• Umbra et Imago

    Lieber Gott → English translation

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Dear God

What I see, I imbibe
And give all of you the reflection
I see the way of the world clearly
I want to be good, and yet must be evil
 
I want to drink in joy
I'll inhale your love
The world makes me sink into darkness
I'll always be lonely
 
I want to have someone
Who genuinely loves me
I see a dead body
that lies bleeding in the street
 
I want to have someone
Who genuinely loves me
I see a dead body
that lies bleeding in the street
 
Dear God,
Harden me1 for this world
And kill this mind that tortures me
Dear God,
Why do you make me see this misery,
And why won't you make my pain go away?
Dear God
 
A cold feeling in your hand
A smile that no longer warms me
Although I've already endured it a thousand times,
I haven't learned anything new
 
In a hundred different ways,
I've experienced the suffering
Created by a humanity
That stands at the edge of the abyss
 
I still believe in the world,
Which endlessly turns,
And in a love that remains for me
No matter what happens
 
I still believe in the world,
Which endlessly turns,
And in a love that remains for me
No matter what happens
 
Dear God,
Harden me for this world
And kill this mind that tortures me
Dear God,
Why do you make me see this misery,
And why won't you make my pain go away?
 
Dear God,
Harden me for this world
And kill this mind that tortures me
Dear God,
Why do you make me see this misery,
And why won't you make my pain go away?
Dear God
 
  • 1. Literally "make me hard," but in English that would mean he's asking God for an erection.
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Lieber Gott

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