Tout pour la musique (2)

➵ Chapitre 53

    Les deux interpellés se levèrent dans un raclement sonore. Ludovic me fit un high-five, et je m'assis à côté d'Alice, qui avait hâte d'entendre son petit-ami rapper, puisqu'il ne l'avait jamais fait. M. Ginsique aimait le sortir de sa zone de confort !

  Les premières notes coupèrent les quelques chuchotements de la salle de classe. M. Ginsique et M. Wiener les observaient, la mine concentrée, à l'affût du moindre faux pas.

— They say, "stay in your lane, boy, lane, boy"
But we go where we want to
They think this thing is a highway, highway
But will they be alive tomorrow ? commencèrent Ludovic et Antoine, d'une même voix.

La synchronisation de leurs voix était telle qu'il était difficile de les dissocier l'une de l'autre. M. Wiener eut l'air impressionné.

— They think this thing is a highway
If it was our way, we'd have a tempo change every other time change
'Cause our mind's changed on what we think is good
I wasn't raised in the hood
But I know a thing or two about pain and darkness, rappa Antoine tandis que certains sifflaient d'admiration dans la salle

— If it wasn't for this music I don't know how I would have fought this
Regardless, all these songs I'm hearing are so heartless
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless, honest, continua Ludovic alors que les sifflements redoublaient d'intensité

Alice et moi échangeâmes un regard, impressionnées. Ils étaient excellents !

— There's a few songs on this record that feel common
I'm in constant confrontation with what I want and what is poppin', poursuivit Antoine, toujours bien en rythme

— In the industry it seems to me that singles on the radio are currency
My creativity's only free when I'm playing shows ! termina Ludovic, sous les hochements de tête de M. Ginsique

— They say, "stay in your lane, boy, lane, boy"
But we go where we want to
They think this thing is a highway, highway
But will they be alive tomorrow ? reprirent-ils, ensemble

— They be alive tomorrow ? répéta Antoine

— I'm sorry if that question I asked last
Scared you a bit like a hazmat, in a gas mask if you ask zack
He's my brother, he likes when I rap fast
But let's backtrack
Back to this
Who would you live and die for on that list ?
But the problem is, there's another list that exists
And no one really wants to think about this
Forget sanity, forget salary, forget vanity, my morality
If you get in between someone I love and me
You're gonna feel the heat of my cavalry ! rappa très vite Ludovic, sous les applaudissements de la salle

— All these songs I'm hearing are so heartless
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless, enchaîna Antoine

— They say, "stay in your lane, boy, lane, boy"
But we go where we want to
They think this thing is a highway, highway
But will they be alive tomorrow ?
They say, "stay in your lane, boy, lane, boy"
But we go where we want to
They think this thing is a highway, highway
But will they be alive tomorrow ? chantèrent-ils, nous tenant au bout de leurs lèvres

   Leur prestation était si impressionnante que je n'avais pas le temps de penser, tellement j'étais subjuguée.

— Will they be alive tomorrow ? demanda Antoine

— Will they be alive tomorrow ? répéta Ludovic, à son tour

— Will they be alive tomorrow ?