Reich und Schön [English translation]

(Part 1)

They say that man forges his own destiny

But who knows, maybe I don’t deserve happiness at all

They ask me why I don’t do love songs

Look into my eyes – tell me, do you see this hatred? (ah)

I’d just turned 19 and causing trouble, arcades, and rolling joints were my every day existence

Ridiculous shit; ridiculous, I know

God damn, what a ridiculous time

A boy without prospects, who runs through the streets

And doesn’t have anything upstairs, except street stuff ¹

‘Til I saw you and your eyes

Alhamdulillah - a dream come true ²

But maybe it’s too much to ask

That you can love a boy like me

I’m a boy from the street, I don’t own a thing

But I want to be honest with you, ‘cause you’re important to me

Yet you’ve taken my hand, and

The first time in 19 years I swam ashore

Tell me where you’ve been all these years

‘Cause when you took me in your arms, I became invincible

(Hook) 2x

Rich and Beautiful? No, that’s not me

If that’s important to you, I’m the wrong guy

I just have my heart and my honesty

And I’m sorry, because there’s not enough for more

(Part 2)

(yeah) With you at my side my dreams came true

All of my friends said that we’re a perfect couple

I don’t need to party all night anymore

‘Cause lovers don’t have a place at the disco scene

You took all the hate and all the anger in me

I’m thinking that fate is finally favoring me

A person, that you’re not; no, I would have known it:

You must be an angel, that’s the reason you’re protecting me

All your girlfriends laughed at you

You didn’t fucking care, it didn’t bother you

They said: that looks strange

A boy from the streets with a girl from a good home

But I’ll do everything right, I promise – every kiss

So you need not be ashamed because of me

I know, I held my last job for only ten days

But you didn’t see how much I was ashamed

Please trust me – I’ll show everybody

Don’t get talked into it, let me stay in your life

Rich and beautiful? No, that was never me…

But I was your king in my fantasy

(Hook) 2x

Rich and Beautiful? No, that’s not me

I’m the wrong guy, if that’s important to you

I just have my heart and my honesty

And I’m sorry, because there’s not enough for more

(Part 3)

And now don’t tell me that our fun is over

Take a look at yourself – you can’t handle the pressure

And you ask yourself, if I was really worth it

Because of us, you’ve only got trouble in your life (ah)

And you think your father – he may be right

And your future with me could turn out bad

You need a man, whose life’s already stable

And not like me, who goes through life as a day dreamer

Who drives a Mercedes and owns a nice house

You don’t want to give it up, like your eyesight

I understand you well, ‘cause you love glitz and glamour

And in your world, I’m just one sick loser

They laugh at me, call me street boy

And you laughed with them, at the street boys,

At the boy who stood at your window at night

And called your name – forget that street thief

I’m gone; I'll go there, where they appreciate me

Where they don’t look at me, like I just got off the Enterprise ³

Your love was just a big joke

And because of her, I became a boy without a heart

(Hook) 2x

Rich and Beautiful? No, that’s not me

I’m the wrong guy, if that’s important to you

I just have my heart and my honesty

And I’m sorry, because there’s not enough for more

• Artist:Fard
• Album:Invictus (2011)