Beggar man, who are you ?
Vicious man, I'll tell you
You were alone in the dark moonlight
Hyena prowler of the night

Wounded beast, I healed you
Hearing your tale of woe
Then I gave you
Friendship to lessen your sorrow

My new friend cheated on me
From my home, I had to flee
I gave a wolf a bed for the night
He gave my girl a stolen love bite.

I gave a wolf a bed for the night
He gave my girl a stolen love bite.

Now I'm the one out on my own.

O' Pitiless prowler, I'll tell you, I'll tell you
O' Pitiless prowler, I'll tell you, I'll tell you
Cruel Lord of my nightmares, you trouble my sleep
Treacherous tyrant, you poisoned my dream

My old friend cheated on me
My home, I had to flee
Now I need help to put me right
You'll always haunt all my nights

I welcomed a wolf into my sweet home
Ever since, I've been out in the cold
I let a wolf steal into my lambing hut
It destroyed my soul, my life fell apart…

I let a wolf crash into my house of glass
It's in shatters, pierces my heart, the shards
Pierce my heart, I fell apart…
I let Judas warm himself by my fire
My home's ablaze, the flames ever higher
I welcomed a wolf into my sweet home
Ever since, I've been out

You vile traitor, you're winning
Now my son is crying
He's crying sad blood tears
He grew up too fast
And he sees his mother with a mind fouled

Heartless man, you've crushed him
Heartless man, you've broken my family

Little lamb don't cry
Oh my son don't cry

I welcomed a wolf into my sweet home
Ever since, I've been out in the cold
I let a wild beast into my lambing hut
Forever I will be in the dark

A mourning dove flies in the storm
She needs help from you
She gets rid of words of farewell
Follows a bomber crew

Angel dust, show me your point of view

I watch the human form and decide not to grow
I fly with Tinker Bell to go to meet Janis

Please, keep this private
I go to the light
And the bad dream began
Led by the black fly

Cocaine dose in my bleeding heart
I cry for the Indian race
Pleasure you are divine
When you're in a state of grace

I've heard your words shining knight
In the forest of the night
Where's your honor, where's your heart ?
In your city of the lights

When I was lost at sea
It was your beacon blinded me
Last light shining white
In the terror of the drug, DRUG

That bloody thing in my veins…. My bleeding soul seeks a friend….
No memory in my brain… All the same, I am ashamed

I've heard your words shining knight
In the horror of the drug
Where's your honor, where's your heart ?
In the city of the lights

A bloody thing in my veins…. My bleeding soul seeks a friend….
No memory in my brain… All the same, I am ashamed

I've heard your lies, dissembling knight
In the magic of the night
My heart pulses in my brain
And my shackles are forsaken

I was wrapped in my mother's love
I was her pride and joy
Her only son, the chosen one
Her lovely little boy

She taught me to love, to sing,
To trust myself and be carefree
In her eyes, I was never wrong
But even so, I'm a black boy.

I'd like you to understand
We are all earthlings
The color given by the Mum
Heaven's gift, as a light !

We'll never be truly free,
Till released from this world
Looking in the eyes of man
You'll find his soul, without lie !

So sang Madiba, his hand held high !
So sang Mandela, his hand held high !
Cruelty has a human heart
Yet, I love the human face

Now I see no future
But in the sky tomorrow
Hope to see a new race
See your face
The Human Race

Are you looking at me ?
Just let it be.

Don't say a word
You stupid cow,
Just watch it now.
Don't make me mad or it'll hurt.

Don't answer me back ?
Now none of that

So I got drunk
And I gambled a bit
I had some fun
Hell, a man's got to live.

So I'm a bit late
Why make a fuss ?
So I spent my pay
Out with the lads, down the pub.

We learn to forgive… We lie, we live … (we live a lie) …

Just shut your face
Or I'll shut it for good
You're a disgrace
Obey me as you should

Now I'm warning you,
Just don't question me,
You know if you do
You won't sit down for a week.

We learn to forgive
That we might live
If we dare to defy
We suffer, we die

We forgive, we live, defy, suffer and die

We might live
Learn to forgive
We forgive, we learn to live, dare to defy
We suffer and die

We forgive, we live, we must defy
And one day won't even die

Going up the river, ignoring the weather
Sailing upstream, living off dreams
Defying the current, loving every moment
Opening his wings, longing to sing

O'Father how could I love you
Forcing me to live on the floor
You love no other as yourself
Let me free to leave your shore

Now I leave my country… Father, don't be angry

One little bird, going up the river
Defying the current, ignoring the weather
One sad soul, lying on a raft
Quietly paddling away from the past

Paddling away from the past… From the past

One little bird, going up the river
Defying the current, ignoring the weather
One sad soul, lying on a raft
Quietly paddling away from the past

One little bird, going upstream
Surviving on shellfish, living off dreams
One lost soul, sitting on a raft
Happy to be on his way at last

Vole, vole Oisseau, vole, vole l'agneau, vole, vole plus haut, bien au-delà de tous les maux !

One little bird, mastering the current
Living every second, loving every moment
One proud soul, standing on a raft
Inventing a future, forgetting his caste

One little bird, opening his wings
Wanting to go further, longing to sing
One free soul, flying through the air
Gliding up and down, he only had to dare

Firebird arises on the twin towers, waits and nothing happens.
He looks down, and sees the large city at the bottom, tomorrow's heart.
He looks up and sees the great white chief, yesterday's spirit

Are you laughing at me, stupid man, stupid man ?
Hush not a word, you don't understand, understand

I'll give you the right to pass judgment on me, old man
The day you'll swing down from the tree

The day you'll swing down from your tree

Are you putting me down, old man ?
Have you no other way of achieving your ends ?

It's easy to read in your envious eyes
The void at the root of your jealous lies
It's easy to read in your envious eyes

Are you playing with me, oh great white chief ? Forever
Does your vanity need to feast of fresh meat ?

Do you need the deck stacked in your favor ?
For your life to have a semblance of savor ?

Are you stealing from me, greedy guts ?
And haven't you, oh friend, already got enough ?

The day you'll swing down from your tree

Why are you putting me down, my friend ?

I'll give you freely my greatest treasure
Art of love and life
Art of love and pleasure

I'll give you freely my greatest treasure
Art of love and life
Art of love and ? (your choice...)

The day you'll swing down from your tree

All must love the human form
In heathen, Turk or Jew
Where Mercy, Love and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.