Side by side we now march as one With our chest opened wide

At some point we’ve all been brought down to our knees Scratching, grating our brain until it bleeds Slowly cowering away from others But that’s what had us bound And no matter what, it has only begun Different paths, different embers we’ve been walking on. The smell of the floor might be more familiar to you Than the sense of belonging we all crave for We all know what defeat tastes like Shove it down back your throat and carve it with your lungs Rise, my friends, just shout something out, Don’t drag that shadow all alone, Think out loud, unfold yourself Our only way out from the frauds I AM BECAUSE WE ARE

I wish they could have been wiser Pointing out your distress. Standing alone on that basketball court Always the one being picked last. But did you even feel let down? Was it just condescension towards you? I AM THE WEAK ! Your lack of apathy for those bastards’ assumptions Was worth a thousand tears You’re strong inside, no need compassion to live The precise instant we name one a weak, We’re burying down so much possibilities Deep down the dregs of society Ever since that day my world died with your smile All the assumptions of a boy Crushed by that smirk Something was so vivid way back in there A move towards growing up So lame we really need that fucking habit Judging, measuring, sorting out and marginalizing everything we know Every single piece of that social puzzle Starting out by the edges, the corners, the broken pieces That won’t fit anywhere else like the others. Every broken piece of that social puzzle That won’t fit anywhere else like the others.

It’s been quite a long journey alongside the worst of my enemies Staggering in emptiness, drunk on solitude, Nothing to say anymore. No one to share this with The fear of nothingness, the anguish of idleness and self-sufficiency I drown myself In labor Trying not to overthink it all But time has passed and now I know What my guts are craving for Amongst my peers I’ll never think that way again From one of us my own story started Loyalty to its best, I’ll never forget. The pack has formed And deep from the heart I worship the horde Now I shout out my only faith In the stray ones who became the friends. A handful of hopes In the pack We have formed To all our friends Listen my claim We are the pack You are the pack WE’LL NEVER SINK ALONE Thank you for the lift ! Friendship and brotherhood, Our solemn oath To one another: WE’LL NEVER SINK ALONE The pack has formed And deep from the heart I worship the horde. Side by side We now march as one With our chest opened wide

[Il y a quelques années de cela, alors que j'avais peu et parfois pas d'argent du tout, j'avais pensé prendre le large et voir les océans. Chaque fois que je me sens d'humeur chagrine et mélancolique, chaque fois qu'un novembre pluvieux et glacial pénètre mon âme, je sais qu'il est grand temps pour moi de reprendre la mer. Quelque soit le chemin qui vous plaise et que l'on a choisi, neuf fois sur dix, il vous mène à l'eau. Il y a dans l'eau une magie qui attire les Hommes et les conduit à travers plaines et vallées, jusqu'à la mer. La mer, où chaque Homme, comme dans une miroir, retrouve sa propre image.] Les pieds noircis par cette marche effrénée De nouveau sur le quai, souvenir des heures passées Avenir rude mais trop grand pour laisser filer le temps Je ne sais plus quoi penser de ma frêle hardiesse. Un coup de sifflet de plus, j’embarque pour le large, M’élancer dans le rien, le grand tout de mes angoisses. Sombre et délicieuse perte que celle des repères Ne plus anticiper mais juste se laisser porter. VÆRØY ! Vers cette île aux crêtes acérées VÆRØY ! C’est dans le grand rien que tout me revient enfin, Au rythme des vagues martelant la roche Et du flot des pensées qui font valser mes tempes. VÆRØY ! Somptueuse formation de mes plus lourdes émotions Je viens gravir ton échine et t’admirer de haut Le soleil de minuit éclaira mes pas À travers la brume épaisse de mon cœur À travers ma nuit intérieure. Las mais déterminé à vouloir t’apprivoiser, Entends-tu ma hâte partout résonner ? Au rythme de mes pas déchaînés. Aveuglé par ton élégant mystère, Je ne suis enfin plus sourd à moi-même ! Mais sous ton charme je me sens transcendé, Arrivé au bout de moi-même. Je t’ai troqué mes peurs contre le jour salvateur Plus que quelques heures encore. À déambuler telle une bête affligée, Mais baignée de lumière dans ce spectacle divin. Sans craindre cette lourdeur qui me brisait les reins Encore, encore, ce n’est qu’à l’extrême des sens Que je me sens exister. Les images tournent et reviennent dans ma tête, Expérience extrême pour l’infatigable que je suis. Face à l’immensité dans laquelle j’ai chaviré, Plus que quelques heures encore, À déambuler telle une bête affligée, Mais baignée de lumière dans ce spectacle divin, Sans craindre cette lourdeur qui me creusait les reins. Et c’est dans la plénitude que je m’éloigne, VÆRØY !

At the autumn of my thoughts, I reckon the cold The overwhelming mist that covered my lie so well I trusted it Frozen to the bones but so thrilled at your side I’d never forsake the warmth of your smile. I enjoyed so much our long walks at dusk The only moment I couldn’t discern Our shadows on the frozen ground Pale and blurry, like they were one Like we were one. At the autumn of my thoughts, I reckon the cold The overwhelming mist that covered my lie so well I trusted it. A will to be blind A need to shut down That black light of mine A vow out of spite. It might have been some kind of satisfaction Knowing my bias for self-depletion Getting me crawling around I befriended your shadow only to make it mine To form a distorted version of a us The reflection of a monster I’d never meet, a lovely beast. I still cherish those prompt but lovely hours Where, the eyes fixed on the pavement, I could happily observe That shadows never overlap They just melt No matter the proximity I fed that lovely beast on purpose But I got devoured by its greed I became the ever hanging shadow behind your back The one you never asked for.

Hear me society, Nothing personal, but absurdly communal, I can’t stand crawling amongst your filth. Neither do I enjoy the disturbing stench of grieving hypocrisy, Nor do I want to let a tear fall down, Down the asphalt, or the blood stained streets, The fertile ground of your ignominy. I never managed to widen up my comfort zone, Every stare, a provocation, Any touch, a battle engaged, Yet I have the strongest faith in your essence. ALONE TOGETHER Isn’t that the beauty of you? Anonymously hitting the pavement, ALONE TOGETHER To be able to hate you for what you’re not, Because you’re everything and nothing Easy process ! I don’t want to dilute the love I carry To make the phoneys think that everything’s fine together. That’s why I focus my resentment on your grotesque icons, And my devotion on those who think I’m worth it. I’m just trying to fuel what could gather people around, Don’t mind me hating everyone Because your “everyone” just doesn’t exist.