Lyrics
Impossible to believe in a good evolution
Expresses disbelief in positive societal development.
All this resigned world waiting for better days
Describes a resigned world eagerly anticipating improvement.
The arms crossed, the eyes in front of TV
Depicts people passively watching TV with folded arms.
Sure to believe that they see
Critiques a blind faith in media portrayals.
Without posing any question
Highlights a lack of critical questioning.
All these damn useless Medias
Denounces the negative impact of certain media outlets.
These politicians,
Criticizes politicians for their perceived ineffectiveness.
Without solutions
Expresses frustration with leaders lacking solutions.
It’s the eight o’clock news
Refers to the evening news starting.
Disinformation has started
Highlights the onset of disinformation.
Thousand of French
Notes a large number of French people misled.
Believe in violence in cities
Points out a belief in violence within cities.
Fear is at its paroxysm
Describes fear reaching its maximum intensity.
Paranoia is as its peak
Refers to peak paranoia in society.
Extreme right enjoy
Accuses the extreme right of benefiting.
Growth of intolerance
Addresses the rise of intolerance in society.
That’s not the first time
Points out a historical pattern of abandoning revolutions.
That they give up a revolution
Describes the tendency to give up on change.
Since nineteen sixty eight as soon as that burns
Links the pattern to events since 1968.
They hide and lose their bravery
Highlights the loss of bravery in the face of adversity.
They don’t want to lose
Describes a desire to maintain a comfortable life.
Their quiet little life
Notes resistance to sacrificing one's peace.
In front of despair
Depicts people turning away from despair.
They lower their heads and close their eyes
Describes a tendency to avoid confronting harsh realities.
It’s the eight o’clock news
Refers again to the evening news starting.
Disinformation has started
Reiterates the prevalence of disinformation.
That’s far of battle front
Comments on the detachment from the battlefront.
That’s the French prefers to judge
Criticizes a tendency to judge from a distance.
Young people are to violent
Labels young people as excessively violent.
It needs to stop them
Calls for an end to perceived violence.
Extreme right enjoy
Accuses the extreme right again of benefitting.
Growth of intolerance
Reiterates the theme of the growth of intolerance.
The militants who fight
Expresses empathy for activists challenging old laws.
To banish old laws
Shares emotional connection with their struggle.
I feel for them
Expresses empathy for the activists, leading to tears.
And my tears fall
Confirms the emotional impact through the mention of tears.
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