RUN FROM HAPPINESS

(Fuir le Bonheur de Peur Qu’il Ne Se Sauve)
Translation by Mick Harvey and Sarah Owen


Run from happiness scared it might run from you
That the blue sky will turn a greyish hue
Thinking about something else you can do
Would be wise

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
Tell yourself there's over the rainbow too
The sun is always high up above you
When you rise

Trust in God's paradise when all else is sacrificed
When our lives are destroyed by anger and lies

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
Like a mouse in the corner of the room
That sees at the end of its tail those two
Burning eyes

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
Tell yourself there's over the rainbow too
The sun is always high up above you
When you rise

Trust in God's paradise when all else is sacrificed
When our lives are destroyed by anger and lies

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
To feel everyone for himself is true
Knowing what you might have to go through
Isn't nice

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
Tell yourself there's over the rainbow too
The sun is always high up above you
When you rise

Trust in God's paradise when all else is sacrificed
When our lives are destroyed by anger and lies

Run from happiness scared it might run from you
Say you love me but if you don't want to
You can find something better to do
With your life