Tuntematon potilas [English translation]

Every night, my house is broken into

I'm sure it's the guys living upstairs

They even eat the dry food I keep in the cupboard

And then they leave Boston fags inside my ashtray

I'm tired of being afraid

That's why I sleep with a pistol under my pillow

I'm used to using it

It served me in the war too

Stalin conquered Helsinki today

I told the nurse that

And hid under my bed to cover myself, of course

They gave me a new pill again

I hid it inside my mattress

This disease made me lose my sense even if I fought back

CHORUS

Please hear my wish, I want to get out

Wouldn't it be my time already?

I've already seen this life

I had it all and even more

Please hear my wish, I want to get out

Wouldn't it be my time already?

I'd love to leave like a soldier

Sincerely, an unknown patient1

Last time I saw grandpa

He wouldn't recognize me anymore

His condition had gone worse

He'd vanished back into Raatteentie

The care home called me yesterday

Grandpa's got out of wars

Even if I cry, I do believe

That one day we'll meet again

When we carry your coffin

Through the churchyard

Now I understand the plea

That made me angry

CHORUS

Please hear my wish, I want to get out

Wouldn't it be my time already?

I've already seen this life

I had it all and even more

Please hear my wish, I want to get out

Wouldn't it be my time already?

I'd love to leave like a soldier

Sincerely, an unknown patient1

1. a. b. A reference to the novel "The Unknown Soldier" written by Väinö Linna