~~~ German music in translation ~~~
Die Sterne – Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert? [’What messed you up so bad?’]
Were you not fat and rosy?
Were you not happy?
Aside from those nuisances,
Arguing with the other kids,
With mom and dad
Where did this start and when?
What confused you?
What messed you up so bad?
That they didn’t want to listen
Or didn’t believe anything?
Were they dumb, too dumb to understand
What you were talking about?
Did they mean to snatch the truth
And lock you up in their cactus garden?
Couldn’t they hold off on that?
What messed you up?
What messed you up?
What messed you up so bad?
Where did this start?
What happened?
Did you never really rebel?
Can you not really run
Or did something go astray?
And does the wound go deep
Inside of you?
Can’t you remember?
Are you not still God-knows-how-privileged?
What messed you up so bad?
What messed you up so bad?
What messed you up so bad?
What messed you up so bad?
What messed you up so bad?
What messed you up so bad?
Were you not fat and rosy?
Were you not happy?
What messed you up so bad?
That they didn’t want to listen
Or didn’t believe anything?
What messed you up so bad?
And that cactus garden,
Couldn’t they hold off on that?
What messed you up so bad?
What paved the way?
What happened?
What messed you up so bad?
Where did this start? What happened? What messed you up so bad? [×9]