Erfolg ist kein Glück [English translation]

Where they fail, you've got to go on the offensive, shift into a higher gear

And even if the rest give up, it's dig your teeth in,

Stick with it, suit up and stand fast

Don't confuse luck with ability, but never doubt your ability

Never content, but never with too ambitious goals

Make the air in your lungs be the gas for the machine

The envy of so many be the oil for the drive train

New day, new luck, new rules, new players

Flying too high means falling down into the depths

But without great sacrifice there can be no great victory

We don't hear "no," we won't accept "none," no road is too far

'Cause with blood, sweat and tears you can buy immortality

And I don't know of any other way

And even if there were, when you first learn to value the worth, then you'll also pay the true price

You say you can't? Then you don't want to-- it's that simple

Talent is just practice and practice makes perfect

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

New attempt, new luck, it's not too late for anything just yet

'Cause you'll harvest only as much as you sow

And when your flame gutters out, then whether you were only a little light

Or a fire as tall as a house, that burns even in a strong wind

You have to want it, like your lungs want air to breathe

'Cause you'll only grow wings if you have the courage to jump

If I fall, when I stall, I stand up harder and fly

Only those who are afraid to fall have to crawl their whole lives long

Never kneel, always look to the sun

Store up the sight of it for days full of thunder and lightning

Even if you sometimes lose, you've got to come back better than how you started

Your will will turn the flesh on your bones to steel

Nothing is in vain, you've got to go every inch yourself

Because nothing will come by itself

Motivated, tunnel vision fixed on the goal

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

No more time to wait, let the others sleep for me

Who always dream of success, but you, pull through until it's really there

Talent is hard work, perfection takes years

When they yell that I've got it easy, then sorry, you've got no idea

We come from out of the deep darkness against all expectation

Hate and envy, blood and sweat just add experience to life

Endurance is the key to fame

There's a lot that I'm missing, but that's one thing I've got enough of

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

Success has nothing to do with luck

But the result of blood, sweat and tears

Life repays everything eventually

It only depends on what you are

Shadow or light

• Artist:Kontra K
• Album:Aus dem Schatten ins Licht