Bis Hier Und Nicht Weiter [English translation]

The heads buttoned up, the shirts starched

The collars popped, here at the Pernzlauer Berg

The rain washes the clouds into the sewer, completely unnoticed

The early bird runs for cover, swearing

The will parted1, the wings clipped

It stands on its own feet, in its own dirt, and calls that emancipation

I say, to here and no further

Not any further than here

To here and no further

Not any further than here

Business cards in my purse

A foot in the door and often a bit tipsy

I can tell you a lot, so long as I see the stars

But don't ask me how I am

The first charge explodes

Where your skin touches mine

I positioned soldiers along the border strip

With a sign that says:

To here and no further

Not any further than here

You get to here and no further

Not any further than here

I'm putting the charge in the sand and burning all the bridges

You get to here and no further

I have the key for the backdoor always up my sleeve

You get to here and not any further than here ...

1. as in, parting your hair