When I walk these streets
I see how the ruins of this city
Rise into houses again
Yet many windows stay empty
For many there was no return
And about what was just now
People today would rather not talk at all
But I ask, I ask myself who we are
We're us! We stand here!
Divided, defeated and yet
After all we're still alive
We're us! We stand here!
That can't be it yet
No time to be sad
We're us! We stand here!
Risen from ruins, we thought
We'd achieved a dream
For 40 years we pulled together
We turned ashes into gold
Now everything's different again
And what was before is worth nothing today
Now we can have what we want
But didn't we really want much more?
And I ask, I ask myself where we stand
We're us! We stand here!
One again in one country
Super rich and flat broke
We're us! We stand here!
They won't break us that fast
No time to be bitter
We're us! We stand here!
Divided, defeated and yet
After all we still exist
And we'll survive it
'Cause life has to go on
It's just a bad streak
We won't give up that quickly now