F.i.in.e Moods

Whoa, calme-toi, l'ami

tu vas exploser, sinon

je ne connais pas ta peine

mais je vois bien qu'elle est réelle

en espérant que cette vengeance

dont tu parles ne soit pas dirigée

envers moi, car il n'y a pas

ce que tu dis, pas de racisme,

pas d'animosité contre toi,

il n'y a rien qui se passe...

ce sont tes blessures qui te jouent

un tour, l'ami, on ne t'a rien fait ici

c'est triste de te voir aussi souffrant

loins de mes souhaits de te voir ainsi

must admit that surprises me...

I'm not sure why you're sticking

around, so to speak... I'd say I'm

a bit of a mess, so that's not too

great.  Let's just say that I'm not

quite used to people doing that

in my life, it's never what happens. 

so it puzzles me a bit... I'm super

grateful that you're there, no doubt

about that... just puzzled

at the same time...  

Thanks for talking me off the ledge.

I carry your words and I try to keep

Them in mind so as to not go ahead.

I can't promise that I won't,

I wish I could, but I think

We both know it'd be a lie.

My joie de vivre is off on a hike,

My mind is being amorous with

The end, and I'm just too tired

To step into the ring to effectuate

Any sort of turn around right now.

But I think of you and the time

You always take for me even 

When I'm difficult in every way.

As to why you've not folded yet 

I'll never know, but thank you,

It's all I can say at the moment.

You're my truest friend, j't'aime.

- with rough translation...

c'est plutôt étonnant pour moi

que nous soyons assis ensemble

et que tu ne te rends pas compte

que je suis dans un état second.

it's somewhat surprising to me

that we're sitting together

and that you don't notice

that I'm in a right state.

c'est vrai que je ne te l'ai pas

dévoilé, mais il me semble assez

clair que je suis affectée, un peu

étrange que tu ne le vois pas.

it's true that I haven't

revealed it to you, but it seems pretty

clear to me that I'm affected, a bit

strange that you don't see it.

c'est sans contre-dit chose qui

me rend un peu mal à l'aise...

ça m'apparaît assez évident

que je suis au ralentie à présent.

it's without doubt something that

makes me feel a little ill at ease...

it seems to me to be pretty obvious

that I'm slow right now.

c'n'est pas mon intention de

te faire la cachette sur ces

choses, mais j'aurais pensé

que tu t'en rendrais compte.

it's not my intention to

hide these things from you,

but I would've thought

that you would notice.

je suis tellement gelée,

j'étais sûre que ça ne

passerait pas inaperçu...

mais apparemment pas.

I'm so drugged up,

I was sure it wouldn't

go unnoticed...

but apparently not.

- with rough translation... 

1, 2, 3, go

tu sais c'que tu veux

qu'est-ce qui t'arrête?

1, 2, 3, go

you know what you want

what's stopping you?

allez, 1, 2, 3, go

vas-y fort, arrête

de procrastiner

so, 1, 2, 3, go

go ahead hard, stop

procrastinating

1, 2, 3, go, l'résultat

va être l'même à la fin

alors, vas-y

1, 2, 3, go, the result

will be the same in the end

so, go ahead

1, 2, 3, go, il n'y a plus

rien qui t'en empêche

c'est c'que tu veux

1, 2, 3, go, there's nothing

more that prevents you

that's what you want

1, 2, 3, go

allez, vas-y, t'r'tiens pas

j't'assure qu'c'est l'temps

1, 2, 3, go

so, go ahead, don't hold yourself back

I assure you that it 's time

Do you know how many times

I literally died in your company,

And you didn't even notice it?

Quite a few times, actually, and

Each time I clearly laid it out

To you, but you didn't see at all.

Maybe you did, but you didn't say

A single word my way, so this

Leads me to think you're very

Unperceptive or maybe don't care.

But it's alright, I know next time

Will be the same as the others,

I'll die in your face, and you will

Carry on like nothing's happened,

'Cause that's just how it goes.

It's very surprising, but not exactly

Unexpected, really, considering

That being bothered isn't what

People would consider their

Favorite thing to have happen,

Even when it comes to a crisis.

So next time, I won't seek

Your company or let you know,

I'll just go on my own, quietly.

That should make you feel better.

- last one... 

I can only offer my apologies

at this point, I realize what I

say to you isn't anything that

is interesting and it's the same

as I've been saying for years,

so I've no doubt worn out your

patience by now, I understand.

The truth of the matter is that

it's all been too much, and I'm

too weak to make it any better,

not that I haven't been trying,

it's just it's beyond what I can

effectively manage, evidently, so

I think there's only one solution.

All I feel is pain, pain from

past traumas, and now pain

from my failing body, and pain

from the everlasting isolation.

I don't think I'll ever be able

to resolve any of it, and I now

believe my only option is death.

I keep teetering between hope

and utter despair, it's constant,

and so I get into a suicidal state

that I find very difficult to step

away from 'cause it's the only thing

that feels sensical in the moment,

the only thing that feels correct.

Those thoughts overtake all time,

and I struggle so to not go ahead.

I just want to be done with it,

remove all worries and stress

from all who care for me and

find themselves powerless to

do anything about all of this.

I'm so sorry that all I want is to

die, but I firmly believe it's the

only way that will resolve this.

I'm too weak to change the script,

I'll never be free from this pain,

and I'm simply too exhausted to

keep on trying for an outcome 

that will clearly never happen.

After so many years trying, I'm

at a point that I'm sure it's the

only way, nothing else will ever

work, experience states it is so.

All the reasons to keep me here

have eroded some while ago,

nothing convinces me that it's

worth toughing it out longer.

So I know that I will go ahead,

it's not a threat, it's not to worry

you, it's just that I'm too broken

to make any difference in this

matter, and I need for it to stop.

An end to pain and some rest

are all that I seek and hope for,

and since my efforts are useless,

it's the only option that I can see

will be able to offer me any sort

of significant reprieve from this

hell I've dealt with for too long.

My sincerest apologies, I tried,

with all I've got, I really tried,

but it's only been a total failure,

and I just can't do it anymore.

I'm just too exhausted now,

I have no energy, no will, no

drive, it's all just gone, done...

So I'm done.

This needs to end

for me and for you.

I think it's unkind

to keep this going,

you deserve so much

better than this.

- note to self... 

For Christ's sake, Issy

Give it a rest already

Read the damn room, m'dear

They've had enough, it's clear

You can't keep this on

Time for you to move on

There's so, so much better than this

For yourself and all, you gotta insist

I know you don't believe

You'll ever find a reprieve

But you must keep trying

Come on, keep on trying

It WILL get better, I promise

Veux-tu b'en m'dire c'que ça peut b'en te câlisser

Qu'il aime un homme ?  Ou qu'elle aime une femme ?

Qu'est-ce que ça peut b'en faire dans ta vie ?

Ou qu'elle veuille cesser sa grossesse ?

Ou qu'il ou elle veuille changer d'sexe ?

Ou qu'il y a des gens qui ne croyent pas à Dieu ?

Sérieux, rien d'ces choses changent ta vie !

J'ne comprends pas ton militantisme très acharné

Vis-à-vis des choses qui n'ont aucunes conséquences

Sur ta vie personnelle, juste parc'que t'aimes pas ça.

C'est crissement bizarre comme réaction :

T'aimes pas quelque chose et tu veux qu'tout

L'monde s'conforme à tes préférences.

Sérieux, ça s'comprend très mal !

Try to imagine this :

A woman's only recourse

After being raped was to

Marry her rapist as a way

To 'restore her honor', as if

Being assaulted impacted

Her honor, her reputation,

Like any of it was her fault.

The law labelled it Matrimonio

Riparatore - rehabilitating marriage.

And this is not ancient history,

This was the law in Italy, in 1965,

And this particular law was

Finally abolished from the books

Only in 1981, 45 years ago.

A woman by the name of Franca Viola

Was abducted and sequestered for 8 days

By an ex-boyfriend who didn't accept that

She didn't want to be with him anymore.

During those 8 days, he assaulted her,

Telling her that the only way out of this

Was to marry him, and all would be forgiven.

He had the law on his side, he was confident

That she would submit to this only option.

She did not.  She refused and decided

To take legal action against him as there

Was no way in hell that she could accept

This as the only option for herself after

Such a horrific ordeal.  But the times

Being what they were, her community

Was up in arms about her decision,

Going as far as not talking to her or

Her family, shunning them and telling

Them she'd chosen the route of shame.

She was dubbed a disgrace to Sicilian

Traditions.  Their farmland was set ablaze

Out of retaliation, their family's name

Became a curse word in their community. 

No one accepted that she chose not to marry

Her rapist, that's not what women in those

Situations did, it was just unheard of.

But the victim insisted on pressing

Charges, and thankfully she was successful

In the end : the man received a sentence

Of eleven years in prison for what he'd done.

This case changed the legal landscape,

And more women refused the matrimonio

Riparatore from that point on.  Still, it took

Another fifteen years before the law was

Finally abolished.  How incredible is that?

A brave woman of seventeen years old

Said no to this option that wasn't one,

Despite the serious backlash it caused

Her and her family for not following the

'Tradition' in place for such situations.

I'm so glad she did, and I'm so glad it

Brought an end to this crazy law.

Can you imagine that?  Having to marry

Your rapist, all under the guise of restoring

Your honor?  And letting the perpetrator

Go free without consequences because he

'Restored your honor' by marrying you?

It's just unthinkable... completely insane

That this was deemed acceptable at all.