Mehr Licht [English translation]

Look, I was hammered with grief and snot, so it may be that I'm wrong

But I believe I heard God say, "NO. NOT WITH MOISHE1."

And I swear, this alone means everything to me

When I hear what you harlots of the devil are up to

And you fools shouldn't talk big, and I don't put it to the test

It's just good to have it like a bulletproof west

And I love this life, hand me the full cup once again

I'm too deep in this game here, nigga, come what may

[Hook:]

More light

More light

Say it with me, more light

Shine with me, more light2

And no, I don't care 'bout money, but I know I gotta have it

'Cause I'm just a bit too dense for the damn bus or the train

So we make the sacrifices to get to the top

I need to get out of this fast, but I'm sitting in it

Says the fear and insists menacingly, everything stays the same

"BUT YES YOU CAN," says God, "STAND UP, MY SON, YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED"

This I live in my heart, and so I promise I will make it

Only the foolish hold the essence of a candle to be wax

[Hook]

Between death and overcoming, between awkward I-don't-know-it

Between standing up and falling down, realisation and stroke of wit

Between loving everyone and turning the world upside down

Between turmoil, intrigue and chill out man, relax

Between taking my life and freeing all my brothers

Between going this path here, or suffering that way there

Between this world and the next, violence and sex

Between the grace and a lifetime, everything is now

Namely, both either or, on the contrary and neither nor

Going boozed up for salvation, but homes, yet I live

With an intensity that goes beyond that of most

Once it's too late for a win-win you can write of it much easier

Sore from all the little idiots, from hyaenas and their breed

Thinking these were notes and chords - this is blood and tears

Just now, there flows word from the Lord: "COME MAN, DO IT.

PARADISE IS NOT A PLACE BUT A CONDITION."

[Hook + Chorus:]

With more light

(I want to see the way you shine)

More light

(If you know that you have already received)

Say it with me, more light

(This is the moral)

Shine with me, more light

(Brightly lighting every hall)

A little light

Away from wounds, sorrow and toxicity

A little light

From the darkness to the light3

1. Yiddish for Moses2. "More light" were the famous last words of Goethe on his death bed3. Sampled from Moses' earlier track "Ich lass dich nicht zurück" (Geteiltes Leid 3)

• Artist:Moses Pelham
• Album:Herz