Unsichtbar [English translation]

Just now I saw a man in a café

He said he can't understand the world anymore

He'd examined all corners of life1

But there was something that still alluded him2

He said he didn't believe in the church, yet (still) prayed

Hoped in miracles, despite clear reason

And maybe there's still something between the pieces3

That no-one can explain

We all hope, struggle4, search every day

Our lives5 are completely planned out

We hold fast to what can be explained

But what we search for remains invisible

We can go out and pay for happiness6

And try to paint on our lives7

But what's important8 doesn't lie in our hands9

Because what we search for remains invisible

One believes in God and life after death

He says, when he closes his eyes he flies away

The answer certainly lies in details

But all of us are still not prepared for it

He himself can't explain to me what it is

But wants to believe it and clings to it

Because maybe there is still more between the pieces

That he can't understand

We all hope, struggle, search every day

Our lives are completely planned out

We hold fast to what can be explained

But what we search for remains invisible

We can go out and pay for happiness

And try to paint over our lives

But what matters doesn't lie in our hands

What we search for remains invisible

What we search for remains invisible

What we want is invisible

And somewhere in the chaos, I search for my way

I see through the theory, sometimes clear, sometimes hazy

I believe that someone directs me

And somewhere in my head thinks for me10

We all hope, struggle, search every day

Our lives are completely planned out

We hold fast to what can be explained

But what we search for remains invisible

We can go out and pay for happiness

And try to paint over our lives

But what matters doesn't lie in our hands

Because what we search for remains invisible

1. literally "He examined his life in all the smallest parts"2. literally "something that hid from him"3. The ending "chen" on "Teilchen" implies the pieces ("Teilen") are small.4. or "fight" ie; fight within ourselves. I believe "struggle" conveys this idea better.5. literally "our life"6. literally "pay for all the happiness"7. I'm not entirely sure of the meaning of this line. Perhaps "to paint over our lives" as in to cover them up, or to use paint to make lives prettier or more exciting and fill the hole left by the lack of what we are searching for.8. or "what matters"9. ie; is not in our control10. Again, I'm not sure of the meaning of this line. Maybe he believes there is someone in his head who thinks for him. "Doch" here adds emphasis.

• Artist:Revolverheld
• Album:Zimmer mit Blick