Lyrics & Translation
Hold every faith up high
I too mistrust zealotry
Better for everyone to be glad
With what they believe
Or with what they know
But the one I believe in
Is also the one I treasure
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they're lacking courage
I try to understand
What others see in you
Why they start wars
And commit murders in your name
Why they force people
To die from a virus
Two thousand years after you
Everything lies in shambles
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they're lacking courage
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they lack the courage
Forgive me my sins
The moment I see you
As long as I carry my sins
While I sleep and when I go
I don't want promises
People give me
Only to break them again
That's just how people are
All that matters
Is the connection to you
And it would be my end
If I lost this connection
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they're lacking courage
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they lack the courage
Maybe they don't listen
Maybe they don't see clearly
Maybe they lack the sense
Or maybe they lack the courage
Key Vocabulary
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Zweifel /ˈtsaɪ̯fl/ B1 |
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Glauben /ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/ B1 |
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Mut /muːt/ B2 |
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verstehen /fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːən/ B1 |
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Menschen /ˈmɛnʃən/ A2 |
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Kriege /ˈkʁiːɡə/ B2 |
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Sinn /zɪn/ B2 |
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Virus /ˈviːrəs/ B2 |
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Schuld /ʃʊlt/ B2 |
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Versprechen /fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçən/ B2 |
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Verbindung /fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ/ B2 |
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Sünden /ˈzʏndən/ B2 |
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brechen /ˈbʁɛçən/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Auch ich misstraue Übereifer
➔ Inversion with 'auch'
➔ Normally it would be 'Ich misstraue auch Übereifer'. 'Auch' is placed at the beginning to emphasize the agreement with a previous statement, causing the subject and verb to invert. "Auch" means "also" or "too".
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Es sei am besten jeder froh
➔ Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) for indirect speech/wish
➔ The use of 'sei' (Konjunktiv I of 'sein') indicates a reported statement or a wish. Here, it suggests 'It is best if everyone is happy'. While Konjunktiv II ('wäre') is more common for wishes, Konjunktiv I can also be used, particularly in more formal contexts or when expressing a general sentiment.
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Der, an den ich glaube, ist auch der den ich preis'
➔ Relative clauses with prepositions
➔ The preposition 'an' governs the accusative case and connects to the relative pronoun. 'Der, **an den** ich glaube' (The one whom I believe in) is a complex relative construction. Also, 'den ich preis'' is a relative clause.
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Warum sie Menschen dazu zwingen, an einem Virus zu sterben
➔ Infinitive clause with 'zu' after 'zwingen'
➔ 'Zwingen' (to force) requires an infinitive clause with 'zu'. The structure is 'jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun' (to force someone to do something). Here, 'dazu' (to that) refers to the reason/situation, and 'an einem Virus zu sterben' is the infinitive clause specifying what people are being forced to do.
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Liegt hier alles in Scherben
➔ Prepositional phrase 'in Scherben' to describe a state
➔ 'In Scherben' means 'in shards' or 'in ruins'. It is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial modifier describing the state of 'alles' (everything). It describes the situation as being broken or destroyed.
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Solange trag ich meine Sünden, wenn ich schlaf und wenn ich geh
➔ Subordinate clauses with 'solange' and 'wenn'
➔ 'Solange' means 'as long as'. It introduces a temporal clause specifying the duration for which the main clause is true. 'Wenn ich schlaf und wenn ich geh' are two temporal clauses introduced by 'wenn' (when/if).
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