Genius English Translations
HK & Les saltimbanks - On lâche rien (English Translation)
[Verse 1]
From the depths of my council estate
To your deep countryside
Our reality is the same
And everywhere the rebellion is growing
In this world we didn't have our place
We didn't look the part for the job
We weren't born in a palace
We didn't have daddy's credit card
Homeless, unemployed, workers
Farmers, immigrants, undocumented
They wanted to divide us
We have to say they succeeded
As long as it was each for their own
Their system could prosper
But one day we had to wake up
So the heads could roll again

[Chorus]
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up, we don't give up

[Verse 2]
They talked to us about equality
And like idiots we believed them
Democracy? Make me laugh!
If that was the case we would have known
How much does our ballot weigh
In front of the law of the market?
It's stupid my dear compatriots
We've been fucked good
How much do human rights weigh
In front of the sale of an Airbus?
Essentially there's only one rule all in all
Sell yourself more to sell more
The Republic prostitutes itself
On the pavements of dictators
We no longer believe their sweet words
Our leaders are liars
[Chorus]
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up, we don't give up

[Verse 2]
It's so stupid, so banal
To speak of peace, of brotherhood
When the homeless die of hunger
And we lead the hunt of the undocumented
We throw crumbs to the proletarians
Just to calm them down
So that they don't go after the millionaire bosses
Too precious for our society
It's crazy how they're protected
All our rich and our powerful
It goes without saying it can help
To be friends with the President
Dear comrades, dear voters
Dear consumerist citizens
The alarm has sounded, it's time
To reset the clocks
As long as there's fighting, there's hope
As long as we fight, we're standing
As long as we're standing, we won't give up
The will to win flows in our veins
Now you know why we fight
Our ideal is more than a dream
Another world, we don't have the choice
[Chorus]
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up, we don't give up
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up [nothing]
We don't give up, we don't give up