Herbert Grönemeyer

Everlasting

Herbert Grönemeyer


When I was born 
I was shaken 
I felt the anger 
And the breaking 
I saw the dangerous and fragile way 
It takes a cigarette to burn a field 

(Now in the air 
I feel the chill 
And the excitement for the kill 
We sell our virtues to the bank 
Swap our force for a silent cry) 

The only weapon is the soul 
Like walking over burning coals 
The only strategy is love 
To sink below or rise above (rise above) 

So all I know 
Set your soul 
To the everlasting goal 
On remote, love controls all your never ending hope 
(all your hope) 

(I took a drive and saw the world 
And all the bullshit that we are sold 
And how there ain't a bar of gold 
That isn't good enough to take 
I see the lights and flashing smiles 
I see the love go on for miles 
I see the strangest way 
That everybody seems to get along) 

The sorrow cuts into the soul 
Like raindrops into burning coals 
The only strategy is love 
To sink below or rise above, rise above 

So all I know 
Set your soul 
To the everlasting goal 
On remote, love controls all your never ending hope 
(all your hope)