Neither in front of the media, nor in front of the court
Neither in front of the cops, nor in front of Skyrock
Neither in front of the banker, nor in front of the teachers
I remained whole, I didn't drop my pants
I broke down doors with the force of my talent
I brought all my friends into the living room
I knew the smell of the street by inhaling it
I knew the hardness of the front by going there
Who are you talking about? Do we know each other?
Are you too small or am I looking at you from the top?
I hear you talking about crimes you commit
I never crossed you on the street when I was hanging out there
I listen to these rappers inventing lives
They will never see half of what I live
Will never do half of what I did
Will never take all the risks I took

I've always had more talent than them
They acknowledge it when they talk among themselves
Without my pride I would be richer than them
Without my honesty I would be emptier than them
Pride, Courage, Honor, Nobility
That's what every guy from the hood wants
A given word equals a promise
Real men recognize themselves in it

I am Mouhammad Alix (Mouhammad Alix)
They make singles, I make classics (I make classics, I make classics)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (sting like a bee, sting like a bee)
Which of you pretends to extinguish the sun?
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)

Neither in front of the dollar, nor in front of the enemy
Neither in front of power, nor in front of the IMF
I will never deny my convictions
I have more pride than I have ambition
Neither son of a rentier, nor son of a bourgeois
Pure guy from the city, determined but courteous
It would take a bullet to knock me down
I was born black I see life in khaki
Success after, my loved ones first
They will recognize what I have done at my death
We mark this world according to what we leave in it
They make speeches, I make ACES (make ACES)
Like Coluche or Balavoine
In a helicopter or on a bike
I'll go until the KO
I'm ready to stay on the tile
As they say at home I'm paranoid
I return the blows I don't serve as a punching bag
I will leave feet first
They will want to spit on my grave like Boris Vian
20 years of career I have never received a music victory
I don't care I can fill Bercy because I have an audience
I come from the street
To go to war I don't wait for the gong to sound
What did you think?
The fight continues until Parkinson's
I know where I come from, who I fight for
Pro-Palestinian, like Mandela
I don't let go like Lumumba
I keep my head high so I take low blows

Pride, Courage, Honor, Nobility
That's what every girl from the hood wants
A given word equals a promise
The true warriors recognize themselves in it

I am Muhammad Alix (Muhammad Alix)
They make singles, I make classics (I make classics, I make classics)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (sting like a bee, sting like a bee)
Which of you claims to extinguish the sun?
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)

I'm on the ropes, I pretend to be stunned (stunned, stunned, stunned, stunned)
They give everything they have hoping to see me fall (fall, fall, fall, huh)
For the love of mine, I can't give up (never, never, no never)
I won't let go even if you see me stagger

Then suddenly I retaliate
Like the bee, I sting them
Under my gloves, I have bricks
Each punch can make them amnesic
I explain, I don't do this for the money
I don't do this for the figure
Breathe, I make athletic rap
Authentic like this 3-letter group
The Republic can't digest my letter
They prefer to close their eyes to our malaise
It's always the same ones at the controls
Diplomatic corps, traffics, briefcases
While ours kill each other for bars
Glitter, sequins
Stress, pallets
Poor dignified, against dishonest bourgeois

I'm on the ropes, I pretend to be stunned (stunned, stunned, stunned, stunned)
They give everything they have hoping to see me fall (fall, fall, fall, no)
For the love of mine, I can't give up (never, no never, no never)
I won't let go even if you see me stagger

I am Muhammad Alix (Muhammad Alix)
They make singles, I make classics (I make classics, I make classics)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (sting like a bee, sting like a bee)
Which of you claims to extinguish the sun?
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee (hey)

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