Noch drei Minuten

Three minutes left
Then the curtain rises
I'll be on stage soon
The game takes its course

Stage fright
Slowly creeps up inside me
I don't want to show it to anyone
And everyone notices it

Two minutes left
Where is my piano
Give me the notes quickly
What is the name of my first song

A sip to drink
The throat is so rough
How will the evening end
I don't know exactly

One more minute
And then it's time
I look in the mirror
Not just out of vanity

Someone else is coming
And whispers something to me
I didn't understand him
Because you are waiting outside

A few seconds
The headlights come on
I dry my forehead
And don't think about it
The first bars
From my performance song

Now I'm standing outside
I'm in the spotlight
Alone with many people
Am I or not

I think I'm flying
The world is sinking around me
It is always like this
And that's why I sing