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But stop telling me not to get angry, damn
Yeah, it's useless, yeah
Yeah, it's useless but it feels good, you see
Especially when that's all you have left, to yell

You tell me: I'll take my train back soon
And I don't know when we'll see each other again
I try to reassure you
To promise you not to worry
You repeat to me: You never know
So no, obviously, you never know
You never know what the next night holds for us
But neither do all the others, if you think about it
Because after all, some fall asleep
In their bathtub or with a lit cigarette

It's true that no one can know what tomorrow will bring
There are so many stories, like the famous urban legend
Of the guy who goes out to buy cigarettes
And gets hit by a car right outside his house
Because he's looking at his phone

You see, I'm also afraid, I'm constantly afraid
That I'll be told about a catastrophe
Or that I'll get an emergency call
But we're lucky to be together, the two of us
To have found each other, it's already miraculous

So
Heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
We need to say beautiful things, to keep for later
Heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
Come closer to me, hold me tight
Before we part, before we part

I know you as if I had made you
And I know that things aren't going well right now
You wake up every morning and fall asleep every night
Dreading bad news
And life's potential sucker punches
You already imagine me gone in smoke
Smashed, my neck bent because of a car door frame
But it can't go down like that
Anyway, I'm not planning to let it happen so easily, I assure you
So yes, maybe, maybe one day I'll end up in the ER
Because of a bastard's backlash
Or you'll drop dead from a stroke at 40
Without even taking the time to say goodbye properly
You see, I'm also afraid, I'm constantly afraid
That I'll be told about a catastrophe
Or that I'll get an emergency call
But we're lucky to be together, the two of us
To have found each other, it's already miraculous

So
Heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
We need to say beautiful things, to keep for later
Heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
Come closer to me, hold me tight
Before we part, before we part

Don't wait
Don't wait until it's too late
To say that we care about others, that we need them
That we'd take a bullet for them
That we'll always be there
We need to tell the truth, dare to admit important things
We need to say the words that block us
That give us courage when there's a blizzard

And you, who already see us as old
With things sticking out everywhere
Tubes, needles
You imagine us eating our gums
Our legs can't carry us anymore
We lose our minds and sign papers we don't understand
But I also feel like I grew up too late
Like I've already missed too much

Esther Comar, leaving Saint Exupéry middle school
All that nonsense, it wasn't yesterday afternoon, are you sure
And yet
We still have so many unbelievable stories to live, if you knew
But I'm telling you, stories that you can't even imagine
That will take us very far, so high, like a rocket
You see, I'm also afraid, I'm constantly afraid
That I'll be told about a catastrophe
Or that I'll get an emergency call
But we're lucky to be together, the two of us
To have found each other, it's already miraculous

So
Heads up, heads up
Heads up, heads up, heads up
Heads up, heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
We need to say beautiful things, to keep for later
Heads up, heads up
We can still talk, touch, see each other
Heads up, heads up, heads up
Come closer to me, hold me tight, closer, even closer
Before we part, before we part