The title track and one of the singles off of Gojira’s fifth studio album. “L'enfant sauvage” means “the wild child” in French, inspired by François Truffaut’s film of the same name.
[Verse 1]
So long I've been trying to match
It doesn't work, I'm trying, I don't know
The aberration of this world I tried to deal with
It killed a part of me that was raging
The pain is gone, the denial
I ran away from institutions
I owe myself life
[Verse 2]
There's no way I will risk all this pressure and
Anger flowing through me
There is light in this world I fight for
The reason you won't leave this cage, betray your child
The desire that you once had to reveal yourself
Forgot to create your own life
[Chorus]
Anger, lies, denial
[Verse 3]
This righteous anger boiling inside of us
Won't last forever, don't fear to let it out
Branches have grown through
The wolf is your master
[Outro]
The sky is all over me
I run on time
L’enfant sauvage was written by Joe Duplantier & Mario Duplantier.
L’enfant sauvage was produced by Josh Wilbur & Joe Duplantier.
Gojira released L’enfant sauvage on Fri Apr 27 2012.
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