Roulette [English translation]

She just won’t make it clear,*

Not a card left on the table.

I thought I could see through her,

And yet somehow not.

Her glance is calculated,

Every move just right.

My hands are trembling.

Maybe I’ll just turn around again.

It was chance that she moved in next door

And that her apartment is just upstairs from mine.

And when we see each other,

You’ll sometimes play roulette with me.

I’m the stake you love to risk,

But in the end I’ll just be lost.

Because I only play chess,

And you’ve got me in check- mate.

Now and then she’ll say “hello,”

But only when it’s just right.

And when I’ve had a bad day,

She’ll fade away again.

But it’s maddening not knowing what’s going on,

If she’s aiming with a real weapon

Or just playing around.

It was chance that she moved in next door

And that her apartment is just upstairs from mine.

And when we see each other,

You’ll sometimes play roulette with me.

I’m the stake you love to risk.

But in the end I’ll just be lost

Because I only play chess.

And you’ve got me in check- mate.

Uhu

I only play chess.

It was chance that she moved in next door

And that her apartment is just upstairs from mine.

Sometimes you play roulette with me.

I’m the stake you love to risk.

But in the end I’ll just be lost

Because I only play chess.

And you’ve got me in check- mate.

Sometimes you play roulette with me.

I’m the stake you love to risk.

But in the end I’ll just be lost

Because I only play chess.

And you’ve got me in check- mate.

• Artist:Max Giesinger
• Album:Der Junge, der rennt (2016)