Kids im Park – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: Vernissage My Heart

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Future one-way, toward where the light is

Exit or death, show me where the lift is

We want to fly like in a superspeed spaceship

(Superspeed) spaceship

We don't know if it'll happen today

But someday it could go cosmic

This shuttle for your future, babe

Yes, soaring high into the galaxy

We ourselves are fading out

I stayed too long where there's a deep hole

Too much sweet air has poisoned my heart

But you take my hand

And the world, it drifts

(My world) drifts

We don't know if it'll happen today

But someday it could go cosmic

This shuttle for your future, babe

Yes, soaring high into the galaxy

We ourselves are fading out

One day you'll be superstars

We want a band like superstars

...

[German]

Zukunft one-way, hin wo das Licht ist

Exit or Tod, zeig' mir wo der Lift ist

Wir wollen fliegen wie im Superspeed-Spaceship

(Superspeed) Spaceship

Wir wissen nicht, ob es heute kommt

Aber irgendwann kann's kosmisch gehen

Dieses Shuttle eurer Zukunft, Babe

Ja, hoch hinaus in die Galaxie

Wir sind selber ausgedämpft

Ich war zu lang wo ein tiefes Loch ist

Zu viel süße Luft hat mein Herz vergiftet

Doch du nimmst meine Hand

Und die Welt, sie driftet

(Meine Welt) Driftet

Wir wissen nicht, ob es heute kommt

Aber irgendwann kann's kosmisch gehen

Dieses Shuttle eurer Zukunft, Babe

Ja, hoch hinaus in die Galaxie

Wir sind selber ausgedämpft

One day you'll be superstars

Wir wollen 'ne Band wie Superstars

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Zukunft /ˈtsuːkʊnft/ B1	noun - future
Licht /lɪçt/ A2	noun - light
Exit /ˈɛksɪt/ A2	noun - way out or door leading outside
Tod /toːt/ B1	noun - death
Lift /lɪft/ A2	noun - elevator or device for lifting
fliegen /ˈfliːɡn̩/ A2	verb - to fly
Spaceship /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/ B1	noun - a vehicle designed for travel in outer space
kosmisch /ˈkɔsmɪʃ/ C1	adjective - cosmic, relating to the universe
Shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/ B2	noun - a spacecraft or vehicle that travels back and forth between two places
Galaxie /ɡaˈlaksie/ B1	noun - galaxy
Herz /hɛrts/ A2	noun - heart
vergiften /fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftn̩/ B2	verb - to poison or contaminate
Hand /hant/ A1	noun - hand
Welt /vɛlt/ A2	noun - world
driften /ˈdrɪftn̩/ B2	verb - to drift or move slowly without control
Band /bant/ A2	noun - a group of musicians
Superstar /ˈsuːpəstɑːr/ B1	noun - a famous and successful person, especially in entertainment

Key Grammar Structures

• Zukunft one-way, hin wo das Licht ist

  ➔ Relative clause with 'wo'

  ➔ The word "wo" connects the place 'hin' refers to, forming a relative clause meaning 'where the light is'.

• Exit or Tod, zeig' mir wo der Lift ist

  ➔ Imperative form with 'du' omitted

  ➔ The imperative 'zeig’' is from 'zeigen'. The subject 'du' is omitted as is usual in German commands.

• Wir wollen fliegen wie im Superspeed-Spaceship

  ➔ Modal verb 'wollen' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Wollen' expresses intention or desire. The infinitive 'fliegen' goes at the end of the clause.

• Wir wissen nicht, ob es heute kommt

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'ob'

  ➔ 'Ob' introduces an indirect yes/no question, sending the verb 'kommt' to the end of the clause.

• Aber irgendwann kann's kosmisch gehen

  ➔ Modal verb 'können' contraction 'kann's'

  ➔ The contraction 'kann's' means 'kann es'. The modal verb works with the infinitive 'gehen' at the end.

• Dieses Shuttle eurer Zukunft, Babe

  ➔ Genitive plural 'eurer Zukunft'

  ➔ 'Eurer' is the genitive plural of 'ihr', showing possession: 'the shuttle of your future'.

• Ich war zu lang wo ein tiefes Loch ist

  ➔ Past tense of 'sein' + relative clause

  ➔ 'War' is the simple past of 'sein'. The relative clause 'wo ein tiefes Loch ist' defines the place he was for too long.

• Doch du nimmst meine Hand

  ➔ Present tense verb with direct object

  ➔ 'Nimmst' is the 2nd person singular present of 'nehmen', directly acting on 'meine Hand'.

• One day you'll be superstars

  ➔ Future with 'will' contraction 'you'll'

  ➔ The auxiliary 'will' expresses a prediction. The contraction 'you'll' is standard in informal English.

• Wir wollen 'ne Band wie Superstars

  ➔ Colloquial contraction '’ne' for 'eine'

  ➔ In informal speech, 'eine' is often shortened to ''ne'. It keeps the same meaning: 'a band'.