Hartgeld [English translation]

They're shuffling with tie, suitcase and suit

With chilled hysteria to departure

In way too big shoes

Marked by the woken-up straight look

Ready for the next sale-out

Jovial characters

Mechanics of power

Time to corrupt, everything is for sale

Mechanics of power

Always have got the right banknote

Nothing's more valuable than

Hard cash, how much does the rest of the world cost

Long live the fast coin

Hard cash, the east has been counted

Capital in full speed

Represented by men off the peg

Uniformly hardened, they don't doubt for long

Fattened emotion

Rubbing bundles under your nose

Just not letting anyone reflect

Calculus cold as ice

Western manner

They're pulling unjust duels, each time faster

Western manner

Golden riders are taking everything in gallop

Nothing's more valuable than

Hard cash, how much does the rest of the world cost

Long live the fast coin

Hard cash, the east has been counted

Capital in full speed

Time is money, the goal has been passed

No morals now

Trained for the brave new world

Surrendered for capital

But please no sentiment

Hard cash, nothing in its way anymore

Borders are run over

Hard cash, how much does the world cost

All in its highest gear

• Artist:Herbert Grönemeyer
• Album:Luxus (1990)