In Zeiten wie diesen [English translation]

Why are we here

Are we here to be egoists

Until envy escalates

No that’s not what we’re here for

I ask myself is it true

Are we here to shoot each other

To smudge us with blood

No that’s not what we’re here for

In times like these

It’s time to start anew

Because from times like these

There’s no emergency exit

We’ve long proved

That we have power

To bring down walls

Let’s decide this

In times like these

Why are we here

Are we here to be Nazis (short expression fort he nazi regime)

Not to learn from mistakes

No that’s not what we’re here for

It’s not clear to me

Are we here to destroy

You, me and the rest of the world

No that’s not what we’re here for

Are we here to exchange our souls

For many

Or to gamble for God

We decide on black gold

(We) Are kamikaze pilots, is that what we’re here for?

No, that’s not what we’re here for

nein, dafür sind wir nicht hier

We are here to be human

In times like these

Everything starts for me