Two Pianos

Deux Pianos

A contradictory spiritEsprit de contradiction
Mona loves her retirement homeMona adore sa maison d'retraite
She rules the nursesElle mène les infirmières à la baguette
When she's forgotten, she shoutsQuand on l'oublie, elle crie
Yoko ono, only smallerYoko Ono, en plus petit

New obsessionNouvelle lubie
Mona drinks fourteen bottles of water a dayMona boit quatorze bouteilles d'eau par jour
PotomaniacPotomane
Mona is now a potomaniacMona, désormais, est potomane
That's all we neededIl ne manquait plus que ça
The people there are patientLes gens là-bas sont patients

Mona's potomania isn't a passing fadLa potomanie de Mona n'est pas une lubie passagère
The empty bottles are piling up, hidden under her bedLes bouteilles vides s'entassent, planquées sous son lit
From drinking so much, her body can't absorb anything anymoreÀ force de boire, son corps n'accroche plus rien
Everything is dilutedTout est dilué

I moved mountains, there was sandJ'ai soulevé des montagnes, il y avait du sable
I digged through the sand, there was waterJ'ai creusé le sable, il y avait de l'eau
I drank all the water, but you were thereJ'ai bu toute l'eau mais tu étais là

No matter how much I talk to her, it's no useJ'ai beau lui parler, rien n'y fait
Mona is drowning from the inside outMona se noie de l'intérieur
When the water level exceeds the daily maximumQuand l'eau aura dépassé le niveau maximum journalier
The body will no longer be able to absorb anythingLe corps ne pourra plus rien absorber
The water will become toxicL'eau deviendra toxique
Mona slowly asphyxiates (maybe)Mona s'asphyxie lentement (peut-être)

I felt quite accurately that these must certainly be my final momentsI felt quite accurately that these must certainly be my final moments
That this was the closing chapter of my really relatively short lifeThat this was the closing chapter of my really relatively short life
I felt as if I was traveling downI felt as if I was travelling down
Down, very dark and forever downDown, very dark and forever down
For seemingly such a very long timeFor seemingly such a very long time
And it wasn't unpleasant but from this awareness that one's head was terribly constrictedAnd it wasn't unpleasant but from this awareness that one's head was terribly constricted
And I saw this bright light just this one here as people describedAnd I saw this bright light just this one here as people described
As I continued sinking deeper and deeper below the surfaceAs I continued sinking deeper and deeper below the surface
And one does think about one's lifeAnd one does think about one's life
Quite clearly about one's lifeQuite clearly about one's life
As if it might be when one's observing a filmAs if it might be when one's observing a film
Or flicking through a book at speedOr flicking through a book at speed
The episodes of my life all laid before meThe episodes of my life all laid before me
And the faces, strangely peacefulAnd the faces, strangely peaceful
I didn't feel any panicI did not feel any panic
Over the expectation one feels may be the usual over one's final momentsOver the expectancy one feels may be the usual over one's final moments
Just this discomfortJust this discomfort
This awareness of the constriction of one's headThis awareness of the constriction of one's head
Getting tighter and tighter as one felt as if one's head was burstingGetting tighter and tighter as one felt as if one's head was bursting
I observed the history of myself unfolding as I descendedI observed the history of myself unfolding as I descended
And I generally did not think to ever ascendAnd I generally did not think to ever ascend
I felt that really I must breathe, eminentlyI felt that really I must breathe, eminently
But had this awareness that when I didBut had this awareness that when I did
It would be waterIt would be water
Of courseOf course