Was ist hier los? [English translation]

We build up,

And then break down,

We begin,

And then stop,

We want a lot,

We can't do anything,

First comes truth,

And then dare*

First nothing begins,

Then nothing starts,

And if not today,

Then someday,

Nothing goes in,

Then nothing comes out,

Only hot air,

In this honorable house,

What's going on here - what?

What has happened - what?

How can it be,

That that doesn't concern anybody here?

What's going on here - what?

What has happened - what?

Should it be so

That here nothing works at all,

What's going on here?

What's going on here?

What's happening here?

What has happened?

The gut thinks,

The heart obeys,

What's going on here?

Is that normal?

First comes eating,

Then come ethics

Who gains nothing,

Yet loses,

Has learned much,

And understood nothing,

It never begins, it never ends