Nie Wieder Normal Lyrics in English CRO , Blumengarten

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I've been wondering my whole life
How high can you fly without taking off?
I tell the truth, you don't need to spin the bottle
I never wanted to stand in the shadow
Kobe Bryant, I shoot into the sky like Opti' Prime
Tear the clouds open and let the sun in
Pictures I paint can't be framed
'Cause our dreams were already big when we were still small
Quiet kid, yet my thoughts were louder than ever
Some things you only see when you close your eyes
Even when love runs down your cheek
In the end every tear tastes sweet
I was scared, "Don't do it," but I feel limitless
Thin ice, water cold, don't care, I'm jumping now
And if I don't make it, I'll try again
Until the very last breath
Breathe in, breathe out
Fall down, bounce up
Like a kid with a dream
Never wake me up again
'Cause I fly, fly, flying toward space
Fly, fly, nothing matters
I'm a genius, never, never normal again
It'll never, never, never be like it was
This comes from the heart like a child's laugh
Life ain't a fairytale from the flickering box
And because we leave everything behind in the end
I'd rather build tracks that move something than make profits
I'd rather f*ck up endlessly
Than not do something 'cause I think it might not work
'Cause not tried is lost too
But I swear to you, after all those gray days the sky turned blue again
I drive home in the DeLorean
But sooner or later the future catches me, Marty McFly
Today I think, "Nah, I've still got time tomorrow"
But maybe it's over tomorrow
And that's why I ball like Mike
And fight monsters like in Space Jam
'Cause it was too dark in my basement
If it hadn't worked, I'd have tried again
Until the last
Breathe in, breathe out
Fall down, bounce up
Like a kid with a dream
Never wake me up again
'Cause I fly, fly, flying toward space
Fly, fly, nothing matters
I'm a genius, never
Never normal again
It'll never, never, never be like it was
Drive into the wall, jump into the sea
Scream as loud as you can 'til everybody hears you
Everything you have is worth nothing tomorrow
So burn it all down before we die
Burn it all down, burn it all down
Burn it all down, come on, let's f*ck everything up
Burn it all down, burn it all down
Burn it all down, come on, let's f*ck everything up
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abzuheben — to take off / to lift off

Abzuheben literally means "to take off" or "to lift off," often used in the context of an airplane. However, in German slang, it can also mean to lose touch with reality or to get carried away by success.

In CRO's song, he asks, "Wie hoch kann man fliegen, ohne abzuheben?" (How high can one fly without losing touch with reality?). This clever double meaning makes the word particularly engaging, as it captures the tension between ambition and staying grounded.

CRO raps about refusing to settle into an ordinary life. He looks back at big childhood dreams and decides to chase them anyway, even scared, even on "thin ice."

The chorus is about flying free and letting go of what other people think is normal. Pop-culture references — Kobe Bryant, Optimus Prime, the DeLorean from Back to the Future, Michael Jordan, Space Jam — stand in for heroes who did extraordinary things instead of playing it safe.

The last verse turns urgent: life is short, tomorrow isn't guaranteed, so better to burn everything down and live fully now than hold back out of fear.

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