It was a time in my life
When my routine offered me
Only very little off-piste
I followed the road imposed
With no overflow of feelings
It was the Parisian autumn
And the autumn of my feelings
When chance or luck
Offered me another option
Slam was taking its first steps
In a few popular bars
Poets in jeans and sneakers
Spectacular poetry
I'd known the idea from afar
I'd never really paid attention
I'd never have guessed
My life was about to flip
I was passing by with an open mind
But not really focused
In that bar, I saw a light
It was a time in my life
Where my heart had curled up
Not unhappy, chilled
But feelings shriveled up
I lived anything but reclusive
It's just that I wasn't looking for love
And it wasn't looking for me either
It was spring in Saint-Denis
But not really in my heart
When chance or luck
Offered me another option
She was there, at that table
And I saw nothing else around
She was beautiful and intense
Like a love story can be
I'd known the idea from afar
I hadn't had just wins
I'd never have guessed
What the rest had in store for me
I was passing by with an open mind
Without expecting to meet her
In her life, I saw a light
It was a period on Earth
When everything was bound to go wrong
Climate, war, misery
Made the front page of the news
A couple of nasty physical hassles
In a catastrophic mood
It was winter over France
And winter over my ambitions
When chance or luck
Offered me another option
I was strolling when I suddenly bumped into
She looked like optimism
But her name was confidence
I'd known the idea up close
I loved its different versions
In our power to react
I followed her with an open mind
She's become my official buddy
In the future, I saw a light