Im Ascheregen Lyrics in English Casper

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Im Ascheregen by Casper from German to English.

This isn't goodbye 'cause I was never welcome

I wanna take off and never come back

No farewell, I don't wanna know y'all

The city has to burn

And start again, foot on the gas, into a good year

Leave right away, carefree, with no big focus, drive toward the future

Away from always living without huge risks

Every night long, sleep's just a test run for a coffin

I toss a match in the air onto the rest of my life

And only look back to see your buildings burn

In ash rain

Just watch the plans crumble

Before we slowly burn out, I'd rather leave with a bang

One third heating oil, two thirds gasoline

Eyes and hearts are dynamite

One third heating oil, two thirds gasoline

Tired but with a plan, with a goal

I'm heading out, I'm out

Turn the radio up, drive up the hill and

Let it go down

I'm heading out, I'm out

Turn the radio up, drive up the hill and

Let it go down

Holy water's short again for the citizens of the naysayer city

Again the preacher only talks forever

And we're doomed to fail

Done waiting in vain for the day that never comes

I'm down the road in the car, off and starting from scratch

Not one step back, I won't take a bit of this with me

Stare too long into the abyss and it stares back, heat bears down

I'd rather a new beginning than what the old one promises

Good riddance and thanks for nothing, thanks for nothing

One third heating oil, two thirds gasoline

Eyes and hearts are dynamite

One third heating oil, two thirds gasoline

Tired but with a plan, with a goal

I'm heading out, I'm out

Turn the radio up, drive up the hill and

Let it go down

I'm heading out, I'm out

Turn the radio up, drive up the hill and

Dance in the ash rain

This isn't goodbye 'cause I was never welcome

I wanna take off and never come back

No farewell, I don't wanna know y'all

The city has to burn

This isn't goodbye 'cause I was never welcome

I wanna take off and never come back

No farewell, I don't wanna know y'all

The city has to burn

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Benjamin Griffey, Andreas Jenetschko, Konstantin Gropper, Markus Ganter

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SONG MEANING

Im Ascheregen is Casper’s fiery road-trip away from everything that feels stale and suffocating. The lyrics paint a cinematic scene: the engine is running, the radio is blaring, and the glovebox is practically rattling with “one third heating oil, two thirds gasoline.” Rather than saying a polite farewell, the narrator wants the whole town - a symbol of old habits, small-minded critics, and empty promises - to go up in flames. The ash that falls afterward is both dramatic fallout and the first snow of a brand-new beginning.

Beneath the explosive imagery lies an encouraging message about rebirth. Casper suggests it is better to leave with a bang than to “slowly burn out,” better to dance in the rain of ashes than to keep sleep-walking through life. Im Ascheregen ultimately celebrates daring to hit the gas toward an unknown future, trusting that even if everything behind you turns to dust, you will drive on lighter, louder, and freer.

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