Auf dem Weg zur Ruhe English translation
von Selig

The days drift away here, spending hours in traffic jams.
The oil is running out and the silence is getting loud.
A few mismatched sisters are still sharing bills
over the rooftops from Houston to Chicago.
The river lies quieter and more unassuming than it actually was.
Moths perish in the comet rain
and behind the nuclear testing grounds
a light burns brightly in the silent circle.
No one speaks, but everyone knows.
Keep your cool on the road to peace, Patience can be learned and we'll get used to it.
No rain is falling, just like it hasn't for days,
here at the end of the end of the transformation.
The sky sinks down, cold stars fall,
like a swarm of dead birds into the night.
Presidents of all countries and all nations
lie awake and await the explosion.
The river lies quieter and more unassuming than it actually was.
On the path of tranquility...