Kein Königreich [English translation]

[Chorus:]

That's not to make a Kingdom rise

That's how to make it torn

And wherefore an Eye does not suffice

A prayer won't be lorn

I have no time to spare

To understand your stalling view

But I am willing to bear

The pain and just walk on through

[Chorus]

As soon as I have certitude

I will say all that I know

Do not let my wish be refused

For it is getting hotter round us now

[Chorus]

The talking points of our days

Are not the crucial points for this generation

We have a big scar on our face

And we are looking for our absolution

[Chorus]

All of a sudden there is so much to say

Yet nothing ever comes of it

Surrounded by the Marks of Cain1

For us to remove them causes too great a fit

[Chorus]

1. The mark that Cain, Adam and Eva's firstborn son, received on his forhead after killing his younger brother Abel had a twofold protective purpose: It labeled him as a murderer, thus protecting the rest of society from him, and was made to go on to the one who would try to kill Cain, therefore preventing more bloodshed. So someone who carries the mark of Cain is someone who is openly associated with or accused of a stark crime and is therefore excluded by others.

• Artist:Xavier Naidoo
• Album:Zwischenspiel & Alles für den Herrn