Und Jay-Z singt uns ein Lied [English translation]

There is a time to run

There is a time to rest

There are days on which you have to make an effort

To do the simplest things

There is an answer to everything

There is a number of everything

But I ask myself this evening

How often do I have a choice?

Chorus

And how often does your heart beat?

How often do you look skywards?

And how often do you get up?

And look forward to it?

And Jay-Z sings us a song

And how often does your heart beat?

How often do you look skywards?

In the beauty of the moment,

When you laugh and yell and run

And Jay-Z sings us a song

My hands are constantly moving

As long as I can think, I’m nervous

That’s because I hope

That nothing happens to you

There is a time to pray

There is a time to stand

But today is the day to kneel

In order to look you in the eye again

Chorus

And how often does your heart beat?

How often do you look skywards?

In the beauty of the moment,

When you laugh and yell and run

And Jay-Z sings us a song

More power than courage

With more Schnaps than blood

In your eyes, tumbling through the night

In flight, immune to sleep

Signs of life now and then*

Floating in songs

You have 99 problems

We are every single one!

Through crises, bars and booze

My grouchy form

Was it always just straight words

Slurred through sharp teeth?

You were my ketamine, my amphetamine

My back and forth,

Euphoria and sugar-sweet lethargy!

Means and ends are equal

Just questions that remain

Paid for the comedy

But stayed for the drama!

And Jay-Z played on the radio again and again

His song from the big city

Reminding us again how small we are!

Chorus

And how often does your heart beat?

And how often does your heart beat?

And how often does your heart beat?

And how often does your heart beat?

[Background vocals (2x)]

My hands are constantly moving

As long as I can think, I’m nervous

That’s because I hope

That nothing happens to you

• Artist:Thees Uhlmann
• Album:Thees Uhlmann (2011)