Wann? [English translation]

You say you don’t want to change the world

And I wonder, how can you do that

You’re not a ghost in the bottle

And you’re not a hole in nature either

Because after every step that you take

And after every word that you say

And after every bite that you eat

The world is different than it was before

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When, if not now

Where, if not here

How, if without love

Who, if not us

You say you don’t want to save the world

That's out of your league

And the saviours of the world

have already been here so many times

Only most of them make things even worse

And every new day I’m asked

Which side I stand on

And I can’t just sit back and watch

How everything is going downhill

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You say you don’t want to change the world

Then others will do it for you

And the forest

where you used to play years ago

Suddenly has a stony face

And the meadow where you’re lying now

Will be a motorway tomorrow

And if you ever come back

Start everything again from scratch

CHORUS

• Artist:Rio Reiser
• Album:Blinder Passagier (1987)