Sommerschlußverkauf der Eitelkeit [English translation]

Don't show your teeth when you say something

Remember not to smile when you ask for cigarettes

This is not about friendliness

Smiling only attracts attention

And then everyone is more important than you

This is the summer clearance sale of vanity

Don't talk about others, talk about yourself

You're not here to have fun, just hold your glass and don't drink

This is not about truth

Know yourself better

Otherwise everyone is more important than you

This is the summer clearance sale of vanity

"Aren’t you the one who at that time..?" - "Yes!"

"And I saw you, back in the old days when..." - "That's right!"

I'm a bargain in the summer clearance sale of vanity

You’re paying attention to me, that makes me happy again

I’d kiss your feet if you allowed it, oh bliss

But now I have to go on

But don't stop me

There are people who are more important than you

This is the summer clearance sale of vanity

"Aren’t you the one who at that time..?" - "Yes!"

"And I saw you, back in the old days when..." - "That's right!"

I'm a bargain in the summer clearance sale of vanity

Wasn't that fantastic again, wasn't that wonderful

Nobody called, and yet everyone was there

Make yourself important

Pump yourself up a bit

Reach deep into the bargain bin of the summer clearance sale of vanity

• Artist:Element of Crime
• Album:Weißes Papier (1993)