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Through the Years: The Best of the Fray • 2005
How to Save a Life
The Fray
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Translation in French
verse
Step one, you say, "We need to talk"
D'abord tu dis que nous avons besoin de parler
He walks, you say, "Sit down, it′s just a talk"
Il marche, tu dis assis-toi c'est juste une discussion
He smiles politely back at you
Il te sourit poliment en retour
You stare politely right on through
Tu le fixes poliment de même
pre-chorus
Some sort of window to your right
Une sorte de fenêtre à ta droite
As he goes left, and you stay right
Alors qu'il part à gauche, tu restes là
Between the lines of fear and blame
Entre la ligne de la peur et de la honte
You begin to wonder why you came
Tu commences à te demander pourquoi tu es venu
chorus
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
verse
Let him know that you know best
Laisse le voir que tu sais mieux
'Cause after all, you do know best
Parce qu'après tout tu fais de ton mieux
Try to slip past his defense
Tu essayes de passer sa défense
Without granting innocence
Sans admettre son innocence
pre-chorus
Lay down a list of what is wrong
Fais une liste de ce qui ne va pas
The things you′ve told him all along
Les choses que tu lui as dites tout ce temps
Pray to God, he hears you
Prie Dieu, il t'entend
And I pray to God, he hears you
Et je prie Dieu qu'il t'entende
chorus
And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Et où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
verse
As he begins to raise his voice
Alors il commence à élever la voix
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Tu baisses la tienne et tu lui accordes un dernier choix
Drive until you lose the road
Conduis jusqu'à ce que tu perdes la route
Or break with the ones you've followed
Ou romps avec ceux que tu as suivi
pre-chorus
He will do one of two things
Il fera une des deux choses
He will admit to everything
Il va tout admettre
Or he'll say he′s just not the same
Ou il dira qu'il n'est plus le même
And you′ll begin to wonder why you came
Et tu te demanderas pourquoi tu es venu
chorus
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
bridge
How to save a life
Comment sauver une vie
verse
How to save a life
Comment sauver une vie
chorus
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Où me suis-je trompé ? J'ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness
Quelque part dans l'amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Et je serais resté éveillé à tes cotés toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life
Si j'avais su comment sauver une vie
outro
How to save a life
Comment sauver une vie
verse
How to save a life
Comment sauver une vie
Writer(s): Isaac Slade, Joseph King
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Through the Years: The Best of the Fray
Album • 2016 • 12 tracks
1
Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Fray
2
How to Save a Life
The Fray
3
Look After You
The Fray
4
All at Once
The Fray
5
You Found Me
The Fray
6
Never Say Never
The Fray
7
Heartless
The Fray
8
Heartbeat
The Fray
9
Love Don't Die
The Fray
10
Singing Low
The Fray
11
Corners
The Fray
12
Changing Tides
The Fray
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