Mach Dich Aus Dem Staub [English translation]

What's the use of staying at the starting line,

When I have no idea where the finish line is?

What's the use of staying on the right path

When the long-distance sprint isn't a game?

How am I supposed to ever jump all these hurdles

with these shoes that are way too big?

Why do I feel smaller than my reflection

And what can one do about it?

What can you do?

When the way that you're going only goes around in a circle

What can you do?

When even the bush you're beating around has lost it's thorns1

If you're getting in your own way, and you're in conflict with yourself

Get the hell out of there, get the hell out!2

The winner takes all, and the game is all tangled up

Get the hell out of there, get the hell out!

The trigger has been pulled, and you know bomb is ticking

Get the hell out of there, get the hell out!

The doubts are being looked over, it looks desperate and tricky

Get the hell out of there, get the hell out the mess that's suffocating you!

You're on the ground because gravity is stronger

Than someone who's grinding at the mill

And just like every child, you ask yourself

Where is the wind when it doesn't blow?

You can't plow with ponies, you know that perfectly well

So why don't you let them rest?

Why do you think that the hours count against you?

And what can one do about it?

What can you do?

When you're too tired to even sleep

What can you do?

When your home isn't a haven anymore

If you're getting in your own way. and you're in conflict with yourself...

1. "Um den heißen Brei schleichen" means literally "to sneak around the hot broth." It's an idiom that means "to beat around the bush." 2. "sich aus dem Stab machen" means literally "to make oneself out of dust" an idiom that means "to bold", "run away," etc. I think the idea is that one runs away so fast, all that is left is dust.