Ausmalst comes from the verb ausmalen, which means "to color in" or "to paint out". While it literally refers to coloring, it's used here in a more metaphorical sense.
In the song, Lina Maly sings, "Mehr als die Art, wie du sie ausmalst" (More than the way you color it in). This suggests she prefers the raw, unembellished reality of the city over someone's idealized or embellished version of it, highlighting a theme of authenticity versus perfection.
Schön Genug invites you to step off the fast lane of perfection and take a slow walk through life’s cracks and cobblestones. Lina Maly compares polished words and glossy dreams to the raw beauty of a grey city, the rips in the asphalt and the stones on the path. By asking the repeated question “Sind wir denn nie schön genug?” (Are we never beautiful enough?) she shines a light on the relentless pressure to look flawless, plan everything, own the world, and still somehow feel empty when we face the mirror.
Instead of chasing an impossible ideal, Lina longs to be “weniger von allem und trotzdem genug”—less of everything yet still enough. The song becomes a gentle yet powerful reminder that authenticity beats perfection, that it is okay to be aimless, quiet, even tired or blind at times. In celebrating imperfection, Schön Genug encourages us to drop the filters, open our eyes, and discover that we are already beautiful just as we are.