Grapefruit [English translation]

Above you there hangs gloom from the wall

Like a very old garland with an ocean of elephants

And concrete air balloons on it

Which are shaped like monsters

Like other people wear luxury perfume, you wear a grim gaze

So grim that Lana Del Rey would probably envy you for it

You say that this is your destiny

That you'll be sad forever from now on - but sorry, I don't believe in that

'Cause, you see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...-, today will be a beautiful...

You see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...- today will be a beautiful day

Come on, let's open the window for a while, turn the radio loud

Let fresh wind in and all old doubts out

If you really believe in it, you will get happy

And today we're having grapefruit for breakfast

See? I understand you

That's just a phrase, at first, but I believe that I understand you

I've been feeling the same way as you do, before

Or maybe I don't know enough about you

But your sad face, that reminds me of me

You remind me of me

Because you see, last year - in about the same time frame

As now - ´I have fought myself and ghosts with dull blades

I only lay in bed every day and asked myself questions

Like, for example: What on earth is my plan in this world?

But all the headache, the dangerous fights

And duels against myself really exhausted my strenghts

Until I offered peace to myself with white flags at night

Because, whenever I'd win, I only lost in the end, as well

I always wanted to be like the others, except that's completely impossible

And that's completely useless, because the others already exist, after all

The day on which that became clear was the first new start for me

And today I can say that I am my best friend

'Cause, you see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...-, today will be a beautiful...

You see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...- today will be a beautiful day

Come on, let's open the window for a while, turn the radio loud

Let fresh wind in and all old doubts out

If you really believe in it, you will get happy

And today we're having grapefruit for breakfast

And all the beautiful things in this world - that can't be a coincidence

Mother earth has been pretty kind to us humans there

Time passes by to quickly as to fall for the thought monsters

And what you think about yourself, that's something only you decide

And hugs, and flowers, and showering in summer rain,

Look: swimming, breathing, reading, sleeping,

friends and captured moments

Loving, laughing, cooking, dancing

Christmas - how nice that is!

And then even realising that you are your own home

And then, singing, too, and the two of us in the kitchen

And also Coldplay, and most importantly, grapefruit for breakfast

And one more thing: With a broken leg, you'd also go to an orthopaedist

Therefore you could maybe as well talk to a psychologist?

That does not make you crazy - or at least not more crazy than me

Take your Summertime Sadness off and show me your face!

And I want to tell you so much, like, for example:

You don't have to endure times like this, not even secretly

Don't listen to the doubts, because you are not alone

Here, and everything always keeps going, keeps going like us

And, you see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...-, today will be a beautiful...

You see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...- today will be a beautiful day

Come on, let's open the window for a while, turn the radio loud

Let fresh wind in and all old doubts out

If you really believe in it, you will get happy

And today we're having grapefruit for breakfast

And, you see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...-, today will be a beautiful...

You see, things become true if you say them often enough

If you say them often...,- today is a beautiful day

• Artist:Julia Engelmann
• Album:Poesiealbum (2017)