One morning I noticed something
The sofa seemed more narrow than before
And it’s not like I didn’t have money to buy a bigger one
The closest furniture store is right outside our neighbourhood
And just like that, I came upon a thought
That to my neighbour’s house it’s just a minute’s walk
I guess I’ll manage for the time being somehow
And so I brought with me a kitchen knife
If nothing’s enough to satiate my heart
Let’s go, let’s steal the whole world
Don’t pay heed to paper-thin sense of reason, hurl it all to hell
Please tell me God, if this whole world was really so kind to us all,
Then wouldn’t giving us just a small portion of that be enough?
One noon I came upon a thought
How I want to grant flowers to you, now on your deathbed
Money’s the last thing that I lack right now and so
Not buying a flower bouquet is not a question of budget
And just like that I noticed something
The nearest flower shop is closed today
I guess stealing will do – so I thought,
Waiting for a traffic light
Please smile, stop looking all prim with such a stern face
In truth, you’re not so innocent yourself
If common sense doesn’t earn you money, then rid your mind of it
I doubt people could understand each other’s pain
In a hundred years we’ll all be bones
At least today can’t we just live with our mistakes?
One night I came to realise
That from now on I won’t dream again
And the thought that you'll be gone
Didn’t even cross my mind then
The flower seller at the shop was so kind
And yet I can’t reproach myself for stealing
Is there a difference between robbery and a bouquet?
If so, is there something wrong with that?
If nothing’s enough to satiate my heart
Let’s go, let’s steal the whole world
Don’t pay heed to all the trash common sense, hurl it all to hell
Please tell me God, if this whole world was really so kind to us all,
Then wouldn’t giving us just a small portion of that be enough?
Then wouldn’t passing just a little judgement on us be enough?
One morning I noticed something
The world is so much more vast than I had thought
And though it’s not like effort is the thing we lack
We’re too far gone for us to wither
I thought that I would quit my job, but in the end
I can’t find peace in anything I do
So far it’s so much better for it all to end
The sofa seemed so small