Lyrics and translation Ben Folds Five - Army (Live At UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08)
Well
I
thought
about
the
army
Alors
j'ai
pensé
à
l'armée
Dad
said,
"Son
you're
fuckin'
high"
Papa
a
dit
: "Fils,
tu
dérailles
complètement."
And
I
thought,
yeah
there's
a
first
for
everything
Et
j'ai
pensé,
oui,
il
y
a
une
première
fois
pour
tout
So
I
took
my
old
man's
advice
Alors
j'ai
écouté
les
conseils
de
mon
vieux
Three
sad
semesters
Trois
tristes
semestres
It
was
only
15
grand
spent
in
bed
Ce
n'était
que
15 000
dollars
dépensés
au
lit
I
thought
about
the
army
J'ai
pensé
à
l'armée
I
dropped
out
and
joined
a
band
instead
J'ai
abandonné
et
j'ai
rejoint
un
groupe
à
la
place
Grew
a
mustache
and
a
mullet
J'ai
fait
pousser
une
moustache
et
une
coupe
mulet
Got
a
job
at
Chick-Fil-A
J'ai
trouvé
un
boulot
chez
Chick-Fil-A
Citing
artistic
differences
En
invoquant
des
différences
artistiques
The
band
broke
up
in
May
Le
groupe
s'est
séparé
en
mai
And
in
June
reformed
without
me
Et
en
juin,
ils
se
sont
reformés
sans
moi
And
they'd
got
a
different
name
Et
ils
avaient
un
nouveau
nom
I
nuked
another
grandma's
apple
pie
J'ai
fait
exploser
la
tarte
aux
pommes
de
ma
grand-mère
And
hung
my
head
in
shame,
oh
Et
j'ai
baissé
la
tête
de
honte,
oh
I've
been
thinkin'
a
lot
today
J'ai
beaucoup
réfléchi
aujourd'hui
I've
been
thinkin'
a
lot
today
J'ai
beaucoup
réfléchi
aujourd'hui
Oh,
I
think
I'll
write
a
screenplay
Oh,
je
pense
que
je
vais
écrire
un
scénario
Oh,
I
think
I'll
take
it
to
L
A
Oh,
je
pense
que
je
vais
l'emmener
à
Los
Angeles
Oh,
I
think
I'll
get
it
done
yesterday,
ah,
shit
Oh,
je
pense
que
je
vais
le
faire
hier,
ah,
merde
In
this
time
of
introspection
En
cette
période
d'introspection
On
the
eve
of
my
election
À
la
veille
de
mon
élection
I
say
to
my
reflection
Je
dis
à
mon
reflet
God
please
spare
me
more
rejection
Dieu,
s'il
te
plaît,
épargne-moi
d'autres
rejets
'Cause
my
peers
they
criticize
me
Parce
que
mes
pairs
me
critiquent
And
my
ex-wives
all
despise
me
Et
mes
ex-femmes
me
méprisent
Try
to
put
it
all
behind
me
J'essaie
de
mettre
tout
ça
derrière
moi
But
my
redneck
past
is
nipping
at
my
heels
Mais
mon
passé
de
redneck
me
colle
aux
basques
I've
been
thinking
a
lot
today
J'ai
beaucoup
réfléchi
aujourd'hui
I've
been
thinking
a
lot
today
J'ai
beaucoup
réfléchi
aujourd'hui
I've
been
thinking
a
lot
today
J'ai
beaucoup
réfléchi
aujourd'hui
I
thought
about
the
army
J'ai
pensé
à
l'armée
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3 Brick (Radio Mix)
4 Annie Waits
5 House (New Recording)
6 Sentimental Guy (Live At A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
7 Not the Same (Live At A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
8 Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo, 1996)
9 Best Imitation of Myself (Demo, 1992)
10 Rocky - 4 Track Demo, 1993
11 Boxing (Demo, 1992)
12 Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3: KCRW Performances, 1997)
13 Barrytown - Originally released on "Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack, 2000
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15 Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions, 2000)
16 Picture Window (Live At HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 2/20/11)
17 Losing Lisa (Demo, 2000)
18 Hiro's Song (Demo, 2000)
19 Wandering (Demo, 2000)
20 The Secret Life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001)
21 Such Great Heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006)
22 Time (Alternate Version, 2004)
23 Sleazy - Originally released on "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief", 2011
24 Effington (Live At Ax Hall, Seoul, South Korea, 6/9/11)
25 Kylie from Connecticut (Live At from Detroit, MI 10/9/08)
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27 Julianne (Live At Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
28 Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
29 Battle of Who Could Care Less (Live At UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08)
30 Philosophy
31 Video (Live At Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
32 Narcolepsy (Live in Brussels, Belgium, 1999)
33 Song for the Dumped (Live At Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 5/8/98)
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36 Missing the War (Live At Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
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38 Mess (Live At Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
39 Magic (Live At Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
40 Selfless, Cold and Composed (Live At Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, 12/9/01)
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42 Zak and Sara (Live At Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
43 Girl (Live At Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
44 Just Pretend (Live At Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 3/24/03)
45 Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (With the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) [Live At Kings Park in Perth, Australia, 3/12/03]
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53 Dr. Yang (Live in Leuven, Belgium, 11/23/2008)
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56 Evaporated (1St Album, 1994)
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59 Stumblin' Home Winter Blues (New Recording 2011)
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