Il y a des douleurs fragiles
Des peines au parfum indélébile.
Des matins au goût amer
Des réveils sans bruit et sans lumière.
Il y a ces larmes évadées
Qui viennent s'inviter dans nos silences
Ces ombres écrasent du passé
Qui font qu'on y repense.

Il y a ce visage si pur
Ce prénom gravé sur le grand mur
Un ange parti trop tôt
Retrouver ses deux ailes là-haut.
Il y a les cris d'une mère
Qui ne veut pas voir mourir son enfant
Un sentiment de colère
Qui nous glace le sang.

Ça fait mal, ça fait mal
De t'imaginer si seul entre leurs mains.
Ça fait mal, ça fait mal
De t'entendre leur dire "je vous jure que je n'ai rien" !

Il y a ce triste dimanche
La pluie qui tombe, le vent dans les branches
Le souffle d'une présence
La barbarie, la haine, la violence.
Il y a ces chances, ces prières
Cette envie de croire encore en Dieu
Des cailloux posés par terre
Juste pour dire adieu.

Ça fait mal, ça fait mal
De t'imaginer supplier ces vauriens.
Ça fait mal, ça fait mal
D'entendre parler ces ordures, ces assassins.

Ça fait mal, putain ! Ce que ça fait mal
De t'imaginer crever tout seul comme un chien.
Ça fait mal, ça fait mal
De savoir que ton sang était comme le mien.


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    It is dedicated to a young man named Ilan Halimi, who was kidnapped, being held captive and tortured by a gang in France, before dying in February 2006.

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