Lyrics and translation Ben Folds Five - Mess (Live At Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
Was
a
time
when
I
had
nothing
to
explain
Il
était
une
fois,
je
n'avais
rien
à
expliquer
Oh,
this
mess
I
have
made
Oh,
ce
désordre
que
j'ai
fait
But
then
things
got
complicated
Mais
ensuite
les
choses
se
sont
compliquées
My
innocence
has
all
but
faded
Mon
innocence
s'est
presque
estompée
Oh,
this
mess
I
have
made
Oh,
ce
désordre
que
j'ai
fait
And
I
don't
believe
in
God
Et
je
ne
crois
pas
en
Dieu
So
I
can't
be
saved
Alors
je
ne
peux
pas
être
sauvé
All
alone,
as
I've
learned
to
be
Tout
seul,
comme
j'ai
appris
à
être
In
this
mess
I
have
made
Dans
ce
désordre
que
j'ai
fait
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
All
the
untested
virtue
Toute
la
vertu
non
testée
The
things
I
said
I'd
never
do
Les
choses
que
j'ai
dit
que
je
ne
ferais
jamais
Least
of
all
to
you
Surtout
pas
à
toi
I
know
he's
kind
and
true
Je
sais
qu'il
est
gentil
et
vrai
I
know
that
he
is
good
to
you
Je
sais
qu'il
est
bon
pour
toi
He'll
never
care
for
you
more
than
I
do
Il
ne
se
souciera
jamais
plus
de
toi
que
moi
But
I
don't
(No,
I
don't)
Mais
je
ne
(Non,
je
ne)
Believe
in
love
Crois
pas
en
l'amour
So
I
can't
(So
I
can't)
Alors
je
ne
peux
pas
(Alors
je
ne
peux
pas)
Be
tamed
(Be
saved)
Être
apprivoisé
(Être
sauvé)
All
alone
as
I've
learned
to
be
Tout
seul
comme
j'ai
appris
à
être
In
this
mess
(In
this
mess)
Dans
ce
désordre
(Dans
ce
désordre)
I
have
made
Que
j'ai
fait
The
same
mistakes
Les
mêmes
erreurs
Over
and
over
again
Encore
et
encore
There
are
rooms
in
this
house
that
I
don't
open
anymore
Il
y
a
des
pièces
dans
cette
maison
que
je
n'ouvre
plus
Dusty
books
and
pictures
on
the
floor
Des
livres
poussiéreux
et
des
photos
sur
le
sol
But
she
will
never
see
Mais
elle
ne
verra
jamais
She'll
never
see
that
part
of
me
Elle
ne
verra
jamais
cette
partie
de
moi
I
want
to
be
for
her
Je
veux
être
pour
elle
What
I
could
never
be
for
you
Ce
que
je
n'ai
jamais
pu
être
pour
toi
And
I
don't
(No,
I
don't)
Et
je
ne
(Non,
je
ne)
Believe
in
God
Crois
pas
en
Dieu
So
I
can't
(So
I
can't)
Alors
je
ne
peux
pas
(Alors
je
ne
peux
pas)
Be
saved
(Be
saved)
Être
sauvé
(Être
sauvé)
All
alone
as
I've
learned
to
be
Tout
seul
comme
j'ai
appris
à
être
In
this
mess
(In
this
mess)
Dans
ce
désordre
(Dans
ce
désordre)
I
have
made
Que
j'ai
fait
Ooh
Ooh
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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)
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10 Rocky - 4 Track Demo, 1993
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28 Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
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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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39 Magic (Live At Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
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