THOSE WHO ARE NOTHING
Soon after Macron’s inauguration as French president, he gave a speech in a former train station which has been converted into a startup incubator. He said “In a train station, you cross paths with people who succeed and people who are nothing.” I guess we are the ones who are nothing, then. The end of the song is also a tribute to french railway workers and labor unions. The last sing along says, "Don’t forget that in our train stations, we sing our labor unions!”
Si la réussite sociale
Se mesure à la blancheur de nos chemises
Le cambouis sur nos futals
Sera plus sombre que la crise
Nous sommes ceux qui ne sont rien
Nous sommes les gens qui ne sont rien
Nous sommes ceux qui ne sont rien
Qui ne sont rien..
Si tu te sens en otage
Compare la taille de nos cages
N’oublie pas qu’on a rien à perdre
A part nos chaînes et nos vies de merde
N’oublie pas que dans les gares
On chante les syndicats
N’oublie pas que dans nos gares
On chante nos syndicats
supported by 15 fans who also own “Ceux qui ne sont rien”
Been listening to punk since the late eighties, and I can tell you this is great stuff. 77-style punk with great songwrting and melodies that will remain in your head for days. Thomas Mellaerts