[Intro] (spoken, neutral deep male)

Germany, can you still hear yourself?

Or only the echo of fear?

[Verse 1]

Germany, wake up — what’s happening here?

History behind us, yet the vision grows clear.

Slogans are rising, made acceptable again,

As if nothing was learned from the past back then.

They call it strength, but they mean exclusion,

Rename regression as self-protection.

Simple enemies, a simple view,

When complexity overwhelms and doubt falls through.

They point outward, never within,

Spread blame instead of choosing to begin.

Freedom grows narrow when fear takes the lead,

And humanity’s quietly sorted out, piece by piece.

This is no protest — this is escape,

From responsibility, from one’s own weight.

Those who shout loud because they no longer hear

Often forget what democracy stands for, right here.

[Hook 1]

Germany, wake up — don’t you see the signs?

When words turn brutal, when reason declines.

Not everyone shouting speaks truth aloud,

Some sell fear, dressed up as a future proud.

[Verse 2]

But listen — I know this uncertainty too,

When everything shakes and nothing feels true.

When rules keep changing, the pace moves fast,

And you don’t know if you’ll still matter tomorrow, or last.

Fear of the unknown is human, it’s real,

When no one explains what the outcome will be or feel.

Change often feels just like loss,

When you don’t know if it’s safe to trust the cost.

That doesn’t make you evil, wrong, or small,

Fear may exist — it just must not rule all.

Because fear wants answers, quick and severe,

And turns dangerous when followed blindly, sincere.

Not every doubt is betrayal or crime,

But those who sow hatred never solve in time.

[Hook 2]

Between worry and anger runs a narrow line,

Between questions and hatred — a vast divide.

Germany, this is not “us versus them,”

It’s who we choose to be — and how, in the end.

[Verse 3]

We are more than our fear,

More than voices that split us through anger and sneer.

Our strength was never the fastest reply,

But the long breath that carried us forward in time.

Persistence — that’s always been our core,

Not looking away, but learning more.

Not blind obedience, but critical thought,

Not marching loud — but standing for what’s right, unsought.

We learned from a darker age,

Not perfect, but willing to engage.

Memory is not a burden to bear,

It’s the foundation that lets us repair.

If we argue without stripping dignity bare,

If we listen instead of just fueling the flare,

We’ll make it through this moment here,

Not through fear — but through us, together, sincere.

[Final Hook]

Germany, wake up — but stay humane,

Stay alert, stay critical, resist the stain.

The future isn’t built from rage or fight,

But from courage, reason, and steady resolve.

[Outro] (spoken, neutral deep male)

Being awake does not mean hating.

Being awake means remembering.

Being awake means taking responsibility.