Il conformista

I am
A new man
So new that I haven't even been a fascist for a while
I'm sensitive and altruistic
An Orientalist
And in the past, I was
A bit of a '68er
For some time now, I've been an environmentalist
A few years ago, in the excitement, I felt
Like everyone else, a socialist

I am
A new man
For heaven's sake, I mean it literally, I'm progressive
At the same time, a free market guy
Anti-racist
And I'm really nice
I'm an animal rights advocate
I'm no longer a welfare state supporter
Lately, I've been a bit of a contrarian
I'm a federalist

The conformist
Is someone who usually stands on the right side
The conformist has all the clear answers in his head
He's a bundle of opinions
Carrying two or three newspapers under his arm
And when he wants to think, he thinks by hearsay
Maybe as a good opportunist
He adapts without noticing and lives in his paradise

The conformist
Is a well-rounded man who moves without substance
The conformist trains to slide into the sea of the majority
He's a pretty common animal
Living off conversation
At night he dreams, and out come the dreams of other dreamers
During the day, his party explodes
Which is being at peace with the world
And making his way by floating
The conformist
The conformist

I am
A new man
And with women, I have an extraordinary relationship, I'm a feminist
I'm available and optimistic
A European
I never raise my voice
I'm a pacifist
I was a Marxist-Leninist
And after a while, I don't know why, I found myself
A Catholic communist

The conformist
Hasn't quite understood that he bounces better than a ball
The evolved hot air balloon conformist
Who is inflated by information
Is the result of a species
That always flies low, just on the surface
Then he touches the world with a finger and feels accomplished
He lives, and that's enough for him
And I must say that by now
He looks a lot like all of us
The conformist
The conformist

I am
A new man
So new that you can see it at first glance, I'm the new conformist