I was born in a tree
And the tree was cut down
In sulphur and asphalt
I have to take a breath
My roots dive down into the pavement
In search of moist earth
Who am I
What can I do
In this world full of strife
Who am I
Where to go
In this world in turmoil?
I was sent to school
and there understood everything
Dust whirling up
to the glittering star
And when I thought things over
I was told: "The world has changed!"
Who changes
Rearranges
In this jumbled world?
Who changes
Rearranges
In this world in turmoil?
I was told: "Go to battle!"
I was shouted at: "Get on!"
I was given a grenade
A gun was thrown at me
Once after a lot of battling
I was told: "Light up!" (?)
Who dies
Who dreams
In a world without a truce?
Who dies
Who dreams
In this world in turmoil?
I’ve taken the right road
The forbidden road
The twisted road
In this distorted world
And going right on, tight on, right on
I found myself behind me!
Who goes astray
Who hopes
In this mysterious world?
Who goes astray
Who hopes
In this world in turmoil?
I was told: “The family.
The dollars, the cars.”
I was told: “The sickle”,
I was told: “The hammer.”
I was told, I was told, I was told
And then it was refuted!
Who is thinking
Who is dancing
In this excitement?
Who is thinking
Who is dancing
In this world in turmoil?
My loves were good
Before the doctors
Told me that two hormones
Direct our hearts
Now, when in love I am content
That it is all I feel!
Who loves
Who bleeds
In this world without a topic
Who loves
Who bleeds
In this world in turmoil?
And yet I fling myself
and love and battle
For words, for creatures,
For that man who suits me
Deep inside me I believe, I believe
I am not sure about anything!
Who am I
What can I do
In this world full of strife?
Who am I
What can I do
In this world in turmoil?