Verbotene Stadt [English translation]

I don't want to think about you

don't want to know where you are

I have to forget you

even if it's hell

We met each other

it was suffering at first sight

I knew that this must not happen

else there will be no return

Since then I am a fugitive

run away from myself thus far

And all what I feel

I banned thus far away

Forbidden City

All gates are closed up and strictly guarded

The walls ten meters high made of stone

No man entered here for many years

Forbidden City

The palaces are dreaming of bygone splendor

A raw wind is blowing through empty streets

A few longings which are already long forgotten

Take the arrow out of my heart

it must not belong to you

Take your mouth away from my ear

don't want to swear any sweet vows

Don't try to find me

and don't call me anymore

Whenever I will dial your number

then don't answer please

Because I am running away

from myself, I run thus far

And all what I feel

I banned very far away

Refrain

The palaces are dreaming of bygone splendor

A raw wind is blowing through empty streets

A few longings which are already long forgotten

And I lost my way in their labyrinth

in the Forbidden City

Refrain

Here I waited for you, day and night

Only you are able to release me from this ban

Tear down these walls, kick down the doors

And I want to be with you, never again alone

in the Forbidden City

• Artist:Udo Lindenberg
• Album:Stark wie Zwei (2008)