So oder so [English translation]

Do what they tell you to

Then you can do what you want

Don't start crying

Don't make it worse than it is

You can be young and talented

Completely devastated 1 and frustrated

No woman, no horse

No house, no stove

No castle, no yacht

What have you done wrong?

You say

You want it, but you're just pretending

A quiet yes, a loud no

What happens will happen, either way

It is how it is, either way

It will stay as it is, either way

Every sin will be atoned

What happens will happen, either way

It is how it is, either way

It will stay as it is, either way

Everyone gets what they deserve

Don't do what they tell you to

Then you can do what you want

Don't stop believing in

What is wrong and what is right

Do you want to be richer than rich?

Then you have to be even realer than real

No love, no jealousy

No rest, no time

No hero, no battle

What have you done wrong?

You say

You want it, but you're just pretending

A quiet yes, a loud no

What happens will happen, either way

It will stay as it is, either way

It remains how it remains, either way

Every sin will be atoned

What happens will happen, either way

It will stay as it is, either way

It remains how it remains, either way

Everyone gets what they deserve

Whether sick from happiness

Or blind with envy

One thinks

And feels pity for himself

Feels so much pity for himself

1. Am Boden sein literally means "to be on the ground". Figuratively, it means to be devastated or broken up.