Warum? English translation
von Tic Tac Toe

We had known each other for years, went off together
The world was ours, and we didn’t need money for that
We just let ourselves drift, we didn’t want to miss a thing
We didn’t want to become like the people we hated
Just one look from you and I knew exactly
What you were thinking, what you were feeling, that deep trust between women
It knocked me off my feet
It was completely clear, I could always count on you

No party without us, always diving right in
Being where life was wild, with no rules at all
It was amazing, that time, we were ready for anything
And when I think back on it today and it screams deep inside me
I regret that I wasn’t tougher on you
Because I sensed the danger, it was there, it was close
It was impossible to overlook, but I refused to understand
The wind has changed, and now it’s too late


And why?
Just for the rush, for the moment?
And why?
Just for a taste of false happiness?
And why?
Just for the rush, for the moment?
And why?
You’ll never come back, come back

Now and then, a smoke, diving into other worlds
That was still okay, I could understand that
But then it started with the things that were no longer funny
But you just had to do them
I just stood there, unable to talk to you anymore
Everything you said was: "This is my life
My life, it belongs only to me, and no one interferes
Let it be, let it be, don’t limit me"

I looked into your eyes, they were dead, they were empty
They couldn’t laugh anymore, they were tired, they were heavy
You had nothing left to give, because in your new life
You had completely surrendered to a foreign power
Money, money, money, you tortured yourself just for money
To get it, and as quickly as it came, it was gone again
For that, you walked the streets, but not for yourself
Only for your dealer with that smile on his face


And why?
Just for the rush, for the moment?
And why?
Just for a taste of false happiness?
And why?
Just for the rush, for the moment?
And why?
You’ll never come back
Come back
Come back
Come back

Money, money, money, you tortured yourself just for money
To get it, and as quickly as it came, it was gone again
For that, you walked the streets, but not for yourself
Only for your dealer with that smile on his face

And why?