I Am From Austria

Your golden days are long gone
You've left hell behind you too
Of fame and fortune, not much is left
Tell me who
Still takes their hat off to you
Except me

I know the people
I know the rats
The madness of screaming to the heavens
I stand by you
In light and in darkness forever

They can do what they want about it
That's where I am, that's where I'm from
That's where the ice melts away from my soul
Like from a glacier in April

Even when we've already forgotten
I am your apple, you are my branch
Just like your water runs downstream
Irresistible and so clear

Almost like a child's tears
My blood too, goes fast all at once
Full of pride, I tell the people of the world
And if you want, you alone as well

I am from Austria
I am from Austria

The storks were often to be envied
Today I still fly much further away
I see you mostly only from afar
Who could know, just how much hurt it can do?

They can do what they want about it
That's where I am, that's where I belong
That's where the ice melts away from my soul
Like from a glacier in April

Even when we've already forgotten
I am your apple, you are my branch
Just like your water runs downstream
Irresistible and so clear

Almost like a child's tears
My blood too, goes fast all at once
Full of pride, I tell the people of the world
And if you want, you alone as well

I am from Austria
I am from Austria
I am from Austria