Kerozen Lyrics in English Gaël Faye

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Kerozen by Gaël Faye from French to English.
Tonight the pressure's on
I see reality way too close
The agents' badges
On the ground, our outlines in chalk
No matter how I shut my eyes
I never escape the concrete
And far away, the sirens' song
Never comes from the ocean
Here everything's got a price
Even when we say I love you
We all live in the gas
We make kerosene dreams
Kerosene dreams
My heart's under pressure
I kiss your hooded face
Your soul's a prison
Your eyes are tinted windows
I look deep inside
I see nothing but my own reflection
We walk together without talking
Sharp words rasp the palate
I wanna understand your sobs, your sighs, your silences
Have the subtitles
I wanna fly you far from here, from concrete
Beyond the forests of buildings
I'll invent exiles for you
Fragile archipelagos
I'll invent exiles for you
Fragile archipelagos
Your silence is gold and the road is dark
Life bites like a bottle shard
I dream, I sleep, I live under pressure
Outside, the city's like inside a tank
A crescent moon goes out and comes back on
Give me the love I never got
And I'll give you what you've never seen
A vast horizon hidden behind the embankment
I wanna fly you away
Invent you new lands
Take you, set you free
Far out, far out, far out
I'll invent exiles for you
Fragile archipelagos
I'll invent exiles for you
Fragile archipelagos
I'll invent exiles for you
Fragile archipelagos
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SONG MEANING

Feel the fumes, feel the rush: In "Kerozen", Gaël Faye paints a vivid, cinematic picture of life in a concrete jungle where every breath seems laced with fuel vapors. Sirens wail, chalk outlines stain the pavement, and love itself feels taxed like a commodity. The word kerozen (kerosene) becomes a metaphor for both the toxic atmosphere that keeps everyone on edge and the combustible dreams that could lift them sky-high. The singer’s heart races under pressure while he gazes into the masked face of a companion whose silence is as heavy as the city’s smog.

Yet the song is far from hopeless. Gaël Faye counters claustrophobia with a fierce imagination, promising “exiles” and “fragile archipelagos” where they can finally breathe. He pledges to invent new horizons beyond “forests of buildings,” offering a love that ignites escape rather than confinement. "Kerozen" is ultimately a plea for liberation: from urban suffocation, from muffled emotions, and from the invisible chains that keep us grounded when all we really want is to soar.

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