Tellement d’amis Lyrics English Translation by Orelsan
Tell me, what’s it like to have friends?
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone, alone
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
I just wanna be
I’ve had friends since school, since then, I can say they missed the boat
They tell the same old stories, about stuff we did back in the day
For them, it’s cool, for me, it’s creepy, they don’t wanna see they’re out of style
I call them buddies but they’re not my buddies ’cause I wouldn’t trust them with my kids
I have friends who used to insult me and call me when they need something
I have friends I’d like to see way more, I never can because of work, of course
I have friends I call my pals, they’re colleagues who, in truth, I don’t know very well
And chances are if I got to know them a little better, I’d like them less
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
I’d like to say I love them
But friends, they’re nothing but problems
My heart’s overflowing, my head is full
I don’t even have room for myself anymore
So-and-so is mad at so-and-so, who’s dating so-and-so
Who’s fighting with so-and-so, who owes money to so-and-so
Who’s sleeping with so-and-so, you know, so-and-so’s girl
I just wanna
Family, they’re friends you don’t choose, sometimes, it’s simply unbearable
Between the gossip from some who talk, the others who complain they’re not invited
There are those who drop by who don’t tell anyone, I don’t wanna see their face on the intercom
A friend I don’t see anymore, his wife is crazy, she’s hot, she’s not a good person
I have friends for the network, when there’s no more network, well, there’s no more friendship
I have online friends by the thousands, they don’t know me and I don’t know who they are
I have opportunistic buddies who’ll disappear overnight
I have new friends who show up all the time, who’ll always be there when I never need them
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be
So many friends, I just wanna be alone, alone
I’d like to say I love them
But friends, they’re nothing but problems
My heart’s overflowing, my head is full
I don’t even have room for myself anymore
I’d like to say I love them
But friends, they’re nothing but problems
My heart’s overflowing, my head is full
I don’t even have room for myself anymore
Even, even
So many friends, I just wanna be alone
So many friends, I just wanna be alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
So many friends, I just wanna be alone
Alone, alone, alone, alone
The truth is, I have so many friends that, often, I just wanna be alone