Et Je Vais

In the warmth of a roof that breeds solitude
In the cozy life of broken couples
Who keep living by the flow of habits
I'd rather take the uncertainty any day
And I'm going

To the prefab joys of a routine happiness
To the familiar stranger who shares my bed
To the cracked love that’s preparing its ruins
I've chosen to cut my roots, that's my call
And I'm going

I'm going aimlessly, with no ties
Through cities and small towns
Wielding the fork and the axe
For bread, shelter, and water
And water
I wake to the sun and fall asleep under the moon
Happy as a child, free as a bird
Playing hopscotch from blonde to brunette
I own nothing, and everything is my fortune
And I'm going

Listening to the songs the wind offers me
To the rustling leaves, to the whisper of water
The sounds of nature and the scent of things
Answer the questions I always ask myself
And I'm going

I chase after ghosts
And my path is undefined
I'm a king without a kingdom
My kingdom is my life
Life

To give my days a real reason to be
To feel that I'm truly living my life
And to banish forever from my heart the maybes
I want to be a man outside the windows
And I'm going

In the heart of everyone, adventure sleeps
For me, to the unknown island that haunts my mind
To touch happiness, I set sail each day
And I sail towards a wide sea where wonders lie
And I'm going

Wherever my steps lead me
I never see twice
The same church steeple
Nor the girl who loved me
Loved me

With a light step, leading this wandering life
That laughs at time and calendars
What do the seasons matter when on the world map
There's always a spring in some corner of the globe
And I'm going

One day like those rotting boats on the shores
Filled with memories, sated with freedom
When I stumble upon the body of my dreams
With myself, finally, I will sign the truce
I know it, I know it
And I'm going