My name is Mathilde and today is my birth
I am premature, this will be my only time being early
I don't know what to expect, will my life be gentle?
Come on, I'm falling asleep for my first dream

Life seems easy, I just turned four
I got in the wrong line, I wanted to be with the big kids
I was hiding under the table, someone stole my schoolbag
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I changed my style, I just turned seven
Am I a boy or a girl? Why does no one understand me?
And as soon as recess rings, I get insulted
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I keep growing, today I am nine
What will they give me? How many people will be there?
But on the night of my party, actually, there was no party
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

Here I am in 6th grade, I am finally 11
I don't fit into their system, I learn too easily
I'm bored in all the classes, they are already mapping out my path
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I look at the girls a bit, I am now 14
My eyes are shining, should I tell my parents?
They hit my head against the snow in front of the whole school
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

Finally high school, I am almost 16
I like kissing her, I don't care about people's looks
Why did she leave me when I loved her so much?
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I don't dare go home, yet I am 18
I just failed my BAC, how to tell mom?
I won't go to college and my resume will be blank
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I sing in the street, I celebrate my 19th birthday
For me, I am evolving, why do they always put me down?
To everyone, I am doomed
I wonder if I am lying to myself
Oh no, I just wanted to live my dream

I go out to techno parties, it's okay, I am 20
I do drugs a bit too much, I enjoy the moment
Damn, everything overwhelms me, the anxiety attacks start
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

I sing "Ta marinière", I am better, I am 21
At the end of concerts, the audience waits for me
But when I get home by taxi, where are my old friends?
I must have had a bad dream

I accept who I am, I just turned 23
I want love in my country, I want to be seen, truly
I kiss a woman at the Victoires, then it’s a nightmare
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

They attack my appearance, I am just 24
I made music, there's nothing scary about it
Meanness is free, but efforts will pay off
I must have had a bad dream

Life tackles me, at the height of my 25 years
My illness wears a cape and gnaws at my eardrums
I won't be Hoshi all my life, I will have to live without your screams
Oh no, I must have had a bad dream

And then it continues, I am still 25
My grandpa leaves me one night, and leaves a big void behind
I didn't understand life, now I will have to understand death
I must have had a bad dream

My name is Mathilde and today, I am 26
My heart is an umbrella, my body full of feelings
I release a new album, will it touch people? I hope
I just want to live my dream

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