Goldener Reiter [English translation]

Bordering on the bypass,

Just outside our city walls,

There is a mental hospital,

Like you've never seen.

It has got the capacity

Of all shopping centres of the city;

If your nerves run wild

They will drive you yet crazier.

Hey, hey, hey, I was the golden rider,

Hey, hey, hey, I am a son of this city,

Hey, hey, hey, I was so high up on the ladder,

But then I fell off, yes, I fell off.

On the way to the hospital

I saw the city lights once again;

They burned like fire in my eyes,

I felt lonely and totally exhausted.

Hey, hey, hey, I was the golden rider,

Hey, hey, hey, I am a son of this city,

Hey, hey, hey, I was so high up on the ladder,

But then I fell off, yes, I fell off.

Hey, hey, hey, I was the golden rider,

Hey, hey, hey, I am a son of this city,

Hey, hey, hey, I was so high up on the ladder,

But then I fell off, yes, I fell off.

Safety emergency signals,

Life-threatening schizophrenic disorder -

New treatment centres

Never fight the real causes.

Hey, hey, hey, I was the golden rider,

Hey, hey, hey, I am a son of this town,

Hey, hey, hey, I was so high up on the ladder,

But then I fell off, yes, I fell off.

• Artist:Joachim Witt
• Album:Silberblick (1980)