Je sais comment

Listen to me, my friend
Do you love freedom?
Would you like to run away from here?
Would you like to escape?
Do you want to come back to life?
Walk without chains on your feet?
Oh, answer me, my friend
Would you like to escape?

I know how
How to saw through all these bars
That are there like curtains
I know how
How to blow the locks
Between freedom and us
I know how
How to turn to dust
This huge wall of massive stones
I know how
How to get out of this dungeon
Closed up like a tomb
I know how to see the flowers again
Under a blue sky
I know how to have a heart
Free and happy

You don’t say anything, my friend
But deep in your eyes
There are more dreams than desire
To see this patch of blue sky
You think I lied to you
That I have no secret
Yet, your eyes have understood
They know the truth

I know how
How to swing on its hinges
The iron door of the prison
I know how
How to shatter
The chains that hold us back
I know how
How to break with our bare hands
All these shackles without being seen
I know how
How to get out of this dungeon
Without risking leaving my skin there
I know how to see the flowers again
Under a blue sky
I know how to have a heart
Free and happy, sleep!