Gold [English translation]

And on the bed of sloth of my luxury yacht

you're lying awake and trembling the whole night.

There's no soul still with you.

And I have legions in the whole world.

The piece of paper you signed,

don't you remember anymore?

Isn't it lying in a safe

in Casamia at the Mediterranean Sea?

My name is gold,

my name is money,

my name is fame and power.

And every morning before you get up

I killed you.

You seem to live,

you seem to shine,

but you're not glowing.

You reached the end of your road,

even though the whole world

is still talking about you today.

In my black Bentley you speed along the coasts

and you're longing for rescue from doom.

Noone comes and holds your bloody hand.

I have my armies in every country.

I buy sex and headlines for you,

give me poets and thinkers,

buy Intelligence Agencies.

Give me judges and executioners.

My name is gold,

my name is money,

my name is fame and power.

And every morning before you get up

I killed you.

You seem to live,

you seem to shine,

but you're not glowing.

You reached the end of your road,

even though the whole world

is still talking about you today.

You're still the same after so many thousand years.

maybe you should finally drive home.

Pack your things, take all the poison,

take the millions, and onto the lift.

(downwards).

My heart is made of marble,

ice-cold and smooth.

I give you what you need,

but you're never sated.

My name is gold,

my name is money,

my name is fame and power.

And every morning before you get up

I killed you.

You seem to live,

you seem to shine,

but you're not glowing.

You reached the end of your road,

even though the whole world

is still talking about you today.

• Artist:Ton Steine Scherben
• Album:IV