Gebt Acht! [English translation]

High on a steep cliff,

a mysterious tower sits throned,1

dark clouds, churned up waves,

whipping rain, roaring storm.

In the tower there's a small room,

hidden unreachably high,

in the dim torchshine

a sick mind2 is seen licking at madness.

Close the gates, turn off the light,

remain quiet as a mouse,

the creature doesn't know the names,

it takes you away, does as it will...

Take heed!

The creature's lurking in the night

Take heed!

It's awoken again!

Take heed!

It's hidden somewhere here!

... perhaps directly behind you...?

Vials, tubes, glass cylinders,

filled with red brew,

it seething, boiling, overflows foaming and

evaporates in hot embers.

The distillate trickles through hoses,

drips sparkling into the pot of clay,

he drinks it up, planting the seed,

he already notices it within his head...

When it turns dark I advise you, take heed,

bring your wives3 to safety,

the creature comes in dark night,

when you hear it, it's not far anymore...

Take heed!

The creature's lurking in the night

Take heed!

It's awoken again!

Take heed!

It's hidden somewhere here!

... perhaps directly behind you...? (3x)

1. lit. "thrones"2. lit. "brain"3. lit. "wife", but the "you" is plural

• Artist:Schandmaul
• Album:Von Spitzbuben und anderen Halunken