Lyrics and translation R.E.M. - World Leader Pretend (Live, Charleston WV 4/28/91)
I
sit
at
my
table
and
wage
war
on
myself
Je
suis
assis
à
ma
table
et
je
me
fais
la
guerre
à
moi-même
It
seems
like
it′s
all,
it's
all
for
nothing
On
dirait
que
tout,
tout
est
inutile
I
know
the
barricades
Je
connais
les
barricades
And
I
know
the
mortar
in
the
wall
breaks
Et
je
connais
le
mortier
dans
les
murs
qui
se
brise
I
recognise
the
weapons,
I′ve
used
them
well
Je
reconnais
les
armes,
je
les
ai
bien
utilisées
This
is
my
mistake
C’est
mon
erreur
Let
me
make
it
good
Laisse-moi
réparer
I
raised
the
wall
J’ai
construit
le
mur
And
I
will
be
the
one
to
knock
it
down
Et
je
serai
celui
qui
le
fera
tomber
I've
a
rich
understanding
of
my
finest
defences
J’ai
une
profonde
compréhension
de
mes
meilleures
défenses
I
proclaim
that
claims
are
left
unstated
J’affirme
que
les
affirmations
restent
non
dites
I
demand
a
rematch
J’exige
un
match
revanche
I
decree
a
stalemate
Je
décréte
une
impasse
I
divine
my
deeper
motives
Je
devine
mes
motivations
profondes
I
recognise
the
weapons
Je
reconnais
les
armes
I've
practised
them
well
Je
les
ai
bien
pratiquées
I
fitted
them
myself
Je
les
ai
moi-même
adaptées
It′s
amazing
what
devices
you
can
sympathize
C’est
incroyable
de
voir
les
dispositifs
auxquels
tu
peux
t’identifier
Empathise
T’identifier
This
is
my
mistake,
let
me
make
it
good
C’est
mon
erreur,
laisse-moi
réparer
I
raised
the
wall
J’ai
construit
le
mur
And
I
will
be
the
one
to
knock
it
down
Et
je
serai
celui
qui
le
fera
tomber
Reach
out
for
me
Tends-moi
la
main
Hold
me
tight
Serre-moi
fort
Hold
that
memory
Garde
ce
souvenir
Let
my
machine
talk
to
me
Laisse
ma
machine
me
parler
Let
my
machine
talk
to
me
Laisse
ma
machine
me
parler
This
is
my
world,
and
I
am
the
World
Leader
Pretend
C’est
mon
monde,
et
je
suis
le
chef
du
monde
en
titre
This
is
my
life,
and
this
is
my
time
C’est
ma
vie,
et
c’est
mon
temps
I
have
been
given
the
freedom
to
do
as
I
see
fit
On
m’a
donné
la
liberté
de
faire
ce
que
je
veux
It′s
high
time
I
razed
the
walls
that
I've
constructed
Il
est
grand
temps
que
j’abatte
les
murs
que
j’ai
construits
It′s
amazing
what
devices
you
can
sympathize
C’est
incroyable
de
voir
les
dispositifs
auxquels
tu
peux
t’identifier
Empathise
T’identifier
This
is
my
mistake,
let
me
make
it
good
C’est
mon
erreur,
laisse-moi
réparer
I
raised
the
wall
J’ai
construit
le
mur
And
I
will
be
the
one
to
knock
it
down
Et
je
serai
celui
qui
le
fera
tomber
You
fill
in
the
mortar
Tu
remplis
le
mortier
You
fill
in
the
harmony
Tu
remplis
l’harmonie
You
fill
in
the
mortar
Tu
remplis
le
mortier
I
raised
the
wall
J’ai
construit
le
mur
And
I'm
the
only
one
Et
je
suis
le
seul
I
will
be
the
one
to
knock
it
down
Je
serai
celui
qui
le
fera
tomber
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47 Losing My Religion - Acoustic [Live At KFOG]
48 What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (Radio Version)
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