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    Arrête de sourire → English translation

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Stop smiling

Stop smiling.
When you smile we see
just how stupid you are
to believe that humanity is good
and that you believe that life
is sometimes long.
 
Stop smiling.
We all have secrets
hidden within.
Unfulfilled dreams which
drive us mad.
Regrets which resurface
and sully our cheeks.
 
You didn't choose your mother.
You didn't choose your father.
You couldn't even choose
the face you were given.
You didn't choose your name and even if you're going around in circles
you're still laughing.
 
You say that you love life,
you even thank life
when it sends you lemons.
You say it's for the best.
You believe that we're here
on this beautiful earth
because we must
learn to be happy.
 
Stop smiling.
When I see you, you
almost make me want to believe.
Almost make me want to try to see in the dark.
Me, who so rarely takes
solace in love and hope.
 
Stop smiling.
I'm the one who doubts everything in spite of himself,
who washes away their sins
at night in the rain,
he who is drowning, alone in a sea of denial.
 
You didn't choose your mother.
You didn't choose your father.
You couldn't even choose
the face you were given.
You didn't choose your name and even if you're going around in circles
you're still laughing.
 
You say that you love life,
you even thank life
when it sends you lemons.
You say it's for the best.
You believe that we're here
on this beautiful earth
because we must
learn to be happy.
 
Stop smiling
because I think you're making me a jealous man.
I don't know how you stay on your feet
while I'm crawling on my knees tonight.
 
Stop smiling.
With your big eyes which
grab life between their teeth.
I too want to look towards infinity
without the impression that I'm living on credit.
 
You didn't choose your mother.
You didn't choose your father.
You couldn't even choose
the face you were given.
You didn't choose your name and even if you're going around in circles
you're still laughing.
 
You say that you love life,
you even thank life
when it sends you lemons.
You say it's for the best.
You believe that we're here
on this beautiful earth
because we must
learn to be happy.
 
You didn't choose your mother.
You didn't choose your father.
You couldn't even choose
the face you were given.
You didn't choose your name and even if you're going around in circles
you're still laughing.
 
Yeah, keep laughing.
Yeah, keep laughing,
laughing.
Go on, do it again
laugh.
 
Stop smiling.
 
Original lyrics

Arrête de sourire

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