Daniel Lavoie — Tension, attention song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Tension, attention" by Daniel Lavoie.
Lyrics
Assis tout seul au fond d’un bar
D’une ville lointaine,
Tu fuis les gens et les regards
Mais un chasseur t’a vu.
Y a un caïd à gueule de star
Qui veut te mettre à l’aise.
Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard,
T’es mieux de filer à l’anglaise.
Le grand patron s’en va parler.
Les petits patrons se taisent.
Il a des plans et des idées,
Des millions sous sa chaise.
Toute sa vie est une affaire
Et tu en fais partie.
Si tu ne veux pas manquer d’air,
Garde un œil sur la sortie.
Tension, attention.
Y a un plus fou
Qui te pique ta folie.
Tension, attention.
Y a un chauffard
Qui sniffe ta ligne de vie.
Un orateur fait son discours.
À ses pieds, la foule se presse.
Il manie bien le calembour
Autant que les promesses.
Comme il veut refaire le monde,
C’est à loi qu’il s’adresse
Mais tandis qu’il se raconte,
L’entends comme un S.O.S.
Lyrics translation
Sitting alone at the bottom of a bar
From a distant city,
You run away from people and eyes
But a hunter saw you.
There's a star-headed CID
Who wants to make you comfortable.
Before it's too late,
You'd better go English.
The Big Boss will talk about it.
The little bosses keep quiet.
He has plans and ideas,
Millions under his chair.
His whole life is a business
And you're one of them.
If you don't want to run out of air,
Keep an eye on the exit.
Tension, careful.
There is a crazier
That's what makes you crazy.
Tension, careful.
There's a chauffeur
Who sniffs your life line.
A speaker made his speech.
At his feet, the crowd hurries.
He's a good temper tantrum.
As much as promises.
How he wants to remake the world,
It is to law that he addresses
But while he tells himself,
You hear it as an S. O. S.