On Lache Rien
Hk Et Les Saltimbanks
We Don't Give Up
From the depths of my HLM estate
To the depths of your countryside
Our reality is the same
And everywhere the revolt is brewing
In this world we didn't have our place
We didn't fit the mold
We weren't born in a palace
We didn't have daddy's credit card
Homeless, unemployed, workers
Farmers, immigrants, undocumented
They wanted to divide us
And they succeeded
As long as it was every man for himself
Their system could thrive
But one day we had to wake up
And heads had to roll
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give uuuuup
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up, we don't give up
They talked to us about equality
And like idiots we believed them
Democracy makes me laugh
If that were the case, we would have known
What weight does our vote carry
Against the law of the market
It's stupid my dear compatriots but we got screwed
What do human rights matter compared to selling an Airbus
In the end, there's only one rule
Sell more to sell more
The republic prostitutes itself on the dictators' sidewalk
We no longer believe their sweet words
Our leaders are liars
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give uuuuup
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up, we don't give up
It's so stupid, so banal
To talk about peace, fraternity
When homeless people die on the pavement
And we hunt down undocumented immigrants
We throw crumbs to the proletarians
Just to calm them down
So they don't go after the millionaire bosses
Too precious for our society
It's crazy how well protected our rich and powerful are
There's no denying it can help
To be the president's friend
Dear comrades, dear voters
Dear citizen consumers
The wake-up call has sounded, it's time
To reset the counters
As long as there's struggle, there's hope
As long as there's life, there's fight
As long as we fight, we're standing
As long as we're standing, we won't give up
The will to win flows in our veins
Now you know why we fight
Our ideal more than a dream
Another world, we have no choice
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give uuuuup
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up (never)
We don't give up, we don't give up
