Fische im Teich [English translation]

We labour

We switch ourselves off

At quarter past eight 1

We win and lose

We balance

We follow and lead

We deal out and obey

Run into walls

Until we triumph

We haggle and grease

And cling to people

So we don't freeze to death

Everything changes

And everything stays the same

In between that we are on a journey

Go in circles

Like fish in the pond

We ask for a dance

Step on each other's toes

And distance ourselves

We clothe ourselves

To be someone

Back and forth and forth and back

Nobody knows whereto

Are tottering dreamers

Addicted to sense

That's why we lie down

And dream ourselves away

Into the worlds we don't find here

Everything changes

And everything stays the same

In between that we are on a journey

Go in circles

Like fish in the pond

1. This is the prime time for movies and TV shows in Germany."