Souffrir par toi n'est pas souffrir

If one day you want to come back
Without words, without tears, without even a smile
Carelessly and without holding back
Without obscuring the past, all the future
In the evening when I see you smile
In this photo that means nothing
Under your old lamp that trembles and capsizes
You come to grimace in my memories
Now, as before
Gently, without turning pale, without lying, without suffering
Today I tell you

To suffer through you is not to suffer
It's like dying or making people laugh
It is to move away from the world of the living
In the forest, see only the dead tree

As one day you will surely come
In this living room that wastes its time
Let's never talk about our deserts again
And if you stay I'll set the table
Now, as before
Gently, without turning pale, without lying, without suffering
Today I tell you

All journeys mean nothing
I know things that would make you laugh
Me who was hoarding memories out of laziness
These are your old sweaters that I caress

Now, as before
Slowly, let's stay in the present for life
Today, stay here