You, you are and we, we are
Similar men
More or less naked under the sun
Same hearts between the same shoulders
What are they teaching you at school
If they forget the essential?
We share the same kingdom
Where you, you are and we, we are

I, I have islands, I have lakes
I, I have three fish in a bag
I, I wear a crucifix
I, I pray on a mat
I, I rule and I decide
I, I have four cents of liquid
I, I sleep on bamboo
I, I am a doctor-witchdoctor

And we are similar men
More or less far from the sun
White, black, red, yellow, creole
What are they teaching you at school
If they miss the essential?
Similar down to the smallest atom
You, you are and we, we are

I, I dye and I make up
I, my dogs keep guard
I, I have trapped my house
I, I live under cardboard
I, I turn a hundred in two days
I, I have never made love
We, children nieces and nephews
We all sleep in the same room

No matter the price we give ourselves
We swim in the same aquarium
We share the same kingdom
Where you, you are and we, we are

Where we are similar men
More or less naked under the sun
All stretched towards the hope of living
What are they teaching you in the books
If they miss the essential?
If they miss the essential?
I prefer this polychrome world
Where you, you are and we, we are
Similar men

Similar men
Similar men

(I prefer this polychrome world where we are) similar men
(I prefer this polychrome world where we are)
(I prefer this polychrome world where we are) similar men
(I prefer this polychrome world where we are) similar men

(I prefer this polychrome world where we are)
(I prefer this polychrome world where we are)

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