Eerst Nemen We Manhattan

I was punished for 20 years of boredom
Had to break free, within that time
But today you’ll pay me back, you’ll pay me back
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Driven by signals from the heavens
With my lifeline in my left hand
Driven by the beauty of your weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I’d much rather live with you
Body and soul, be yours
But you see my people there on the train of slowness
I told you, I told you, you knew it: I’m one of them

You loved this loser a lot
But now you’re scared I’ll be a winner
You know how to hold me back
But more than that, you know
How many nights I’ve prayed
For a Jew and a Palestinian
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don’t like your fashion business, mister
Don’t like your drug-addled brain
Don’t like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

But I’d much rather live with you
Body and soul, be yours
But you see my people there on the train of slowness
I told you, I told you, you knew it: I’m one of them

And I thank you for all the sacrifices made
For the holsters and the blackwood violin
I practiced every night in the desert
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Remember me, I lived for music
Remember me, I lived for you
But now on Father’s Day, I drink the brandy
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Then we take Berlin
Then we take Berlin
Then we take Berlin
Manhattan and Berlin