Translation of Karton from German to English
By nature, I am strong,
There isn't much that would be a hard blow for me.
I am quick-witted,
I always come up with a retort,
I get into every goal relatively quickly.
Stress doesn't bother me either, I am reliable,
Only when I'm drunk
I often behave terribly,
Sometimes I'm ugly
And of course, sometimes weak.
But these phases don't last long for me.
I want to go through the wall with my head,
I've run my head to pieces.
You crack me open, like a nut,
Break the shell,
You hack at me, like an axe,
The tree falls,
You don't unpack me, but leave me in the box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You throw me off track, where things were going so well,
You wake me up, from the dream,
In which I was just sleeping.
You put a stone on the closed box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
What can I say, I can't really complain, just,
Thinking about you slowly makes me sick to my stomach,
You're not a stone in my stomach, but more like
A wall around it,
I've never sung about a woman like this in my life.
I quietly wonder, does all this lead to nothing,
And would it be better if I disappeared quickly now.
What should he do, should he go, should he stay,
Should he swim, should he drift,
Should he write another little song, I -
I want to go through the wall with my head,
I've run my head to pieces.
You crack me open, like a nut,
Break the shell,
You hack at me, like an axe,
The tree falls,
You don't unpack me, but leave me in the box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You throw me off track, where things were going so well,
You wake me up, from the dream,
In which I was just sleeping.
You put a stone on the closed box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You crack me open, like a nut,
Break the shell,
You hack at me, like an axe,
The tree falls,
You don't unpack me, but leave me in the box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You throw me off track, where things were going so well,
You wake me up, from the dream,
In which I was just sleeping.
You put a stone on the closed box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You crack me open, like a nut,
Break the shell,
You hack at me, like an axe,
The tree falls,
You don't unpack me, but leave me in the box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.
You throw me off track, where things were going so well,
You wake me up, from the dream,
In which I was just sleeping.
You put a stone on the closed box,
You let the air out, like a balloon.