Il Faut Que Tu Respires

Come closer, kid, listen up, alright
I’m gonna tell you the story of humankind
At first, there was nothing, and that was fine
Nature was thriving, there was no defined line
Then man showed up with his big ol' shoes
Kicking and screaming just to get his dues
He started paving roads, one way only
Arrows in the plains, multiplying homely
And all the events were brought under control
In no time flat, history took its toll
It’s not like we’ll turn back anytime soon
We even started polluting the dunes

You need to breathe
And that’s no joke to say
You’re not gonna die laughing
And that’s no joke to say

In a few years, we’ll have eaten the leaf
And your grandkids will only have one eye, what a grief
Right in the middle of their forehead, they’ll ask you
Why you got two, and you’ll look like a fool too
They’ll tell you how could you let this go down
You can try to defend, whispering all around
It’s not my fault, it’s the old folks to blame
But there won’t be anyone left to wash your shame
You’ll tell them about the time you could
Eat fruits in the grass, lying in the wood
Animals everywhere in the forest, so free
In early spring, the birds would come back to see

You need to breathe
And that’s no joke to say
You’re not gonna die laughing
And that’s no joke to say
You need to breathe
Tomorrow it all gets worse
You’re not gonna die laughing
And that’s no joke to say

The worst part of this story is we’re all slaves
Somewhere, a killer, here, feeling so grave
Can’t look at the trees without feeling ashamed
Half-dressed, a hundred percent to blame
So here it is, kid, the story of humankind
It’s not pretty, and I don’t know the end of the line
You weren’t born in a cabbage but rather in a hole
That we fill every day like a cesspool
You need to breathe
And that’s no joke to say
You’re not gonna die laughing
And that’s no joke to say
You need to breathe
Tomorrow it all gets worse
You’re not gonna die laughing
And that’s no joke to say
You need to breathe
You need to breathe.