Alle Märchen Sind Gelogen Lyrics in English Jolle

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All fairy tales are lies

The stars we see have been dead for ages

Still I only look up

Otherwise I often find the world too big

Always two feet off the ground for safety

Lose my footing with every step, I hope it's not much farther

Thought it'd be different when I grew up

But all fairy tales are lies

Even the sky isn't high enough

Wherever I want to go, I never get there

I watch all of you from up here

I set cloud nine on fire

I know if I stay, there's no way back

And if there is, I've no luck

Even the sky isn't high enough

Wherever I want to go, I never get there

I think the world's not lost

If it is, then please don't tell me

Banged my head on the clouds

Wait for the lightning till it hits me

Don't know how long, but maybe I'll arrive

Ask myself when, and if something happens, then what?

All fairy tales are lies

Yet this world isn't lost

Even the sky isn't high enough

Wherever I want to go, I never get there

I watch all of you from up here

I set cloud nine on fire

I know if I stay, there's no way back

And if there is, I've no luck

Even the sky isn't high enough

Wherever I want to go, I never get there

Bridge

Snow White's poisoned, Rapunzel's hair's turning gray

The Sandman overslept and Sleeping Beauty never wakes up

The man in the moon has moved, good fairies gather dust

Pinocchio is plastic and Peter Pan's grown up

Outro

All fairy tales are lies

The stars we see have been dead for ages

Gravity pulls me toward the ground

And still I look up

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SONG MEANING

Alle Märchen sind gelogen invites us into a dream-like free fall where childhood fairy tales crumble and reality pulls like gravity. Jolle looks up at the stars even after admitting they died long ago, capturing that bittersweet mix of wonder and disillusionment we feel when we learn the world is messier than the stories promised. Lines about Rapunzel’s greying hair and Peter Pan finally growing up show how every “happily ever after” can run out of magic, yet the singer keeps searching for a place higher than the sky—a place that may not exist, but still fuels hope.

Rather than surrendering, the song embraces contradiction: floating “two feet above the ground for safety,” lighting up cloud nine while knowing it might burn out, and believing the world isn’t lost even if proof is scarce. It’s a soaring indie-pop anthem for anyone who balances cynicism with a stubborn desire to dream, reminding us that even when fairy tales lie, looking up can still lift us beyond the weight of everyday life.

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