Ich lasse jetzt los [English translation]

I'm writing these songs

Again and again

Because they're aiding me

I my ongoing battles

I have seen men

They gave it their all

Seen men like corpses

They had nothing left to resist

But I want to go on

I want to live on

To live every day with a bright spirit

The way children mostly do it

[Chorus 1:]

No, you cannot keep me down

My life is taking form

Now I will let go

How long have I pained myself

I tore all the switches

Now I will let go

There is nothing to catch

(Tell me something, tell me something)

There is nothing to advise

(Advise me something, advise me something)

It's all about moving yourself

(How would one do that, how would one do that?)

You alone can subsist

And escape your prison

[Chorus 1]

I'm not crying

These are tears of joy

I'm not staying

Let me get up

I'm not writing

To get to new words

I'm writing this

To get to new worlds

[Chorus 1] + [Chorus 2:]

Many a friend was a foe

Many a nice one was cruel

Now I will let go

Because I have a place now

My soul-diving low-flight disc1

Now I will let go

1. "Seelentiefflugscheibe" is a portmanteau consisting of the words "seelentief", "Tiefflug" and "Flugscheibe", meaning "as deep as the soul", "low-pass flight" and "flying saucer" respectively