Abschalten

The power from the atom
Switch off, switch off
The news on TV
Switch off, switch off
Grandma in a coma
Switch off, switch off
The song where nothing happens
Switch off, switch off, switch off, switch off

We build towers from blocks and then knock them down
We think something’s great, but we’re terribly dumb
We wipe something dry and then make it wet
We want to have something and then wonder what
We want to switch off, switch off

The dress, I'm sick of it
Pack it away, pack it away
The home is too small
Burn it down, burn it down
The skin we don’t need
Cut it off, cut it off
The fingers always in the way
Chop them off, chop them off, chop them off, chop them off

We build towers from blocks and then knock them down
We thought something was cool, but we were terribly dumb
We wipe something dry and then make it wet
We want to have something and then wonder what
We want to switch off, switch off

If the light bothers you, turn it off
If your eye bothers you, tear it out
If something’s good, it turns bad
If something’s beautiful, it’s not real
If you’re alone, you’re right

We want to switch off, switch off, switch off, switch off