5 Minuten vor 12 [English translation]

And I saw a forest where they're building an airport

I saw poisoned rain killing leaves as it falls

And I saw a fence where there used to be freedom

I saw concrete grey where there used to be grass

And I saw a beach, black with oil and tar

And I saw a city where people had no value anymore

But I also saw a valley full of blossoming trees

A remote lake, clear and bright as a mirror

And I saw the clock: the eleventh hour

And I saw a woman, nearly freezing to death from loneliness

And I saw a child for whom nobody had time

And I saw a man promoting hope and peace

And I watched him die by the bullet for doing just that

But I also saw a friend who was with me in bad times

I saw someone lend a hand to a helpless man

And I saw the clock: the eleventh hour

I saw hatred in their eyes, faith raging blindly

Watched love freezing to death, winners losing

Saw bombs and mines, traffickers making profit

Watched know-it-alls talking, fanatics killing

But I also saw the fear that makes many people realize the errors of their ways

Someone said to me the future's just beginning

And I saw the clock: the eleventh hour

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But I also saw the fear that makes many people reconsider

Someone said to me the future's just beginning

And I saw the clock: the eleventh hour

• Artist:Udo Jürgens