I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor
That's not my business
I don't want to rule or conquer anyone
I should like to help everyone if possible
We all want to help one another
Human beings are like that
We don't want to hate and despise one another
We want to live by each other's happiness
Not by each other's misery
We want to live by each other's happiness
Not by each other's misery
Put me out of my misery!
Greed has poisoned men's souls
My misery!
Put me out of my misery!
My misery! [2x]
Put me out of my misery!
Greed has poisoned men's souls
In this world there is room for everyone
The way of life can be free and beautiful
But we have lost the way
Greed has poisoned men's souls
Has barricaded the world with hate
Has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed
We have developed speed
Our knowledge has made us cynical
Our cleverness, hard and unkind
We think too much and feel too little