Akhenaton – Revanche sur la vie Lyrics (English Translation)

(Verse 1: The Path Not Taken)
They say your fate is sealed, the die is cast.
I should’ve buried myself in books, or in New York, high and moving fast.
But no—my road was different, no bows, no bending knee.
My head stayed high, my back stayed straight, that’s just the path for me.
I never dreamed of CEO, of doing shareholders’ dirty deeds,
Of showing working people to the door to satisfy their greeds.

(Pre-Chorus: The Hunger)
This game? It’s my favorite toy. My appetite’s not done.
Believe me, my belt’s still tight—this race is still to be run.
This is just the step before the real shit has begun.
I’ll speak on this profession straight, with nothing left to lose,
‘Cause I never came running when they beckoned with their cues.

(Chorus: Identity & Craft)
I’m in the mountains now, and my face has found its grace.
They call me “Taliban” ’cause my rap attacks, a martial pace.
I treat the flow, the rhymes, the words like Barça plays the ball—with space.
You think we’re waiting? That you’re the messiah here to save?
No, fool. Maybe there’s too much vodka in your cave.
I make this music, pray God grants health to those I hold dear:
My wife, my daughter, and my sons—their love conquers fear.
Every second with them is a blessing to my heart, so clear.

(Verse 2: The Bitter World)
I move inside this scene that’s eaten up by deep denial.
Why are people so embittered? Why does hate beguile so many hearts the while?
Why are our fathers sometimes our most vicious foes?
Why does everyone now claim “I’m an artist,” heaven knows?
Where is the light? I’m part of that fight.

(Bridge: Critique & Truth)
The net set us free, but it unleashed monsters too.
These fools confuse having time with just having watches in view.
But me? I dismantle your stars in their pajamas, it’s true.
Right here, I’ll show you: between my lines and theirs, there are worlds between us two.

(Outro)
(Music fades on a contemplative, resilient beat)