Maxime Le Forestier "Parachutiste" lyrics

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Parachutiste

Tu avais juste dix-huit ansQuand on t´a mis un béret rouge,Quand on t´a dit : « Rentre dedansTout ce qui bouge. »C´est pas exprès qu´ t´étais fasciste,Parachutiste.

Alors, de combat en combat,S´est formée ton intelligence.Tu sais qu´il n´y a ici-basQue deux engeances :Les gens bien et les terroristes,Parachutiste

Puis on t´a donné des galons,Héros de toutes les défaitesPour toutes les bonnes actionsQue tu as faites.Tu torturais en spécialiste,Parachutiste.

Alors sont venus les honneurs,Les décorations, les médaillesPour chaque balle au fond d´un cœur,Pour chaque entaille,Pour chaque croix noire sur ta liste,Parachutiste

Mais, malheureusement pour toi,Bientôt se finira ta guerre :Plus de tueries, plus de combats.Que vas-tu faire ?C´est fini le travail d´artiste,Parachutiste.

C´est plus qu´un travail de nanaD´ commander à ceux qui savent lire,Surtout qu´ t´as appris avec moiCe que veut direLe mot « antimilitariste »,Parachutiste.

T´ as rien perdu de ton talent,Tu rates pas une embuscadeMais comme on n´ tire pas vraiment,Tu trouves ça fade.C´est pt´êt pour ça qu´ t´ as les yeux tristes,Parachutiste.

Mais si t´ es vraiment trop gênéD´être payé à ne rien faire,Tu peux toujours te recyclerChez tes p´tits frères.J´ crois qu´on engage dans la Police,Parachutiste.

Parachutist.

You were only eighteen,When we put a red beret on your head,When we told you "beat downAnything that moves."It wasn't clear that you were a fascist,Parachutist.

So, your intelligence was forged,From battle to battle,You know that there areOnly two types of people,Those who are good and terrorists,Parachutist.

Then we gave you promotions,Heroes of each defeat,In all the combatsThat you have seen,In torture you were a specialist,Parachutist.

And so came honours,Decorations and medals,For each bullet in a heart,For each cut,For each black cross on your list,Parachutist.

But unfortunately for you,The war will soon be over:No more killing, no more fighting,What will you do?You're no longer a deadly artist,Parachutist.

It's only child's play,To ask of those who can read,What you have learnt with me,The meaningOf the word, "anti-militarist",Parachutist.

You've lost none of your skills,You never miss a riot,But as we don't really shoot,You find it dull,And that's maybe way you're a pessimist,Parachutist.

But if you're really embarrassed,To get paid for doing nothing,You can always retrain,Along with your old friends,We're enrolling in the police,Parachutist.

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