In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Tu m'as donné la vie par esprit de famille
Travaillé nuit et jour pour forger mon destin
Oubliant les amis, le bon temps et les filles
Pour que dans l'avenir je devienne quelqu'un
Il faut saisir sa chance quand elle passe, oh oui
Il faut saisir sa chance quand elle vient
On ne sait pas d'avance quand elle passe
Par où elle commence, d'où elle vient, oh oui
Il faut saisir l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour à bras le corps
Lui donner tout son être, lui donner tout son être
Et même plus encore
Il faut vivre sa vie car elle passe
Il faut vivre sa vie comme elle vient
Les années malgré toi m'ont fait un caractère
Et tu ne comprends pas que ceux qui ont vingt ans
Font les mêmes erreurs que toi tu fis naguère
Et tu as l'impression d'avoir perdu ton temps
Je dois avoir ma chance coûte que coûte
Je dois avoir ma chance pour que demain
Sonne la délivrance et que mes doutes
Ecrasés d'espérance, meurent en chemin, oh oui
Je veux lancer au ciel comme un défi le cri de mes vingt ans
Le cri de la jeunesse, le cri de la jeunesse
Qui veut défier le temps
Je cours après ma chance cherchant la route
Je veux de l'expérience pour me brûler les mains
Pour me brûler les mains
Travaillé nuit et jour pour forger mon destin
Oubliant les amis, le bon temps et les filles
Pour que dans l'avenir je devienne quelqu'un
Il faut saisir sa chance quand elle passe, oh oui
Il faut saisir sa chance quand elle vient
On ne sait pas d'avance quand elle passe
Par où elle commence, d'où elle vient, oh oui
Il faut saisir l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour à bras le corps
Lui donner tout son être, lui donner tout son être
Et même plus encore
Il faut vivre sa vie car elle passe
Il faut vivre sa vie comme elle vient
Les années malgré toi m'ont fait un caractère
Et tu ne comprends pas que ceux qui ont vingt ans
Font les mêmes erreurs que toi tu fis naguère
Et tu as l'impression d'avoir perdu ton temps
Je dois avoir ma chance coûte que coûte
Je dois avoir ma chance pour que demain
Sonne la délivrance et que mes doutes
Ecrasés d'espérance, meurent en chemin, oh oui
Je veux lancer au ciel comme un défi le cri de mes vingt ans
Le cri de la jeunesse, le cri de la jeunesse
Qui veut défier le temps
Je cours après ma chance cherchant la route
Je veux de l'expérience pour me brûler les mains
Pour me brûler les mains
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Il faut saisir sa chance Lyrics as written by George Garvarentz Charles Aznavour
Lyrics © EDITIONS MUSICALES DJANIK, Peermusic Publishing
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