Lieder / Bilder im Kopf English translation
von Adel Tawil

I walked like an Egyptian
Cried with pigeons
Was a voodoo child
Like a rolling stone
In the thorn forest, Maria sang for me
I died in your arms, Bochum ′84
I never let the sun go down
In my wonderful world
And I sing these songs
Dance with tears in my eyes
Bowie was my hero for a day
And EMF can't believe it
And I'm standing in the purple rain
I want to be a fire starter
Whitney will always love me
And Michael won't leave me alone
Berlin! You don't really need us, you


I walked like an Egyptian
I cried with doves
Was a voodoo child
Like a rolling stone
In the thorn forest, Maria sang for me
I died in your arms, Bochum '84
I never let the sun go down
In my wonderful world

And I sing these songs
Dance with tears in my eyes
Bowie was my hero for a day
And EMF can't believe it
And I'm standing in the purple rain
I want to be a fire starter
Whitney will always love me
And Michael won't leave me alone, oh

I was welcome in the jungle
Foreign in my own country
My personal Jesus
And totally sick in the brain
And I ask myself, when
Will I, will I be famous
Like Rio, my king for eternity?


I had reached the end of the road
Was a loser, baby, but then
I held a cover in my hand
On it a monk who was on fire
Kurt Cobain told me to come as I am
And I sing these songs
Dance with tears in my eyes
Bowie was my hero for a day
And EMF can't believe it
And I'm standing in the purple rain
I want to be a fire starter
Whitney will always love me
And Michael won't leave me alone
I was one of five boys
"One Minute" ended, then it was over
I only sang for myself, for an infinitely long time
Then I met her
And she reminded me
We were worlds apart
And yet from the same star

In a black photo album with a silver button
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember when I was young and wild in the block
I keep these pictures in my head
In a black photo album with a silver button
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember when I was young and wild in the block
I keep these pictures in my head, Sido!

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago
37 years ago, when mom was pregnant, she screamed
Because I'm coming! I was so sweet without the hair on my balls
But it'll grow, just wait and see
I grew up in the East until I was nine
Orange light and grey houses, then the departure into new territory

I can't say only good things about the decision
Because it wasn't always easy for the three of us to get a foothold here
But everything just happened that way and my father
I don't want to talk about him, I don't expect anything more
I didn't want to believe anyone, I only trusted a few faces
Outside at night, my eyes only knew street lights

Preserved and archived, I saved it
Initialised and numbered so it's easy for me
Even if the memory slowly disappears
At least I know exactly where to find it

In a black photo album with a silver button
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember when I was young and wild in the block, you
I keep these pictures in my head

In a black photo album with a silver button
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember the first time we chilled in the loft
I keep these pictures in my head, oh

Back then in the yard with Bobby and stuff
This rap thing, our new hobby and stuff
And this weed thing, two grams on Kommi and stuff
Ha, we dreamed we were a celebrity and stuff
I put on the Jordans with the holes and then a round of basketball
In the smoking corner, Jamal was standing at the stake
Did we have fun back then? Guess what!

But we didn't just paint the school desk for fun
University didn't fit into my world, not even for half a semester
We were rebels, we knew everything, we were everything, better
We hung out and made music
The microphone in the closet, we knew it would work
And now it's preserved and archived, I've saved it
Initialized and numbered so it's easy for me
Even if the memory slowly disappears
At least I know exactly where to find it
In a black photo album with a silver button, you
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember when I was young and wild in the block, you
I keep these pictures in my head
In a black photo album with a silver button
I keep all these pictures in my head
I still remember when we chilled in the loft for the first time
I keep these pictures in my Head, head

I walked like an Egyptian
I cried with pigeons
Was a voodoo child
Like a rolling stone
I never let the sun go down
In my wonderful world

And now I sing my songs
Dance with tears in my eyes
Bowie was my hero for a day
And EMF can't believe it
And I'm standing in the purple rain
I want to be a fire starter
Whitney will always love me
And Sido won't leave us alone

Because we sing these songs
Dance with tears in my eyes
Bowie was a hero for a day
And EMF can't believe it
And we're standing in the purple rain
We want to be a fire starter
Whitney will always love us
And Michael won't leave us alone

Sido! From Berlin!
What's up, my Berlin? You don't need him, I don't think you need to introduce this person separately
We've known each other for a while, now
We've known each other for many years, yes, many years
It was always fun
But Berlin, we've known each other for many years
No place without fun, I always say that in Berlin and some Berliners don't believe me
But I always say that in Berlin
There's no place in the world where I'd rather play than in Berlin, my home
Without fun, you can believe that or not
Until we're dead
You can believe that or not, I'm dead serious, without fun
Yes, that's why, it would be an honor for me if we could play one more time