Oh, I am a broken man
Who hasn't looked forward to the start of a week in a long time
I have forgotten the time, I just don't want to remember
So I simply run away from my wife and my children
I tie the belt around my arm until I see the veins
And pray that today I finally leave this life
With this sweet kiss
I give myself courage so that I can let go and feel nothing anymore
I suddenly notice it goes numb in my lower jaw
And from my mouth, the vermin slowly crawl out
It is the fear that still gets me through my rounds
Like a little girl jumping into a well
The last melody that deeply penetrates my ears
Because no one will give me my star when I am dead
Because actually, this life is something ugly
I hate it, so I take it and break it

(Got no money)
And still, I stand like a man
And fight on like a lion, if necessary, my whole life long
I keep my pride as if it were a diamond
Because I have burned everything else like a piece of paper
I am ready to die if the Lord says so
Because if my world lies in shards down here, then he is not there
And if my burden becomes too heavy
Then the devil takes my ashes and scatters them in the sea

It can be cold and so ugly, I would leave if I could
Here the Starlight Express rolls directly to hell
God has closed his eyes and took my money and joy
And made many of my friends a gift to the devil
And no one can save the children, they turn away when they scream
Here lie many stiff bodies in beds of ice
Sometimes I think I am like a star fallen from the sky
A child of the universe lies on the street, I bring light to the asphalt
Here is the place where it ends and hardly anyone resists
Where no one runs when acid rain falls in November
None of us dreams of the biz anymore, or smoking in the evening
We carry syringes in our veins instead of children in our arms
There is nothing beautiful here anymore, no fun, and my laughter is gone too
On these streets, the phoenix is made of crack instead of ash
Here the call for something good is even louder than a beat
Look into my eyes, boys, out here it's war

(Got no money)
And still, I stand like a man
And fight on like a lion, if necessary, my whole life long
I keep my pride as if it were a diamond
Because I have burned everything else like a piece of paper
I am ready to die if the Lord says so
Because if my world lies in shards down here, then he is not there
And if my burden becomes too heavy
Then the devil takes my ashes and scatters them in the sea

Look, my house, here I will grow old, it's great to live here
Only the cardboard turns to mush a bit quickly when it rains
God says Chakuza is cursed and lets the man fall afterward
And don't touch your gold, because it will turn into bare metal
I can't run, damn it, and leave here to get something new
The city of angels is trapped, the devil has taken it
Come, get me out and give me protection, I seek refuge with you
Brother, until now only the beer was like a mother to me

Oh, I close my eyes and simply stop breathing
And ultimately destroy this house of cards
I spit out life as if my mouth were full of sand
Because today even my last heroes have gone under
I want to go there so that my wings finally grow
I already feel so old today because I grew up early
It feels like you suddenly fall for a hundred years
One last thing: Adieu, wonderful world

(Got no money)
And still, I stand like a man
And fight on like a lion, if necessary, my whole life long
I keep my pride as if it were a diamond
Because I have burned everything else like a piece of paper
I am ready to die if the Lord says so
Because if my world lies in shards down here, then he is not there
And if my burden becomes too heavy
Then the devil takes my ashes and scatters them in the sea

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