Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen English translation
von Tocotronic

Pure reason must never be allowed to win
We urgently need new lies
Which lead us through the universe
And prepare us for the celebration of the world
Which enforce the delirium
And sing us into a most beautiful slumber
Which warn us of blunt truth
And take pity on deep agony
Which rock us in bamboo baskets
Pure reason must never be allowed to win


Pure reason must never be allowed to win
We urgently need new lies
Which show us the treasure of insanity
And after that, bow before us
And which crown us kings
Only to surreptitiously ridicule us
And which whizz into our ears
And wipe over our eyes
Which wage war on those who want to help us
Pure reason must never be allowed to win

Pure reason must never be allowed to win
We urgently need new lies
Which preserve our beauty for us
But divide us deep inside
Or more accurately: which fragment us
And after that, touch us tenderly
And lead us into darkness
Which yield to our will
And bend us like weak fences
Pure reason must never be allowed to win

We are so light, that we fly