Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane Khamouma li neka thi sama suuf ak thi guinaw Beugouma kouma khol daldine yaw li neka si yaw Mo ne si man li ne si mane moye dilene diapale TRANSLATION: Don't see me from a distance, don't look at my smile And think that I don't know what's under and behind me I don't want you to look at me and think what's in you is in me What's in me is to help them Roughness and rudeness, we should be using On the ones who practice wicked charms For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone Battle's not over even when it's won And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone the skin is living in It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ils espèrent Beaucoup de sentiments de race qui font qu'ils désespèrent Je veux les deux mains ouvertes Des amis pour parler de leur peine De leur joie pour qu'ils leur filent Des infos qui ne divisent pas changer TRANSLATION: I assume the reasons that push us to change everything I would like us to forget about their color so they can be optimistic Too many views on race that make them desparate I want the doors wide open So they can talk about their pain And joy, then we can give them Information that will bring us all together Seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone the skin is living in And there's a million voices And there's a million voices To tell you what she should be thinking So you better sober up for just a second Seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting It's not a second, seven seconds away Just as long as stay, I'll be waiting