| The turtle and the scorpion, the riverbank the deal, | |
| To cross the open water they mutually agreed, | |
| Out there in the distance, the other side in sight, | |
| Banking on forever, holding on for life, | |
| I can see the other side, | |
| I want to see the other side, | |
| Somewhere in the middle the truth is hard to find, | |
| I'm running round in circles; I find I'm running blind, | |
| Praying for the distance, praying for more time, | |
| Running round in circles, running out of time, | |
| Manchmal, I often think of you, | |
| Manchmal, I want to see it through, | |
| Manchmal, I should feel something more inside, | |
| Manchmal, I want to reach the other side. | |
| I'm swimming, I'm swimming! | |
| The point of grave decision, no turning back this time, | |
| No sense of reluctance, no doubt in my mind, | |
| Except that nagging feeling, the thought that it might fail, | |
| The bullet's in the chamber, the sting is in the tail, | |
| Manchmal, I only think of you, | |
| Manchmal, could we see it through? | |
| Manchmal, there is something left inside? | |
| Manchmal, my nature cannot hide! | |
| I can see where we're going; I can see how you feel, | |
| I can sense you're going to leave me, I know you'll break the deal, | |
| I'll drown in my sorrows and I'll drink at your shrine, manchmal, | |
| Is that the way that you see it, tell me how it should be, | |
| It's time to choose between the devil and the deep blue see, | |
| Manchmal, Manchmal. | |
| Manchmal, there's something stirring deep inside, | |
| Manchmal, a chance to come alive, | |
| Manchmal, manchmal, | |
| It's time to choose between the open water and your dreams, | |
| Time you faced reality, time you faced your fears, | |
| Manchmal, it's different this time, | |
| Manchmal, manchmal, it'll be different this time, | |
| Manchmal, manchmal, | |
| Jedesmal. |