone that I am not

I'd like to try & make the effort

To look you in the eyes

But the silence is dead

& Yours freezes me

My soul mate

Look for the error

The more my blood pours out

& the more you're afraid

Axel Bauer

Should I tell you about

Zazie

I am not asking for anything

Axel Bauer

The cloudy waters where I wander

Zazie

Such as where you go , where you have been

Axel Bauer

Do you really need to know about

Zazie

Everything you hide

Axel Bauer

This doubt deep inside of me

Zazie

Deep inside of you

Zazie & Axel Bauer

I don't expect you

To be the same

I don't expect you

To understand me

But only you to love me (x2)

As I am

When I doubt

When I fall

& When the road

Is too long

When sometimes

I'm not

What you expect from me

What do you want

Us to do?

What would you have done

If you were in my shoes?