Einer dieser Steine [English translation]

Weathered and drawn from life

Embittered and surrounded by stimuli

Like being behind bars, always the same

Every one of my steps has made problems

At night, sunken into a disgusting way

Almost drunk in a lake full of shit

No one took me with them, I lacked maturity

but some stones one must simply polish

You came by, had your compass with you

You saw that this one stone was special

You took it with you and didn't dump it in the sea

You gave to it a big warm place in your heart

Do you still know the place where I waited for you?

Side by side I lay there with the other stones

I was cold, homeless and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

I was so covered in dust before you found me

You got me going, brought me finally some new momentum

I was cold, was petrified1 and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

Homeless and alone, only one of these stones

Do you still know the place where I waited for you?

You build me up, lie beside me

I can talk about anything with you

Or without words simply gesticulate

Back then I certainly wouldn't have grasped something like that

You have led me onto new paths

I have felt life for the first time

I also know that such happiness doesn't happen for everyone

I'll never leave, I'm here only because of you

You came by, had your compass with you

You saw that this one stone was special

You took it with you and didn't dump it in the sea

You gave to it a big warm place in your heart

Do you still know the place where I waited for you?

Side by side I lay there with the other stones

I was cold, homeless and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

I was so covered in dust before you found me

You got me going, brought me finally some new momentum

I was cold, was petrified1 and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

I was only dusty, gray and without plans

Before you came and took me with you

No one has to save me now

You have already done that when you came

and took me with you

Do you still know the place where I waited for you?

Side by side I lay with the other stones

I was cold, homeless and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

I was so covered in dust before you found me

You got me going, brought me finally some new momentum

I was cold, was petrified1 and alone

Before you came I was only one of these stones

Homeless and alone, only one of these stones

1. a. b. c. As in "turned to stone"