The first time I met Karl
He was sad lying on his hospital bed
He knew my albums by heart
He kept telling me, "Fouiny Baby I have you in my heart
When night falls and the nurses close the door
I put on my headphones and all your music transports me
My family lives 500 kilometers from here
So in the evening I get bored with chemo as a friend
I'm so happy to have met you
Can we play a console game, please?"
And we played together all day
The controllers were wireless but his arms were plugged in
And I imagined my daughter in his place
Discomfort, tears running down the controller
I was just a fool but that day I understood
I had come to take some photos and I made a friend

Tonight I'm leaving,
Mom I promise, I'm no longer afraid of the dark
Dad I beg you, don't cry
She takes my life, but not our story

Yeah, the last time I saw Karl
He was still lying on his hospital bed
His father was at his bedside
The console turned off, he no longer had the strength to play
I understood from his look that it was almost over
I hugged him, infinitely sad
He was in the clouds I tried to talk to him
The more he smiled, the more I cried
He said, "Come closer I have something to tell you"
He whispered to me, "I'm scared, I don't want to leave
Stay with me, just a little longer
You probably have things to do, but just stay a little longer"
And I imagined my daughter in his place
Nurses instead of classmates
I was just a fool but that day I understood
I had come to take some photos and I made a friend

Tonight I'm leaving,
Mom I promise, I'm no longer afraid of the dark
Dad I beg you, don't cry
She takes my life, but not our story

One summer night my phone rang
It was his father, he told me "Karl is gone"
At the age when you have your whole life ahead of you, he was 16 and a half
I felt ridiculous for those times when I complained
For a wrinkled shirt, a scratched phone
Initially, I had come to take photos
Far from imagining another little brother

Tonight I'm leaving,
Mom I promise, I'm no longer afraid of the dark
Dad I beg you, don't cry
She takes my life, but not our story

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