You Can't Run Away
Udo Lindenberg feat. Freundeskreis Lyrics
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Nur noch zwei Jahre,
Dann werden wir alle krepiern'
Sagst, die gifte wärn' das einzig wahre,
Damit willst do dich allmählich wegjongliern'.
Do bist erst fünfzehn,
Auf deiner Jacke steht 'no fun'
- wär nichts zu ändern -
Do sagst 'Wie Hiroshima, die ganze Welt in Asche und Schutt'
Und der Zug rast dem Abgrund entgegen,
Und die Bremsen sind kaputt (yeah, hey)
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away boy
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away from yourself.
Das schlimme ist, ich kann dich fast verstehen,
Doch ich will diesen Weg nicht mit dir gehen.
Do hast alle Waffen abgelegt und aufgegeben,
Und irgendwie aufgehört zu leben.
Wenn meine Hoffnung schon am Ende wär',
Dann gäbs' für mich auch nichts zu singen mehr,
Denn was sollen denn noch solche Lieder und Gedanken,
Wenn das Raumschiff Erde gesteuert wird von ein paar Kranken ?
Von ein paar irren Kamikaze-Piloten,
Ja sind wir den alle solche Vollidioten ? (sind wir...)
Vergeblich all' die Bücher der Dichter und Philosophen,
Und es regiern' uns immer noch die Ganoven.
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away boy
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away from yourself
(can't run away...)
Nein, ich will kein Dichter sein, der Blumen bringt,
An das Grab der Vernunft, und der was schlaues singt.
Che Guevara und Luther King dürfen nicht umsonst gestorben sein,
Sonst pack' ich mein Mikrofon für immer ein. (yeah, yeah)
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away boy,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away boy.
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away from yourself.(can't run away...)
The song "You Can't Run Away" by Udo Lindenberg feat. Freundeskreis addresses the bleak outlook on life that some individuals experience at a young age. The song speaks of a 15-year-old boy who has given up on life and has no hope for the future. He sees the world as a hopeless place filled with poison and doom. He has turned his back on society and has chosen to run away from his problems instead of facing them. The singer of the song discusses how he understands the boy's feelings, but he cannot follow him on this destructive path.
The lyrics use powerful imagery such as comparing the world to the aftermath of Hiroshima, and the Earth being steered by a few lunatics. The song also touches on the idea of the Earth being doomed and how the fate of the planet is in the hands of dangerous people. The overall message of the song speaks about the importance of not running away from life's problems but standing up to them and fighting for a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
Do sagst 'no future'
You say 'no future'
Nur noch zwei Jahre,
Only two years left
Dann werden wir alle krepiern'
Then we will all die
Sagst, die gifte wärn' das einzig wahre,
You say toxins are the only truth
Damit willst do dich allmählich wegjongliern'.
You want to juggle away from it all
Do bist erst fünfzehn,
You're only fifteen
Auf deiner Jacke steht 'no fun'
Your jacket reads 'no fun'
- wär nichts zu ändern -
- nothing can be changed -
Do fängst auch gar nicht erst mit irgendetwas an.
You don't even start anything
Do sagst 'Wie Hiroshima, die ganze Welt in Asche und Schutt'
You say 'Like Hiroshima, the whole world in ashes and rubble'
Und der Zug rast dem Abgrund entgegen,
And the train is racing towards the abyss
Und die Bremsen sind kaputt (yeah, hey)
And the brakes are broken (yeah, hey)
Das schlimme ist, ich kann dich fast verstehen,
The worst part is, I can almost understand you
Doch ich will diesen Weg nicht mit dir gehen.
But I don't want to walk this path with you
Do hast alle Waffen abgelegt und aufgegeben,
You have put down all the weapons and given up
Und irgendwie aufgehört zu leben.
And somehow stopped living
Wenn meine Hoffnung schon am Ende wär',
If my hope were already at an end
Dann gäbs' für mich auch nichts zu singen mehr,
Then there would be nothing left for me to sing
Denn was sollen denn noch solche Lieder und Gedanken,
Because what's the point of such songs and thoughts anymore
Wenn das Raumschiff Erde gesteuert wird von ein paar Kranken?
If the spaceship Earth is being steered by a few sick people?
Von ein paar irren Kamikaze-Piloten,
By a few crazy kamikaze pilots
Ja sind wir den alle solche Vollidioten? (sind wir...)
Yes, are we all such idiots? (are we...)
Vergeblich all' die Bücher der Dichter und Philosophen,
In vain all the books of poets and philosophers
Und es regiern' uns immer noch die Ganoven.
And we are still ruled by the crooks.
Nein, ich will kein Dichter sein, der Blumen bringt,
No, I don't want to be a poet who brings flowers
An das Grab der Vernunft, und der was schlaues singt.
To the grave of reason, and sings something smart.
Che Guevara und Luther King dürfen nicht umsonst gestorben sein,
Che Guevara and Luther King cannot have died in vain
Sonst pack' ich mein Mikrofon für immer ein. (yeah, yeah)
Otherwise, I'll pack away my microphone forever. (yeah, yeah)
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're running and you're running and you're running away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're running and you're running and you're running away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' and you're runnin' away,
You're running and you're running and you're running away,
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away boy
You're running but you can't run away, boy.
You're runnin' and you're runnin' but you can't run away from yourself.
You're running but you can't run away from yourself.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GREGG WRIGHT
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