Avant la haine [English translation]

You know, my love,

Even the brightest loves

Can lose their shine.

They get worn and tired, as daily life

Surely dims their light.

I had a thought, an uncontestable

Way to avoid the unthinkable.

Before we hate,

Before we strike,

With words and whips and knives,

Before the hurt

And the dislike,

Let's simply walk away.

No, I'll hold you tight,

And it's all right.

Don't you see?

You can't walk away so easily.

You thought it would be easy

To simply walk away

On a romantic line,

Without a fight, without a spine.

But we always knew there'd be bad times too,

And I choose to stay; I'll hold on to you.

Before we hate,

Before we strike,

With words and whips and knives,

Before the hurt,

And the dislike,

Let's walk away, you say...

No, you hold me tight,

And it's all right.

And I see,

I can't walk away so easily.

I could have spared you the grief to come,

But then we'd miss the joy when the storm is done.

Before we hate,

Before we strike,

With words and whips and knives,

Before the hurt,

And the dislike,

Let's simply walk away...

No, I'll hold you tight,

And it's all right.

And you see...

Before we hate,

Before we strike,

With words and whips and knives,

Before the hurt,

And the dislike,

Let's walk away, you say...

But you hold me tight

And it's all right.

Yes, I see,

I won't walk away so easily.

You can't walk away so easily.