Lyrics and translation Ben Folds Five - Mess - Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99
Was
a
time
when
I
had
nothing
to
explain
Il
fut
un
temps
où
je
n'avais
rien
à
expliquer
Oh,
this
mess
I
had
made
Oh,
ce
désordre
que
j'avais
créé
But
then
things
got
complicated
my
innocence
has
all
but
faded
Mais
ensuite
les
choses
se
sont
compliquées,
mon
innocence
a
presque
disparu
Oh,
this
mess
I
have
made
Oh,
ce
désordre
que
j'ai
créé
And
I
don't
believe
in
God
Et
je
ne
crois
pas
en
Dieu
So
I
can't
be
saved
Donc
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
créé
All
the
untested
virtue
Toute
la
vertu
non
testée
The
things
I
said
I'd
never
do
least
of
all
to
you
Les
choses
que
j'ai
dit
que
je
ne
ferais
jamais,
surtout
pas
à
toi
I
know
he's
kind
and
true,
I
know
that
he
is
good
to
you
Je
sais
qu'il
est
gentil
et
vrai,
je
sais
qu'il
est
bon
avec
toi
He'll
never
care
for
you
more
than
I
do
Il
ne
se
souciera
jamais
de
toi
plus
que
moi
But
I
don't
believe
in
love
Mais
je
ne
crois
pas
en
l'amour
And
I
can't
be
changed
Et
je
ne
peux
pas
être
changé
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
créé
The
same
mistakes
over
and
over
again
Les
mêmes
erreurs
encore
et
encore
There
are
rooms
in
this
house
that
I
don't
open
any
more
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
That
she
will
never
see,
she'll
never
see
that
part
of
me
Qu'elle
ne
verra
jamais,
elle
ne
verra
jamais
cette
partie
de
moi
I
want
to
be
for
her
what
I
could
never
be
for
you
Je
veux
être
pour
elle
ce
que
je
n'ai
jamais
pu
être
pour
toi
And
I
don't
believe
in
God
Et
je
ne
crois
pas
en
Dieu
So
I
can't
be
saved
Donc
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
créé
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1
You Don't Know Me (Seeds)
2 Rock Star - Demo, 2000
3 Song for the Dumped (Demo 1994)
4 Girl (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
5 Rockin' the Suburbs
6 Army - Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08
7 Mess - Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99
8 Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3: KCRW Performances, 1997)
9 Because the Origami (Originally Released on "Nighty Night", 2011)
10 Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
11 Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
12 Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions, 2000)
13 Don't Change Your Plans
14 Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo, 1996)
15 Best Imitation of Myself (Demo, 1992)
16 Hiro's Song (Demo, 2000)
17 Time (Alternate Version, 2004)
18 Losing Lisa (Demo, 2000)
19 Boxing (Demo, 1992)
20 The Secret Life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001)
21 Wandering (Demo, 2000)
22 Such Great Heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006)
23 Sleazy - Originally released on "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief", 2011
24 Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
25 Barrytown - Originally released on "Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack, 2000
26 Bitches Ain't Shit (E.P. Version)
27 Landed (Strings Version)
28 House
29 Brick (Radio Mix)
30 Effington (Live Ax Hall, Seoul, South Korea, 6/9/11)
31 Picture Window (Live HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 2/20/11)
32 Sentimental Guy (Live Diamond Hall, Nagoya, Japan, 6/7/11)
33 Not the Same (Live A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
34 Kylie from Connecticut (Live from Detroit, MI 10/9/08)
35 Narcolepsy (Live Brussels, Belgium, 1999)
36 Dr. Yang (Live Leuven, Belgium, 2008)
37 Battle of Who Could Care Less (Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08)
38 Long Tall Texan (Live Warehouse Houston, TX, 10/24/08)
39 Annie Waits
40 Philosophy
41 Underground
42 One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
43 Kate
44 Gracie
45 There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
46 Still (Soundtrack)
47 Julianne (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
48 Video (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
49 Song for the Dumped (Live Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 5/8/98)
50 Missing the War (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
51 Magic (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
52 Selfless, Cold and Composed (Live Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, 12/9/01)
53 Zak and Sara (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
54 Just Pretend (Live Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 3/24/03)
55 Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra) [Live Kings Park in Perth, Australia, 3/12/03]
56 Careless Whisper (with Rufus Wainwright) [Live Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA]
57 All You Can Eat (Live Myspace Broadcast, 2/27/07)
58 From Above
59 Underground (Demo, 1992)
60 Tell Me What I did (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
61 Stumblin' Home Winter Blues (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
62 Rocky (4 Track Home Demo, 1993)
63 Break Up At Food Court (Demo, 2000)
64 Smoke (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
2 Rock Star - Demo, 2000
3 Song for the Dumped (Demo 1994)
4 Girl (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
5 Rockin' the Suburbs
6 Army - Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08
7 Mess - Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99
8 Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3: KCRW Performances, 1997)
9 Because the Origami (Originally Released on "Nighty Night", 2011)
10 Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
11 Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album, 1994)
12 Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions, 2000)
13 Don't Change Your Plans
14 Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo, 1996)
15 Best Imitation of Myself (Demo, 1992)
16 Hiro's Song (Demo, 2000)
17 Time (Alternate Version, 2004)
18 Losing Lisa (Demo, 2000)
19 Boxing (Demo, 1992)
20 The Secret Life of Morgan Davis (alternate mix - 2001)
21 Wandering (Demo, 2000)
22 Such Great Heights (alternate mix from MySpace sessions - 2006)
23 Sleazy - Originally released on "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief", 2011
24 Stevens Last Night In Town (Demo, 1994)
25 Barrytown - Originally released on "Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack, 2000
26 Bitches Ain't Shit (E.P. Version)
27 Landed (Strings Version)
28 House
29 Brick (Radio Mix)
30 Effington (Live Ax Hall, Seoul, South Korea, 6/9/11)
31 Picture Window (Live HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 2/20/11)
32 Sentimental Guy (Live Diamond Hall, Nagoya, Japan, 6/7/11)
33 Not the Same (Live A.E.C. Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 5/22/11)
34 Kylie from Connecticut (Live from Detroit, MI 10/9/08)
35 Narcolepsy (Live Brussels, Belgium, 1999)
36 Dr. Yang (Live Leuven, Belgium, 2008)
37 Battle of Who Could Care Less (Live UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 9/18/08)
38 Long Tall Texan (Live Warehouse Houston, TX, 10/24/08)
39 Annie Waits
40 Philosophy
41 Underground
42 One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
43 Kate
44 Gracie
45 There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
46 Still (Soundtrack)
47 Julianne (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
48 Video (Live Stockholm, Sweden, 3/12/1997)
49 Song for the Dumped (Live Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 5/8/98)
50 Missing the War (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
51 Magic (Live Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 12/14/99)
52 Selfless, Cold and Composed (Live Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, 12/9/01)
53 Zak and Sara (Live Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 6/13/02)
54 Just Pretend (Live Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 3/24/03)
55 Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra) [Live Kings Park in Perth, Australia, 3/12/03]
56 Careless Whisper (with Rufus Wainwright) [Live Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA]
57 All You Can Eat (Live Myspace Broadcast, 2/27/07)
58 From Above
59 Underground (Demo, 1992)
60 Tell Me What I did (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
61 Stumblin' Home Winter Blues (Previously Unreleased New Recording, 2011)
62 Rocky (4 Track Home Demo, 1993)
63 Break Up At Food Court (Demo, 2000)
64 Smoke (with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
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