Staatsfeind Nr.1 [English translation]

Hook: (Bushido)

I’m the common foe ¹

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m Public Enemy

Number One, okay

Verse 1 (Bushido):

The walls are bare and I hate this place

From lifting weights, I meanwhile have hands of steel

I don’t think about getting myself into trouble ²

I hate your food; I hate your dead pig meat

‘Cause nobody knows it’s not edible here

I share my mattress with vermin and critters

And I’m already asking myself how it came to this

Suddenly, I’m put in a blue uniform

There’s only concrete here with hard coal walls

The only thing that helps you here is your imagination

I’m writing a letter while my fellow inmate deals dope

The guy in the cell next door got fucked in the ass yesterday

I’m waiting ‘til my time has finally come to an end

I’m on the phone; one word from my brothers is all I need

You think I play it up, boy? I sugar-coat it ³

Look at me; I’m Public Enemy Number One

Hook (Bushido):

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m Public Enemy

Number One, okay

Verse 2 (Bushido):

Now who’s extreme from you guys? Who wants to tell me something?

I’ve survived prison and I’ve seen the animosity

You retards can go now; you’ve sown your wild oats ⁴

Once per day I run laps in the prison yard

And I swap bread for dip and a few smokes ⁵

When I sleep at nights, I look for my mom in my pillow

The others smoke dope; I don’t give a shit about them

Look, I’m now sitting in cell 139

Today I know, I was still far from ready

Say hi to my jailbird friends Günther, Harry, and Eddy

I don’t pay a penny ‘cause I win at shootin’ craps ⁶

You’ll find Arabs here, you’ll find Turks here

The thing is, we’re allowed to shower twice per week

The guards are coming, how come? I didn’t even call them.

They still didn’t come to visit and my mother cries

Look at me; I’m Public Enemy Number One

Hook (Bushido):

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m Public Enemy

Number One, okay

Verse 3 (Bushido):

You’re not a gangster; you’ve just lost out on your life

Sadly, the German wave hasn’t found its way to jail

I live here and, in opposite to you, don’t sell my ass

Ask me, what D-Bo, Eko, and Chakuza are doing out there

Look, now we need a miracle every day

Everyone here on the inside is unshaven and at their wits end ⁷

Boy, you get up every day here at ten ‘til six

You miss the sex, doesn’t matter, you hold on tight to your life

You ain’t going anywhere, autographs are easy money

On the first day you get a toothbrush and two rubbers

You can’t go to the crapper without a Jenna Jameson poster ⁸

€100,000, that bail is high.

It’s like that in here, you become hardened and wise ⁹

You’ll trade your Bravo for a jar of Nutella ¹°

The day becomes brighter up until this wound finally heals

Hook (Bushido):

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m the common foe

I’m again on the air, look here; I’m again on the air

I’m Public Enemy

Number One, okay