Frei, das heißt allein [English translation]

To be free means to be alone

Just like the wind, aimless

To be free, that's what I wanted

Why did I value that so much?

"Listen," I said

"I feel like I'm trapped"

I didn't realize

What I'd lose by saying that word

The glamour of the big city attracted me

Girls and dancing, music, the spectacle

An escapade, just for once

How useless that turned out to be

Today I know: To be free means to be alone

What did I give up in exchange?

To be free, that's what I wanted

Now I'm done in and feel empty inside

I'm sitting at home, staring at the walls for hours

I look at your picture and wonder

"Why did I abandon this?

What else did I want?"

Today I know: To be free means to be alone

Just like the wind, aimless

To be free, that's what I wanted

Once that meant so much to me

Can we go back to the way we were?

Will she ever be able to forgive me?

That's how my day ends

And how it begins again

To be free means to be alone

And this freedom isn't worth a damn

It's like a game

You're bound to lose