On Fait Comme Si Lyrics in English Calogero

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song On Fait Comme Si by Calogero from French to English.
It's a strange kind of silence coming from the street
Like an unexpected Sunday
A man is singing over there, on a balcony
His neighbor joins him on violin
We told the kids some comforting words
It felt like an adventure
We stuck their drawing on the fridge
We turned off the news channels
We pretend it's all just a game
We pretend, we do what we can
When night comes, closing our eyes
We pretend this world is still happy
We pretend we're not there
Parents, friends, we'll see each other again
And even if this spring slips away
Swear, promise, the world will start again
Despite the fears, some laughs still cling
Being so far apart brings us closer
Even just to talk about nothing, about the blue sky
Above all give me some news
We pretend it's all just a game
We pretend, we do what we can
When night comes, closing our eyes
We pretend this world is still happy
We pretend we're not there
Parents, friends, we'll see each other again
And even if this spring slips away
Swear, promise, the world will start again
Outro
It's a strange kind of silence coming from the street
Just one more Sunday
Sure our lives after will be better
Above all give me some news
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SONG MEANING

On Fait Comme Si captures the surreal quiet of a city in lockdown, when the street outside feels like an unexpected Sunday. Calogero shows neighbors singing from balconies, parents switching off the nonstop news, and children's rainbow drawings taking over the fridge. Every image celebrates small acts of imagination that turn fear into a shared adventure.

The chorus, On fait comme si (we pretend), becomes a playful survival rule: we treat the crisis like a game, close our eyes at night believing the world is still happy, stay connected through phone calls, and promise that even if this spring slips away, life will begin again. The song is a tender anthem of resilience, proving that music, kindness, and make-believe can hold us together until brighter days return.

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