There is a time to run
There is a time to rest
There are days on which you have to make an effort
To do the simplest things
There is an answer to everything
There is a number of everything
But I ask myself this evening
How often do I have a choice?
Chorus
And how often does your heart beat?
How often do you look skywards?
And how often do you get up?
And look forward to it?
And Jay-Z sings us a song
And how often does your heart beat?
How often do you look skywards?
In the beauty of the moment,
When you laugh and yell and run
And Jay-Z sings us a song
My hands are constantly moving
As long as I can think, I’m nervous
That’s because I hope
That nothing happens to you
There is a time to pray
There is a time to stand
But today is the day to kneel
In order to look you in the eye again
Chorus
And how often does your heart beat?
How often do you look skywards?
In the beauty of the moment,
When you laugh and yell and run
And Jay-Z sings us a song
More power than courage
With more Schnaps than blood
In your eyes, tumbling through the night
In flight, immune to sleep
Signs of life now and then*
Floating in songs
You have 99 problems
We are every single one!
Through crises, bars and booze
My grouchy form
Was it always just straight words
Slurred through sharp teeth?
You were my ketamine, my amphetamine
My back and forth,
Euphoria and sugar-sweet lethargy!
Means and ends are equal
Just questions that remain
Paid for the comedy
But stayed for the drama!
And Jay-Z played on the radio again and again
His song from the big city
Reminding us again how small we are!
Chorus
And how often does your heart beat?
And how often does your heart beat?
And how often does your heart beat?
And how often does your heart beat?
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My hands are constantly moving
As long as I can think, I’m nervous
That’s because I hope
That nothing happens to you