Meine Soldaten English translation
von Maxim

I build a wall and blow up the bridges
Have every thought of you systematically suppressed
Burn the photos and censor the songs
Come what may, I must never lose control again

Everything that moves is strictly monitored
Dispose of suspicious elements immediately
Because a sign of weakness is enough, a trembling of the fingers
I need cool blood 'cause it's not good for me to remember you

It's not good for me to remember you

And whenever my heart calls for you and chaos erupts inside me
I send out my soldiers to crush the resistance
Whenever my heart calls for you and it burns in the streets inside me
I order my army to do whatever it takes to silence it again

Until it's gagged, broken and locked away
And obeyed me at last, my poor heart


A good soldier doesn't ask questions
He runs laps in the park until his legs give out
Forehead in the dust for a yes and an amen
A soldier forgets everything, including his own name if the worst comes to the worst

But it only takes one traitor, one leak
A tiny rock for a mighty wave
A spark in the tinder and everything is on fire again
The whole facade collapses like a house of cards

Collapses like a house of cards

Whenever my heart calls for you and chaos erupts inside me
I send out my soldiers to crush the resistance
Whenever my heart calls for you and it burns in the streets inside me
I order my army to do whatever it takes to silence it again
And whenever my heart calls for you and chaos erupts inside me
I'll send my soldiers to silence it again

Until it's gagged, broken and locked away
And obeyed me at last, my poor heart