Das zweite Gesicht English translation
von Peter Fox

The voice trembles and the gaze is icy
Someone's about to cross the line here
The tongue is loaded and ready
To let words loose, to make enemies
The arrowheads full of poison
The enemy wobbles when you hit
You triumph when he falls
But by this time tomorrow, you'll regret it
Cockfight over a pile of crap
Sacrificing someone for a lukewarm joke
Killing a spider—taking a shower when you're in the tub
Showing a fool that you're smarter

Because it's hidden beneath your skin
And you know it wants to come to light
The cage door slowly opens and there it shows itself
The second face


A beast lives in your house
You lock it up, it breaks out
The same game every day
From the playpen to the grave
A beast lives in your house
You lock it up, it breaks out
It comes through every door
It lives with you and with me

You want to move forward, the others want to go back
You have visions, but they don't come along
Someone stands between you and your happiness
And it drives you mad, you can't stand it
You watch yourself and hear yourself speak
You're sensationally off the mark
Trying to ease up, your foot is paralyzed
You see the wall and crash into it
You play wrong to avoid losing
Then celebrate as if nothing happened
Your conscience is drunk
Your friend's wife comes over to you

It's hidden beneath your skin
And you know it wants to come to light
The cage door slowly opens and there it shows itself
The second face


A beast lives in your house
You lock it up, it breaks out
The same game every day
From the playpen to the grave
A beast lives in your house
You lock it up, it breaks out
It comes through every door
It lives with you and with me

A beast lives in your house
You lock it up, it breaks out