Glut und Eis

That I should rest within myself
In Consciousness and Being
Like mature wine
To drink at night with friends
Which brings conversations
Honest, open, tolerant
Says my mind

That I should be big and strong
Like the oak in the storm
In the battles a tower
Stable, secure, unbent
Convinced by myself
And recognized by all
Says my mind

But that I have to waver
With two souls in the chest
Between hope and frustration
As an adult child
Like the poplar in the wind
Between joy and pain
My heart tells me

Eternally torn
Between longing and conscience
Here what I feel there what I know
In danger of hurting myself
On one's own contradictions
Here much too cold and there much too hot
Embers and ice
Embers and ice
Embers and ice

That I should hate everything
What destroys the future
Belongs to the children
What breaks the rainbow
The one made of water, air and light
Your view spans
Says my mind

But that I must love
No matter how sad I am
In search of meaning
In the sung word
Until the last chord
The last concert
My heart tells me

Eternally torn
Between longing and conscience
Here what I feel there what I know
In danger of hurting myself
On one's own contradictions
Here much too cold and there much too hot
Embers and ice
Embers and ice
Embers and ice

Lying destroyed on the ground today
But by all means
Ascended again tomorrow
At any price
Cold and hot
Embers and ice
Embers and ice
Embers and ice