Himmel ins All [English translation]

I'm so often, and so willingly, quite beside myself

I let life intoxicate me

feel the metropolis inside me

but from time to time I go too far

I've promised myself

not to let anything get by me1

to give my best

and to pluck the golden apple2

but from time to time I go too far

All the wishes and all the words

that drive me onward

are all my truth

I want them to stay that way

but for today I'm checking out

tipping my head back--

and the world expands

And I fall-- fall-- fall--

through the sky into space

I don't have to understand anything anymore

I can see it above me

the wonder-- the wonder

Have you also felt this stillness

that shouts out loudly inside you

when, despite all your longing

you no longer know the way

it can be so loud-- but you're alone

I've sworn to myself

that I'll also sometimes fail

always give my all

and hold fast to my heart

I've been so often, in that struggle-- not free

And all the dreams

that keep me company

are my truth

I want to keep them

but for today I'm checking out

tipping my head back--

and the world expands

All the thoughts

that other people think

all the endless questions

that life presents you

I've forgotten so many times

what's wrong and what's right

I don't want to forget anymore

what's rare, and essential

1. I had some difficulty figuring out how to translate this. I'm going for the sense in which a soccer or hockey goalkeeper can (or more usually can't) fend off every shot2. Literally "to kiss happiness."