They don't know us, no no no no no
They don't know us, no no no no no
Today they talk to us about national identity, Europe etc
While the youth no longer knows where it's going
No no no no no

At school you can see Saïds and Nicolas
But yet in history some don't recognize themselves
They talk to us about Mozart, Beethoven and so on
While we have hip hop in our headphones
The cap worn backwards, the language is too
The sideways glance, the politeness is too
Levis sagging, the cap close to the neck
They only talk in text messages, grammar is no longer known
Alcoholic at 13, even weed does nothing
Back and forth to prison, the bars do nothing
Divorced parents, like all my colleagues
So they drink to forget, yes like all my colleagues
No no no no no

They don't know us, no no no no no
Today they talk to us about national identity, Europe etc
While the youth no longer knows where it's going
No no no no no

Dad drinks every night, too many bills to pay
Mom cries in the visiting room, little brother has relapsed
My older brother with a joint in his lips, tells me to quit smoking
And my sister the graduate, works in the frozen food section
My guidance counselor directs me to vocational training
She sees me as a mason, or a security guard
I don't know what I want to do
Why do an honest job
In the neighborhood they are millionaires, selling soap
I want the latest pair of Nikes, drive a BMW
I want all the girls to notice me, but for all that you need money
So I steal to dress, with all my colleagues
Or I drink to forget, yes like all my colleagues
No no no no no

They don't know us, no no no no no
Today they talk to us about national identity, Europe etc
While the youth no longer knows where it's going
No no no no no

I don't know where I'm going, I don't know where I come from
I talk to the moon while smoking a joint
But tell me who really knows me
I've lost the notion of right and wrong
Because of the judgments they make about me
Yet you will find gold in me

They don't know us, no no no no no
They don't know us, no no no no no
Today they talk to us about national identity, Europe etc
While the youth no longer knows where it's going
No no no no no

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