Rien ne s'arrête [English translation]

Life takes us apart, drives us mad,

it puts mountains between us.

We walk our way and suddently

we find ourselves so far away from home,

nothing ever stops...

Life carries us along relentlessly

and sows but regrets on our eyes.

Where are our childhood dreams gone,

the landscapes drawn by silent angels?

(chorus)

Nothing ever stops, other lives go on.

Others speak openly

for thos who went still1

Nothing ever stops, loves come undone2,

and even if we regret,

time still continues its flight3,

nothing ever stops.

Life goes forth, we make mistakes,

but not in the direction our heart was pointing to.

We say to ourselves "this time I got it",

and we persist endlessly...

(chorus)

We had so much hope in us, despite the fear,

even if our dreams end in silence,

I believe they go on somewhere else...

1. these two lines sound pretty weird in French. There is at least one typo and probably a couple more2. "se décoller" is pretty unusual in French. Makes love look like an old wallpaper!3. based on "Ô temps, suspends ton vol" (O, time, suspend your flight!), a very famous verse from Lamartine's Le lac