Scherzkerzen English translation
von Maxim

There's a room down the hall
you won't let me in.
The door is sealed and behind it the clock is ticking
still in the past.

When I tickled the laughter out of your ribs,
you lock yourself in there to cry for a moment.
You don't want to talk about it - it's nobody's business
as if words would desecrate it.

I fooled myself, there lives only a fantasy,
that's ok, that'll pass.
But last night I peed through the keyhole
and saw you on your knees in front of his shrine.


And I'm the clown trying to blow out the joke candles.
But all I do is cough my heart out for you.
And I'm the clown who thinks he can swallow all your fire.
But I'm just sitting in my kitchen with my wig burned out and things keep coming back on.
(And things always come back on.)
(And things always come back on.)
(And things always come back on.)

You bend down to silently kiss the mouth
I'm the zipper on your dress
Come on, scratch the symbols on my back
can I drive away your demon like this?

You pray an "Oh my God, I'm coming" -
who is it that you wish you were with?
The moment your scream is smothered in your pillow
Yes, I know the walls are thin here.

And I'm the clown trying to blow out the joke candles.
But all I do is cough my heart out for you.
And I'm the clown who thinks he can swallow all your fire.
But I'm just sitting in my kitchen with my wig burned out and things keep coming back on.
(And things always come back on.)
(And things always come back on.)
(And things always come back on.)