Sehnsucht [English translation]

My eyes are open, but I don't look beyond

I look within, wish to be in touch with myself

switch on the inner light, what's there to see?

What is it that's penetrating me?

My eyes are open, but I don't look beyond

I look within, wish to be in touch with myself

switch on the inner light, what's there to see?

What is it that's penetrating me?

My eyes are open, but I don't look beyond

I look within, wish to be in touch with myself,

what is it that's penetrating me?

It's longing, the longing

like a blind man, longing to see

because he does not just look for anybody.

We see ourselves.

Some people ask how time passes by,

I wonder how time is formed,

that accompanies moments of living

full of longing

longing that comes and goes,

comes and goes.

Some people ask how time passes by,

I wonder how time is formed

that accompanies moments of living

full of longing

longing that comes and goes,

that rises and falls

with my perception of this world.

From a cowardly hero, that doesn't dare to talk,

because bravery has been long missing.

I'm missing the longing,

I'm yearning for longing.

Like a blind man wishes to see

because he does not just look for anybody.

We see ourselves.

I'm missing the longing,

I'm missing the longing,

I miss the longing.