Tvivlaren [English translation]

I don't trust the leader, and I mistrust the leader's wife.

I don't trust the bishop, because he doesn't even believe in God.

I don't trust the officers, I mistrust those who have power.

Because power intoxicates and power enchants, yes, Power is corruption.

I am a doubter; Because I see what I see and I know what I know.

I don't trust teachers,

who don't teach what they should,

and never the journalists, who sell their soul every day.

I don't trust speakers, I don't trust words.

Because words are important, words are dangerous;

words also create power.

I am a doubter;

For I see what I see,

and I know what I know.

Everyone strives to climb higher, everyone wants to be at the top.

Nobody cares how it happens.

Wheeling and dealing, threat, and slander;

Conscience and morality mean nothing.

So I have more trust in the birds, I trust also in the mountains.

I always trust the rivers, and I trust in the flowers' colors.

Sometimes I believe in people, sometimes I believe in you.

And suddenly it happens, I become inconsistent.

So never trust me.

You should be a doubter;

Because you see what you see,

and you know what you know.

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Nära Dej (1994)