Der Kapitän [English translation]

I want to go down with my ship

Because I’m the captain

And I’ll give you my promise

That promises are not to be broken

You will see

This is a lip-smacking, teeth-bearing

Shark tank business

The one who has no teeth at all,

Will surely be the one to first get bit

I scream, you scream, we all want to be supreme ¹

In spite of your simplicity, they say you must be styled perfectly

The captain drowns

If the ship goes down

The ship is sinking

But you can take me for my word

The captain drowns

If the ship goes down

You can take me for my word

I won’t go overboard.

These are the boards

Which mean the world to me – do you hear the register ringing?

Boards that only mean money – more ringing, more booty

I scream, you scream, we all want to be supreme

In spite of your simplicity, they say you must be styled perfectly

No question: no complaint without a complainant

But contracts make you sluggish,

Makes the ray of hope more sluggish

Look at you, role model

Half as wild and only half so direct

Refrain:

I scream, you scream, we all want to be supreme (3x)

I could care less; I’d rather wet my whistle with champagne ²

The captain drowns

If the ship goes down

Because he didn’t dock it

You can take my word for it

The captain drowns

If the ship goes down

You can take me for my word

I won’t go overboard.

I want to go down with this ship, because I’m the captain