Schütze mich [English translation]

Protect me from delusions of grandeur and arrogance!

Keep me away from phony glamour (tinsel)!

Make my ego gentle and pure!

Let me be like clear water!

Protect me from jealousy and envy!

Give me patience and also more time!

Let me ignore drugs

And let John Lennon be resurrected!

I would like to be better than I am.

It doesn’t matter; I won’t manage it.

So I’m burning the candle

At both ends.

Protect me from hubris!

Let my view be wide and open!

I know exactly what it's about:

That it's just about love.

I would like to be better than I am.

It doesn’t matter; I won’t manage it.

So I’m burning the candle

At both ends.

I know exactly what it's about:

That it's just about love.

Wherever you may be,

It's okay the way things are.

So I’m burning the candle

At both ends.