Beau Malheur
Emmanuel Moire
Beautiful Misfortune
You tell me that nothing passes
Even after a while
That one beautiful day it's a dead end
And beyond the ocean
That we always keep the trace
Of a love, of an absence
That everything resurfaces
Like yesterday
Straight ahead
You tell me that nothing is useful
Words or time
That it will take a whole life
To one day pretend
To look back
To come back smiling
Keeping what needs to be kept silent
And then act as before
I can only tell you
I can only tell you
That I needed fear
To be reassured
That I knew pain
Before being comforted
That I needed tears
To no longer hide anything
That I knew resentment
Long before being appeased
You still don't know
What I know by heart
What I know by heart
Beautiful misfortune
You tell me that nothing erases
Neither chalk, nor blood
We learn after class
Or after turning 30
That we can say alas three times
But no one hears it
Like no one replaces
Those who leave for a long time
You tell me that winter is coming
We forget about spring
We empty the shelves
We fill them differently
We remember the green eyes
The laughter at every moment
That after all the voice is lost
But the words are alive
I can only tell you
I can only tell you
That I needed fear
To be reassured
That I knew pain
Before being comforted
That I needed tears
To no longer hide anything
That I knew resentment
Long before being appeased
You still don't know
What I know by heart
What I know by heart
Beautiful misfortune
You still don't know
What I know by heart
What I know by heart
You tell me it's a trap
A game for losers
That the boat is made of cork
And the armor of tin
That nothing protects you anymore
Or not for long
That it's like a spell
To be alone now
I can only tell you
I can only tell you
To be reassured
Before being comforted
To no longer hide anything
Long before being appeased
I needed fear
To be reassured
And I knew pain
Before being comforted
I needed tears
To no longer hide anything
And I knew resentment
Long before being appeased
You still don't know
What I know by heart
What I know by heart
Beautiful misfortune
