Auf und davon [English translation]

[1st verse]

Ah, today I'm gonna leave the job (job), God, I hate this rut (rut)

A few more days like this, man, I swear then my head is gonna explode

You always just have to behave according to rules and lists

In between all these snapshots I want to capture life for a change

And I am gone, far away, where mistakes can be forgiven

To the place where we thought we'd be at the age of 30 when we were 16

No worries and bullsh*t, because as if we wouldn't notice

The daily routine is like quicksand, the harder you kick, the deeper you sink

Always just living along, from dun to dun and installment payment

One time a year 14 days Mallorca

I'm out of here, I can already see a beginning after the end

No matter how long the plunge, as long as the touchdown is sorted out

Maybe Saint Tropez, maybe far behind the mountains

Maybe just Bielefeld, where a grin still means something

Finally learning to walk

Finally starting to stop (Ah)

[chorus] (2x)

And last night I woke up

Opened my eyes

Rays of sun in my face

Stop the world and I'm gone

Gone (Hey)

Gone (Hey

[2nd verse]

They always want more (more), fulfillment is hard (hard)

I'm so used to the noise, silence is noise for me now

I can't and don't want to do this anymore, locked in factories

As if my life would rush past me on the assembly lines there

Day in, day out, in here, out there*

A stationary dog's life**, yes, no, I escaped

The main point is that the rent is fine, the main point is that there's a vacancy in the day care center

Pay the installment for your car, starting at seven every day

Live like in Groundhog Day***, pray to Jesus, be faithful to your wife

Hardworking and productive, long live the German Dream

Starting today I'm out of here, it's time to go,

As far as it carries me, burnt bridges lead the way

I'm gonna go my own way, not carry any burdens

The trick is to breath, the answer is to simply not ask (Ah)

Finally learning to walk

Finally starting to stop

[chorus] (2x)

*in here, out there might refer to literally entering and leaving the factory building. It is however, also a German expression when something that is said simply passes through a person's head without leaving any impact. (Meaning, they don't care.)

**German expression for a life that's barely worthy of a dog

***movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

• Artist:Casper
• Album:XOXO