We don't claim to be role models for the kids
We just wanna say that
The bridge that leads to success
I asked for pardon without it being given to me
I asked for my route without anybody pointing it out
I swapped my studies for a platinum record
Knowing full well that sooner or later your crowd tramples you
I saw things big, I've got time, I've got talent
I stay on guard, I'm only a man
They shoot my image with Canon 7Ds
I do all this for me, the doubters, and my mom
I blew a fuse, without quitting or letting go
No news, low battery, damn curse
From now on I'm moving forward, that's my direction
I fled the bells, the scraping chairs
I was looking for other kinds of riches
From Anne Frank's diary to Bridget's
I've never liked reading since I was twelve
Despite the crossings-out I scratch the paper
It's my direction, I haven't scattered
Benched more than once, back to the wall
Too proud to ask welfare for help
Homies as family, the stage as goal
Slowed down by sons of shhh
I remember that at the start
We didn't even wanna touch any dough
When we all piled up at Le Blanc's
You don't know hypocrisy, that's pro
I wrote on the tram before breaking my back
Today none of that would make sense
Without all those sacrifices, without all that patience
Without quitting or letting go
No news, low battery, damn curse
From now on I'm moving forward
That's my direction, my direction
I recall the clashes, the rap battles, the struggle
In the street they rap en masse
They even skip going broke
For sixteen bars my guys jump you
Only kicking beats calms us
Our voices, our hands rise
When dirty cops put us down
The dream's at our feet so we sleep head to toe
We bathe in riches
But our lips stay dry
I wanna live off my passion
'Cause every job disgusts me
We only wanted recognition
We didn't wanna talk cash
Now we kick the struggle out
Even if our past still hosts it
They wanna buy rides
Hit the States market
It's so we're stocked at the finish
To properly grill the haters
Who wanted to sink us
To move mountains better
My faults are countless
Don't look for the light too much
Yeah success smokes you, you barely puff it
Without quitting or letting go
No news, low battery, damn curse
From now on I'm moving forward, that's my direction
F work, a trade diploma doesn't pay
With the homies, for rap we stay up late
Despite overdrafts, lousy bosses
I dropped everything to conquer venues, let's go
A suicidal plan, we make it or we bounce
And you follow us if you dig it, bro
Determined, we hit the front with no armor
And the most down-to-earth say
We're smashing into a wall
The folks don't know what I do, they say I'm sleeping
They think their kid roams, lives only outside
Not knowing that this little jerk is cooking up gold records
And all those who overlook him are dead wrong
I know where I'm going, not knowing if I'll be welcome
I'm not invited and I'm rolling with UFOs
I'm heading for glory and pro-trouble
Music's a problem woman
But damn I love her too much
Without quitting or letting go
No news, low battery, damn curse
From now on I'm moving forward, that's my direction
You're screwed if you fail in your situation
Screwed if you fail in your situation