Stromae Formidable - splendeurs

Formidable, formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables Oh, bébé... oups, "mademoiselle" J'vais pas vous draguer, promis, juré Je suis célibataire depuis hier, putain J'peux pas faire d'enfant, donc bon, c'est pas... reviens Cinq minutes quoi, je t'ai pas insultée J'suis poli, courtois... un peu fort bourré Pour les mecs comme moi, vous avez autre chose à faire, hein Vous m'auriez vu hier, j'étais formidable Formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables Hé, tu t'es regardé? Tu t'crois beau? Est-ce que tu t'es marié? Hé, c'est qu'un anneau mais t'emballes pas Va t'larguer comme elles le font chaque fois Puis l'autre fille, tu lui en as parlé? Si tu veux, j'lui dis, comme ça c'est réglé Et aux petits aussi, enfin, si vous en avez Attends trois ans, sept ans, et là, vous verrez Si c'est formidable Formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables Formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables Hé, petite Oh, pardon, "petit" Tu sais, dans la vie, y a ni méchants, ni gentils Si Maman est chiante, c'est qu'elle a peur d'être mamie Si Papa trompe Maman, c'est parce que Maman vieillit, tiens Pourquoi t'es tout rouge? Bah reviens, gamin Mais qu'est-ce que vous avez tous à m'regarder comme un singe, vous? Ah ouais, vous êtes saints, vous? Bande de macaques Donnez-moi un bébé singe Il sera formidable Formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables Formidable Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable Nous étions formidables

Depuis que j'suis p'tit Je n'ai rien compris Même si mes yeux me piquent, je vois Je les ferme et prie Et demande si il lui pique des fois Même si les dieux n'existent pas J'les ai confondus avec leurs semblables Au costard-cravate, ces marchands de sable Qui promettent la lune Sans connaître la terre Qui s'appellent adultes Mais si terre à terre Je souris Je sourirai J'ai souris Ils ont cru que je riais Mais c'est même pas vrai Madame l'a dit, elle, "il faut être poli" Vas-y, dis cheese Allez, dis cheese Pour le cliché Un peu pour se cacher Mais sans humour noir Ou mauvais jeux de mots J'vais mourir de rire moi Mais sans sourire jaune Juste quand j'ai mal alors Pour que ça passe, d'accord Mais rien que pour ça, que cette fois pour célébrer les morts Je souris Je sourirai J'ai souris Je sourirai Je souris Je sourirai J'ai souris Je sourirai Je souris Je sourirai J'ai souris Je sourirai

All the things you like Guided by their charms Behind them safely store Wrap your greedy arms around them all Sail, don't try to steer, just sail You can be hell of a force With the button to a broken man Because you know I'm impatient I've been hounded down before The diving bell keeps surfacing It doesn't ring anymore Did the little boy only get his orders from himself? Did the whole world revolve his middle class act? The girl next door hears voices in her head every night Mother fears that he's bringing home trash from the pile You know I'm impatient I've been hounded down before The diving bell keeps surfacing It doesn't ring anymore And you know I'm impatient I've been hounded down before The diving bell keeps surfacing It doesn't ring anymore Wife still believes life settles like a stream of dust Through the beams you lose underneath Did the little boy on his pedestal And the girl next door who wants the voices gone And did the whole world and the mother's fears Sink the sunshine on the back field? The grasping is hand is never full And the perfect life is just damaged goods And you should have talked And you should talk too Because in 20 years you'll be a fucking mute

I can see he says what he means I can't say what he means when he says that I'll pretend, I'll pretty pretend When all I wanna see is the end of this I can see he says what he means We'll deal him sticks and stones and apologies I wish, oh, I wish it was through Scrape the skies, get up off your knees Just lift the marks to newfound kinesis I'll pretend, I'll pretty pretend When all I wanna see is the end of this I wish, I wish, I wish the cobwebs would cover me Cover me, cover me My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one My vicious tongue cradles just one

You are formidable to me 'Cause you seem to know it, where you wanna go Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll follow you But you should know I might be cynical towards you But I just can't believe that I'm for you Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can die with you Just let me know (yeah) And I know that we just met But could you take me everywhere you've ever been? I wanna see it all, no surprises, yeah You are formidable to me 'Cause you seem to know it, where you wanna go Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll follow you But you should know I might bе clinical, don't you tell I won't break your heart if you can brеak my spell Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can die with you Just let me know Fast-forward 13 years now Don't know what it was, but somehow we played it out in reverse I'm afraid of you now, more than I was at first And I know you just left, but can I take you everywhere we've ever been? I wanna see it all, no surprises, yeah You are formidable to me 'Cause you seem to know it, where you wanna go Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll follow you But you should know I might be cynical towards you I'm just worried my loyalty will bore you Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can die with you Just let me know Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can die with you Just let me know

Feeling that I'm losing perspective I don't know where I'm going I don't know where my head is And lately, I've been struggling daily All this weight on my shoulders I can't fucking bear it These highs and lows are formidable, but I can take it I crash and burn like a wrecking ball, but I can change it These highs and lows are formidable, but I can take it I crash and burn like a wrecking ball, but I can change it I hope it's raining on the other side But the waves keep crashing down on me Save me from my enemies Only Lord knows how much I tried I've been waking up so tired Flying autopilot But I keep going on and on And I've been hiding from my reflection Always second-guessing I don't know where is right or wrong These highs and lows are formidable, but I can take it I crash and burn like a wrecking ball, but I can change it These highs and lows are formidable, but I can take it I crash and burn like a wrecking ball, but I can change it I hope it's raining on the other side But the waves keep crashing down on me Save me from my enemies Only Lord knows how much I tried I hope it's raining down on me Why can't I face it, it's plain to see That I've been here before But this time I can't ignore, I've been blind I hope it's raining on the other side But the waves keep crashing down on me Save me from my enemies Only Lord knows how much I tried

Hold on There is some Believing to be done Configure The undertaking that is going on Remember It will always be formidable The light is shining through Keep the flame alive In the dark And understand It burns for you Through the dark And they who say "You are still dying today" Let them pray It is a right A privilege to stay away Remember It will always be formidable The light is shining through And they who say "You are still dying today" Let them pray It is a right A privilege to stay aw-

Love, you've got an island to sink Better leave the boat capsizing Ruminate in passionate sleep Better be a new sun rising Did she make you swallow all your pride? Does the love still shiver down your spine? Hi, I'm not invisible I'm on your side I'll be formidable I'll be formidable Yeah let me heal your battle scars Run my ship to ground Yeah nothing's going to take me down Give me everything you got Let your heart beat loud Yet nothing can turn me around Hi, I'm not invisible I'm on your side I'll be formidable I'll be formidable I'll be formidable I'll be formidable