Schadenfreude - Translyrics
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A song about a bystander who enjoys the misery of others.
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Impatient crowds gather at the ticket gates,
I wonder where they're going; working, meetings or dates.
As they rush in, oh, there was a delay,
As they can barely see the last wagon speeding away.
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“It seems that there will be rain tonight,”
The reporter said beyond the TV's dingy light,
Holding up her middle finger with a groan,
A girl laments that she'll be ending up soaked to the bone.
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Spending so much time trying to not expose
Those feeling that you hold so close,
Before you know it, you've stumbled,
Breaking that which you loved most!
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Aah! What a majestic world that we're living in!
So unfair, nonsensical and brimming full of sin!
As a passerby I'll keep watching it with a grin,
And I'm certain that someday in Hell I'll burn my skin!
Aah! Begging for help and reaching out, grasping thin air!
Let me see that face of yours all scrunched up in despair!
That which you're so desperately trying to grab
Is nothing but a fantasy that leads to nowhere!
“That misfortune of theirs is sweet just like honey.”
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“I'll only ever look at you, my dear.”
Isn't saying those words without any love insincere?
Ah, but it's an unforgiving kind of world,
So now they all expect that will live up to your word.
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We feel superior when looking down
At all those pitiful ones as they stumble all around.
I guess that's why we don't have a chance
At living a normal life when we have such arrogance.
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Do you really think there's any salvation for you?
Do you really think there's any redemption for you?
Do you really think there's any love waiting for you?
For as long as you live, nobody will ever want you.
For the love of God, somebody come and find me, please.
For the love of God, somebody come and save me, please.
For the love of God, somebody come and love me, please.
Love me, please.
Love me, please.
Love me, please.
Won't somebody please love me-!
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Aah! What a majestic world that we're living in!
So unfair, nonsensical and brimming full of sin!
As a passerby I'll keep watching it with a grin,
Missing out on Heaven is surely worth it to dance and sing!
Aah! Begging for help and reaching out, grasping thin air!
Let me see that face of yours all scrunched up in despair!
That which you're so desperately trying to grab
Is nothing but an idol that will lead to nowhere!
“A neighbour's misery is like a duck's delight.”
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There is no such thing as a God in this damned place,
There is no such thing as a fate in this damned place,
All you can do is pass the blame and then try to save face,
“That misfortune of yours is sweet just like honey.”
