Der Panther [English translation]

His soul dreams itself out of his small world

When will he succeed?

When will he leap?

His gaze has become so tired looking past the bars

That he can't stand any more

It seems to him that there are a thousand bars

And behind a thousand bars there is no world

[Refrain]

When will it be time to escape?

The longing doesn't delay anything

The close freedom calls to him:

"Get up and run!"

A person lies dead in front of the cage door

He has succeeded

He has leaped

The soft gait of lithely strong steps

That turns in the tiniest circle

Is like a dance of strength around a center point

In which a mighty will lies numbed

[Refrain]

When will it be time to escape?

The longing doesn't delay anything

The close freedom calls to him:

"Get up and run!"

When will the one leap come

allowing him to escape?

The close freedom calls to him:

"Get up and leap!"

Only sometimes does the curtain of the pupil

slide open soundlessly, then an image goes in

Tense silence goes through his limbs

and ceases to exist in his heart

[Refrain]

When will it be time to escape?

The longing doesn't delay anything

The close freedom calls to him:

"Get up and run!"

When will the one leap come

allowing him to escape?

The close freedom calls to him:

"Get up and leap!"

• Artist:Letzte Instanz
• Album:Im Auge des Sturms (2014)