Nous debout [English translation]

Who says,

that one slows down

derails and then

get their hands full of slime

Who says,

who says “too bad”

the varnish is flaking off,

over, it’s over

Who says,

the bricks and the wastes

the scrap, the debris

get their hands full of slime

Who says,

when the night comes

the TV yawns

boredom, boredom

Lift, lift yourself up

above roofs, slates

lift, pick yourself up

one gets stuck here in the mire

[Chorus:]

We stand up. stand up

even standing in the mud

one can see the stars all the way…

We stand up. stand up

even standing in the mud

they’re unveiled down to us…

We stand up. stand up

even standing in the mud

one can see the stars all the way…

Who says,

in dirty tiles,

in greyness and rain

one sloshes in the sludge

Who says

we’re cursed

that life's tugging

here, here…

Who says,

that we're slowing down

derail and then

get our hands full of slime

Lift, our dreams just a little

above roofs, cliffs

lift, we must pick ourselves up

one gets stuck here in the loamy clay

(chorus)

Who says

we’re slowing down

why stay crouching down