A night wind blows in
Rattles the windows before the rain falls
I ignite my red lights
They are a substitute for human closeness
And warmth
Do we have a soul, and do our souls have a twin somewhere
A mirror, a crystal ball
That shows a future
Do you believe in the future
You have to know solitude
If you want to understand another human
A feeling
We will all find ourselves somewhere else from
The place we happen to be
Right now
Everyone we know is on the run from something
And the things that scare us we can't choose
Sin, shame, guilt, death
The shortcomings in ourselves
The barred gates slam again
Walls of concrete grow around us
Graffiti and posters, Peace and Love by our sides
Nazism, a few swear words, a little religion
We safeguard our freedom of the press, we love
our freedom of choice
We take the freedom
To honour tolerance, but we point
Our accusing finger
To all who don't belong here
I promise I will be your land
You will be my army
This is my propaganda
My flags you see
We only have each other
This is the only thing I know
So let me be your war
You can be my peace
Let me be in peace
You say that I chose my exile
But I saw it as a mission
A responsibility
And even self chosen solitude changes when
the years go by to another kind of solitude
The best things in my life cannot
be loaned or bought or sold
The best things in my life I have to dare to give
Then for the first time they are deserved
Do I deserve you?
Do you believe that I'm talking about simplified,
mythologised love?
No, no
I'm talking about community, understanding,
solidarity, and friendship
That's how fucking stupid I am
I promise I will be your land
You will be my army
This is my propaganda
My flags you see
We only have each other
This is the only thing I know
So let me be your war
You can be my peace
You know it
And I know it
You know it
And I know it
We are false prophets
I can show you now
I can give it to you
I can show you all of my respect
Can you show me now
Can you give it to me
Can you show me all of your respect?