Translations

listen now everybody
listen good now everybody
come and join, come and join
we're going for the goal now
take many guests with you
give your life for your fellow

Skambankt!

listen now everybody
listen good now everybody
you have join us in the brigade
in order to stand on the barricade
democracy takes time
the alternative is anarchy

Skambankt!

no, no - we didn't plan to register you
no, no - we didn't plan to estimate you
no, no - we didn't plan to drag you down
no, no - we shall laugh when they beg

we said no - when they took their pay
we said no - when they told us
we said no - don't manipulate
we said no - and we shall laugh when they beg

there were some explosions
but we forced them to their knees
it took some cartridges...

we were sick - of all the nazi pigs
we were sick - of bad medicine
we were sick - of forcing people to their knees
we were sick - and we shall laugh when they beg

now we can say - that we were in control
now we can say - that violence helps
no, no - don't manipulate
no, no - and we shall laugh when they beg

there were some explosions
but we forced them to their knees
it took some cartridges...

now you have thrown yourself to the dogs
like too many do
now you have defied all reasons
like you never, never should

now you have thrown yourself to the dogs
so good to scratch when it itches
now you burnt all bridges
you poor deserter

do you feel the attraction, I feel the attraction

nobody can stand in for treachery
too many stop at nothing
deserter!
they have called you that before
deserter!

now, now - now it is burning
it is burning!
see, see - see the flames
the flames!
this, this - gets warmer
warmer!
now the alarms go off

do you feel the attraction, I feel the attraction

nobody can stand in for treachery
too many stop at nothing
deserter!
they have called you that before
deserter!

that's how it can turn out
that's how it can turn out
that's how it can turn out
if you follow the main thread

they will understand
they will understand
they will understand
how far we can go

'cause together we will rise
their power must give way

so come on
think about all you hate
come on - come on
think about the result
discard your shame and stand up
we seize the government

so be ready
be ready
be ready
to get an outlet for your hate

make a start
make a start
make a start
unit of the revolution

'cause together we will rise
their power must give way

so come on

think about all you hate
come on - come on
think about the result
discard your shame and stand up
we seize the king and the queen

we seize the king and the government

morning bath in jet fuel
shaving with a guillotine
anthrax is our cocaine
using that as medicine
panzer shock - we never get enough

accept it

accept it - live with it - deal with it
you don't have a chance!
accept it - deal with it - live with it
you don't have a chance!

getting high on tear gas
drinking molotov in defiance
we grill dynamite
have a bloody meal
we chew stones and crush bones

accept it

accept it - live with it - deal with it
you don't have a chance!
accept it - deal with it - live with it
you don't have a chance!

it is so easy to see
he will not succeed with that
as long as we are around
but he doesn't understand that

he confronts fire and flames
he confronts dictatorship
thousands of people are affected
he should be put in prison
he's an idiot just striking root
alarm! alarm! alarm!

he would love to get - love to get
but he won't be allowed to take - won't be allowed to take
the right of disposal from - right from
the people in the usa

he confronts fire and flames
he confronts dictatorship
thousands of people are affected
he should be put in prison
he's an idiot just striking root
alarm! alarm! alarm!

we are witnesses of an apparatus of power
that took control without people behind it
we are witnesses of fossil matters
it is hate, hate, it is hate-politics

you are scared - you hide behind paper
exposed, busted, see how that burns

we are witnesses of social stagnation
champions of foolishness, and we host the championship
we are witnesses of people that want
they don't even see - they will never get it

you are scared - you hide behind paper
exposed, busted, see how that burns
you are scared - you hide behind paper

resign - we see what happens
resign now - it's total KKK

we are witnesses of blood that is running
too much power in folded hands
we are witnesses of people who stone
witnesses of dirty hands that never get clean

you are scared - you hide behind paper
exposed, busted, see how that burns
you are scared - you hide behind paper

resign - we see what happens
resign now - it's total KKK
total KKK - became KKK

sign your name on that document
you will go down into the archive
you can see it is serious
but you don't need to sleep bad

it's clear that we will take them
Skambankt will take them!
it's clear that we will take them
Skambankt will take them!

describe what you have seen there
on that document that lay there
this here will never end
but we know our enemies

it's clear that we will take them
Skambankt will take them!
it's clear that we will take them
Skambankt will take them!

we will go right into the war
we will snap that ladder
up to the establishment
the bureaucratic program

you were marked as suffering
let's blow the shit up

it's clear that we will take them
Skambankt will take them!
Skambankt will take them!
Skambankt will take them!

you - believe you are experiencing a good life
you - have loan and drive a nice car
you - buy and take life with a smile
you - have driven too many miles

you have become a part of the capital's game
you have sold your soul just for money

you - watch tv2, support PLAN
you - strenghten your ego by buying a child
you - live your life in a bad way
but you - have driven too many miles

you have become a part of the capital's game
you have sold your soul just for money

skambankt wants also you to
take part in overthrowing the new government
so that everybody who believes in us
shall not be doomed
but has a free live

you have become a part of the capital's game
you have sold your soul just for money

they control your life
they sting like a knife
they are the common man's HIV
they control your life

now you have to rise up
now we will kick at those on top
the system is a flop
now you have to rise up

heads will roll
all will follow
skambankt will fuck
the power of the system

they control you
register you
they estimate you
manipulate you

now you have to rise up
now we will kick at those on top
the system is a flop
now you have to rise up

heads will roll
all will follow
skambankt will fuck
the power of the system

thrashing - they will get a thrashing - thrashing

We're trapped in a colony
It's the beginning of a new era
Everybody here gets amnesty
If the life has become boring
Take a seat on the Panzerexpress
A panzer shock on railway tracks
and the wagons are jam-packed

Let us believe in Skamania
Build and live in Skamania
Find rest in Skamania
Your blood for Skamania
Let us believe in Skamania

Winters is the head baron
He hands out a billion
Everybody can get methadone
And skambankt goes on rotation

Take a seat on the Panzerexpress
A panzer shock on railway tracks
and the wagons are jam-packed

Let us believe in Skamania
Build and live in Skamania
Find rest in Skamania
Your blood for Skamania
Let us believe in Skamania

See what is going on
This here is getting better and better
Made mistakes and we persist

We gave them clear notice
We gave them TNT
Now you're doing better

A process
- That nobody can understand
Give short shrift
- Skambankt will persist
Process
- And nobody can understand
Give short shrift

See what is going on
It is only getting better and better
It took us only a year

We act under affect
We give you self-respect
We make you completely perfect

A process
- That nobody can understand
Give short shrift
- Skambankt will persist
Process
- And nobody can understand
Give short shrift

Another victim, another victory
Another slave, a new worker
Get in line and pay attention

Only speak when spoken to
No mercy, don't try to beg
Wake disgust and contempt

A new law - Our law
Forget old memories
A new beginning is here
It runs smoothly

Whatever your title was
Whatever your mentor said
Wear the fettels and pay attention

Forget your dreams
We're checking your background
Look over your shoulders, keep watch

A new law - Our law
Forget old memories
A new beginning is here
It runs smoothly

A new law - Our law
It runs smoothly

Step on the gas after darkness has come
It's long after bedtime
We own the roads and nobody can stop us
Just try, it's gonna be a hard game

A solid
Foundation
It smells burnt
It catches fire
We defy gale and storm
We defy lion and snake
We are brothers of rock'n'roll
We are diesel brothers
We defy heaven
We defy hell
We are brothers in soul and in mind
We are diesel brothers

Drive on until you scream of pain
No mercy to hope for
Oh we know we have crushed some hearts
But we got to see what we wanted to see

A solid
Foundation
It smells burnt
It catches fire

We defy gale and storm
We defy lion and snake
We are brothers of rock'n'roll
We are diesel brothers
We defy heaven
We defy hell
We are brothers in soul and in mind
We are diesel brothers

The day they wake up and meet themselves
That is the day we have hit them with a board
People have long had enough of hysteria
People have long had enough of hypocrisy
Promising, lying, people are sick of it
Parties are industry and nothing but economy
Idiocy will always make you free
Lobby has become hobby and elections have become a sale

Demo attack - Demo attack
No more talk
No more talk
Demo attack

The day the dam broke
- Skambankt was there
The day the world shook
- Skambankt was there
The day judgement falls
- Skambankt was there
The day people call

Demo attack - Demo attack
No more talk
No more talk
Demo attack

It's cool to get to rule
Over borrowed territory
Pissed in my ears
You don't suspect anything
Lose this game
Never get invited
Lost all your chances
You are a

Stowaway
I don't want you here
You're not part of this journey
Stowaway
I give you fifteen minutes
Before I knock you down
Disappear from this world
Stowaway

Hunted by evil memories
Through lost territory
It's tough to come up against a wall
Didn't learn anything

The fool has a face
The fool has a name
The name is on the list
You are a

Stowaway
I don't want you here
You're not part of this journey
Stowaway
I give you fifteen minutes
Before I knock you down
Disappear from this world
Stowaway
Stowaway
Stop complaining
I give you fifteen minutes
Stowaway

Another victim, another victory
Another slave, a new worker
Get in line and pay attention

Only speak when spoken to
No mercy, don't try to beg
Wake disgust and contempt

A new law - Our law
Forget old memories
A new beginning is here
It runs smoothly

Whatever your title was
Whatever your mentor said
Wear the fettels and pay attention

Forget your dreams
We're checking your background
Look over your shoulders, keep watch

A new law - Our law
Forget old memories
A new beginning is here
It runs smoothly

A new law - Our law
It runs smoothly

hello - is this dynasty
a bad lottery
you look away

hello - I'll have an audience
I demand your presence
and I never grow weary

because I'm my father's son
I am the one who takes and takes
and when you turn your back on me
you turn on me again

hello - where is your alibi
where is your fantasy
you just follow the herd

hello - I broke your ritual
lock up your agency
because I never grow weary

I'm my father's son
I am the one who takes and takes
and when you turn your back on me
you turn on me again

the rest goes in circles
the pain comes for free

the rest goes in circles
fate is in the dice
the pain comes for free

hello - I am looking at you
see what is happening with you
you look away

hello - it's your obsession
an eternal relief
and I never grow weary

Because I'm my father's son

look up, look ahead
it's time for a new program
let the impression fill you up - take it up

take off your coat, sit down
what you do, do it another time
there will be a tomorrow - and another one

this is the way it is - this is our reality
all that is entirely real
has become the prophet of our times
this is what you see - this is what happens
but you don't see that

sit quietly, let it heal
don't stress yourself, let that be your motto
never lonely - your TV is loyal

look up, looh ahead
what you do, do it another time
part with your longings - your shame

this is the way it is - this is our reality
all that is entirely real
has become the prophet of our times
this is what you see - this is what happens
but you don't see that

nobody can miss the rumor
it spreads like fire in dry grass
but it is worse than you fear
I hold all the aces
no places where you can flee
no places where you can flee
now you're all on your own

just what I have waited for
the day I'm allowed to strike
now you're unwired
you should never inform
without a wire
you should never inform

thought your strategy
would give you a million
thought your mutiny
would give you a position
no places where you can flee
no places where you can flee
now you're all on your own

just what I have waited for
the day I'm allowed to strike
now you're unwired
you should never inform
without a wire

he stood firm
you hit too low
it was obvious
that what you said had been told to you

you put him off guard
went behind his back
now you can never feel safe again
again - I repeat
again - again - again - again

the next time he sees you you should be ready
got poison on his tongue, will give you a clear reply
will make you sweat, will bring you to your knees

you took on
the god of the words
his first commandment
is that no one should talk trash to him

but then you came
without believing
without believing he would come back at you
again - again - I repeat
again - again - again - again

the next time he sees you you should be ready
got poison on his tongue, will give you a clear reply
will make you sweat, will bring you to your knees

the next time he sees you you should be ready
got poison on his tongue, will give you a clear reply
will make you sweat, will bring you to your knees

think of you day and night
the heart is totally occupied
the pulse explodes from realizing
that she won't let herself be tamed

missing you makes me go crazy
your sight is my goal
think of you day and night
wake the animal in me, my dear

my elixir
my medicine
my elixir
baby, baby give me style

1st class perfect goods
the best piece
darker than expensive chocolate
your taste is just perfect

luck is your signature
win everything with your nature
think of you day and night
wake the animal in me, my dear

my elixir
my medicine
my elixir
baby, baby give me style

we have been infamized
we have been marked
we have been reduced
we have been provoked
but hold on tight
for another storm gust
we'll take the victory
we'll take it home with us

we can spread anger
we can seduce
are more than ready
to take the step
we seize the throne
so come with the crown
mark my words
we can be huge

third verse - the same as the first

we have been backbiten
we have been marked
we have been reduced
we have been provoked
but hold on tight
for another storm gust
we'll take the victory
we'll take it home with us

saw so many things I never should have seen
heard so many things that I never ever wanted to hear
to be true
can make you go crazy

thought so many things I never should have thought
did my share of things
that I absolutely should not have done
an easy way out
it comes again
it becomes a habit

Sanctify me - sanctify me
give me a new live revue
before dawn
make me stoned
or show me the way
give me a new live revue

opened up a door, should wish that it was locked
went down in a cellar, I shouldn't do that either
I am in free fall

my thought goes out to you who finds herself in me
I'm indebted to you who has to bear with me
you are my guardian angel
my character
on the way down

Sanctify me - sanctify me
give me a new live revue
before dawn
make me stoned
or show me the way
give me a new live revue

saw what you hid
people around you glared at you
heard what you said instead
heard all you said instead
that makes me insane

oh god what a bad day
oh what a painful unease
I am cold but burning
sweat is running but I am drying up

oh what a self-deception
I'm at a dead-end again

when the storm comes
when the fear floods in
and everybody has clocked out
we'll meet again in hell
when the wave hits
when the noose tightens
we'll meet again in hell

angst, angst, angst this is full alarm
and the brain is tiring me out
angst, angst, you are my god
I need a cure to come back up
I need it now
angst, angst, you have tough deals

oh what a self-deception
I'm at a dead-end again

when the storm comes
when the fear floods in
and everybody has clocked out
we'll meet again in hell
when the wave hits
when the noose tightens
we'll meet again in hell

I will go directly at it, I need another day
I will go directly at it, give me a new day

oh what a self-deception
I'm at a dead-end again

look at her, so polished
has just been assessed
and everybody applauded
they seemed impressed
all of those involved
were thoroughly conducted
were dressed up and trained
by those who watched

I see you on TV
I see that you exist
I see that you float
but read this letter
then things can go better
then things can go better

the idyll illusion - gathers the nation
the idyll illusion - gathers the nation

look at her, with teased hair
the tactic worked out
completely elaborated
she felt integrated
she felt invited
nobody applauded
left with a bang and went down

I see you on TV
I see that you exist
I see that you float
but read this letter
then things can go better
then things can go better

the idyll illusion - gathers the nation
the idyll illusion - gathers the nation

your fortune has begun to drag you down
your fortune has begun to drag you down
stare into empty space but you see
the wall keeps getting closer
in here it is cold
everything seems threatening
protection against everything
in here it is cold

hard to meet the eyes
hide yourself amongst poor liars
behind locked doors and curtains
you only sit and despair
but I hammer at your door
I hammer at your door
I hammer at your door
just like I have always done before

your fortune has begun to drag you down
your fortune has begun to drag you down
stare into empty space but you see
the wall keeps getting closer
I hammer at your door
I hammer at your door
I hammer at your door
like I have always done before
like I have always done before

All hope will fade away
From those who try to do well
There is nobody here who wins
Those who believe that will be deceived

All good things will fail
And soon we will die
No reason to celebrate
The course is solid and steady

Our burden, our burden
Our burden is our past
Our burden, our burden
And it caught up with us
And we deserve it
Now we will bleed
And bleed and then die

No pleas will be received
From those who beg to be heard
We have reached our last top form
What we relied on has become fragile

There is no way back
We've used up what we got
We feathered our last nest
Our safety sprang a leak

Our burden, our burden
Our burden is our past
Our burden, our burden
And it caught up with us
And we deserve it
Now we will bleed
And bleed and then die

Had enough of hard times
Had enough of all that glares red
Had enough of malicious tongues
Had enough of all dead meat
Luck if you see me now
What are you waiting for

Come luck, come help me this year
- Help me this year
I'm going for a brighter spring
- Brighter spring
I've been concerned
But this year, but this year I
Expect a bit of comfort
It's been difficult
Luck you must understand and give
Me a hand

Had enough of people that creep
I'm tired of bad imagination
I'm sick of the stereotype
Help, help, help me
To set them free
Luck if you see me now
What are you waiting for

Come luck, come help me this year
- Help me this year
I'm going for a brighter spring
- Brighter spring
I've been concerned
But this year, but this year I
Expect a bit of comfort
It's been difficult
Luck you must understand and give
Me a hand

A shoal of point-blank lies,
It's gone too far
And everybody takes for granted
That what you say is true
A shoal of point-blank lies,
It's gone too far
And everybody takes for granted
That what you say is true

I know you're lying
I know you are sick
You lie but you float
And you are as cold as snow
You are a lie profiteer

Now you are mine because
I know your ways
You are mine because
I know your ways

I know who you are
I know that you are good at this
You lie but you fail
But you are as cold as snow
You are a lie profiteer

A shoal of point-blank lies

Are we history, has judgment fallen
History, and I owe you everything
We were family, we were dynamite
We were family, we took it for
Granted that it was like this
There is no loan,
There is no assistance
That can pay back

Some wounds are of the kind everybody gets
Others are major and last
On the prescription it says that it
Needs time, it takes time

Forgiveness,
Is maybe much to ask for
Forgiveness,
Without me pretending
The fall of the rat king
I realize completely
The mother of all blunders came in
And raised the roof

But before you chop off my hand
You must reconsider
We weren't perfect,
We were almost at the bottom
If you give me a chance
We will find a reason
To hold on, this must be possible

Some wounds are of the kind everybody gets
Others are major and last
On the prescription it says that it
Needs time

Some wounds are of the kind everybody gets
Others are major and last
On the prescription it says that it
Needs some time, it takes time

Some like to be in the lead,
Others like the truth
Some just like the game,
They let others take the blame
They got it the way they wanted
Because it happened on the quiet
But after sunshine
Comes rainy weather
Oh Mighty Sorry,
Oh sorry

When the rain gets hard
We see so clear
When the rain gets hard
It's hard against hard
Because when the rain gets hard
Then the rage comes
Then the heat comes

There is justice
Oh Mighty Sorry
We are patient
Oh Mighty Sorry
Until now we have been nice
But soon this will change
Fall of a harsh party
Oh Mighty Sorry
Oh sorry

When the rain gets hard
We see so clear
When the rain gets hard
It's hard against hard
Because when the rain gets hard
Then the rage comes
Then the heat comes

When the rain gets hard

I'm sorry,
I took for granted
That you were stronger
You turned a bit frail,
Took some time
Until I noticed that
To tell the truth,
I expected you to take it
But of course I overstepped
My bounds
But of course I overstepped
My bounds again

Errors - we've all made our
Share of errors, go find a mirror
Errors - there will be many more
On our way
This is as safe as the bank
Get used to the thought

I'm sorry,
I took for granted
That you wouldn't take it badly
Now I understand
That the way I did it
Was pretty nasty
That bothers me a bit,
Because I see it stings
But I must stand up for it,
What will be will be
I must stand up for it
What will be will be

Now that we have come full circle
It is time to cut
The bonds here that have decayed
Get on to the next step to
Find a reason to live
New blood so I can float
New kicks, inspiration
I ask you, can you give me
An answer

Life becomes a habit so easily
A safe framework at the same time
It feels like a prison
A straitjacket that holds you back
The will should be free
My time should be my time
Then diplomacy came
I ask you, can you give me
An answer

Can I turn around and let go
You can turn around and let go
Can I turn around and erase it
You may turn around,
You did all you can
It's decided - and this is how it must be

When we now come full circle
It is time to cut
The bonds here that have decayed
Get on to the next step
I'm sick of compromise
And things that just slide
I hate the person they make me
I ask you, can you give me
An answer

Can I turn around and let go
You can turn around and let go
Can I turn around and erase it
You may turn around,
You did all you can
It's decided - and this is how it must be

Let me in
Let me in
You are a fort
Impenetrable
You will be mine
You will be mine
We will be one
We'll be divine
I'll crawl if you ask me for it
But come on

Take me along
Take me along
Take me along far way
To another place
I can't find peace
I can't find peace
I can't find peace where I am
Before you let me in
I'll crawl if you ask me for it
But come on

Put me out because I am burning
Burning
Put me out before I ignite
Acknowledge me
Turn me into something

Ask me in
Ask me in
Into your temple
Where there is nobody else
But you and me
But you and me
There we can do it like they do it
In all the movies
I'll crawl if you ask me for it
But come on

Put me out because I am burning
Burning
Put me out before I ignite
Acknowledge me
Turn me into something

You can see it coming
It's filling the whole room
Serious stories,
Nobody earns merits
A wake up call for the one who let it happen

A good day is a self-deception
Coated with layers of grudge
Feel the rage, being turned into a
Kind of joy
Showing the lamb in its true nature
This is how it goes with true nature

Malin - living in a prison
Malin - you reap what you sow
Malin - full of sorrow and longing
Malin - as you sow you will perish

This wasn't how it was supposed to turn out
But you chose your
Own fate
All the years, all these wounds
It's almost too late
Put your finger into the ground
Put your finger further down
As I see it
It will never get better
This is how it goes with true nature
This is how it goes with true nature

Malin - living in a prison
Malin - you reap what you sow
Malin - full of sorrow and longing
Malin - as you sow you will perish

When you think you have
Put everything on the table
When you think you have
Had the last word
When you believe this is your
Big chance
When you believe we are square
No, I am the one who gets the last word
It's me, just me here
Who calls the shots
Think well about who you left in the lurch
I'm fully done with
Stretching the rope

Most of all I think about sweet revenge
It wakes up my passion
And everybody will get to watch
When you beg for mercy
When you beg for mercy
When you beg for mercy

It's a long time since we were
Best friends
It's a long time since I couldn't
Bear it anymore
What you did, what you did
Was absolutely indescribable
What you did was absolutely inexcusable
Gave you a last chance
Your very last chance
I am the one who gets the last word
The very last word

Most of all I think about sweet revenge
It wakes up my passion
And everybody will get to watch
When you beg for mercy
When you beg for mercy
When you beg for mercy

Nasty thoughts drop
By your head
When you least expect it,
They come at any moment
They invade and dictate
For themselves and their own good
They don't show courtesy they don't accept
Any criticism

When you least expect it,
They come like nightmares
When you least expect it,
They come like nightmares

Nasty thoughts plough right
Over your fence
You are a victim of a scorched
Earth policy
They conspire,
Always come superior in numbers
They come and remind you of
Everything they stole

When you least expect it,
They come like nightmares
When you least expect it,
They come like nightmares

Are you in control,
Or have you lost your grip
Are you in control,
Or have you lost your grip
Are you in control,
Or do you have to take it back

I've gone, I've gone, I've gone without reaching the door
before I suddenly, before I suddenly found a loophole out of the claws
a sure-fire idea, a key to success
I've misunderstood for a long time, but it's only about one thing

it arouses feelings, black as the night
it arouses feelings that I sweep under the carpet and gain momentum

one must take and take
without any scruple
take whatever one wants to have
mantra - mantra

don't share, no, don't share, because that would make you get less
just steal, yes, just steal - whatever is available is only yours
in my new bible it is spelled out in black and white
this feast, this feast is just for me alone

it arouses feelings, black as the night
it arouses feelings that I sweep under the carpet
it arouses feelings, but this will be good
it arouses feelings, but I only took a torch that you lit

one must take and take
without any scruple
take whatever one wants to have
mantra - mantra

I keep an eye on you
I have blinders on
'cause I understood how hard it is
to be you now

you fell flat on your face
and it became difficult to stand
side by side with the people
that you trusted

all the people around you look on
turn around and pretend not to notice
they are flaunting important topics
but you are never alone

here is my hand
it offers amnesty

you walk in the dark
and you have blinders on
the signals that you are sending out
cannot be misconceived

to the oasis in your desert
it's a long way to go
but I will escort you up on that hill
and I'll help you stand up

all the people around you look on
turn around and pretend not to notice
they are flaunting important topics
but you are never all alone

come to me