Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Waffen by Silbermond from German to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Chorus 1
Man zeigt nicht mit waffen auf
You don't show up with guns
Man zeigt nicht mit waffen auf
You don't show up with guns
Niemand und nichts
Nobody and nothing
Die brüder von gestern sind
Yesterday's brothers are
Die gegner von heute
Today's opponents
Und jeder schuss kommt irgendwann
And every shot comes at some point
Irgendwann zurück
At some point back
Völker der welt
Peoples of the world
Kauft euch pistolen
Buy yourself pistols
Geht an die front
Goes to the front
Sichert den frieden
Secure peace
Mit neuen kanonen
With new cannons
Füllt euer pulverfass
Fill your powder keg
So voll wie unser magazin
As full as our magazine
So leer ist der verstand
So empty is the understanding
Völker der welt
Peoples of the world
Bis an die zähne
Up to the teeth
Denn der mit dem längeren lauf sitzt
Because who sits with the longer run
Am längeren hebel
On the longer lever
Wir tanzen auf messer und schneide
We dance on knife and cut
Stehn kurz vorm rand
Stand just before the edge
Ist nur 'ne frage der zeit
Is only 'ne question of time
Dann geht einer zu weit
Then one goes too far
Man zeigt nich mit waffen auf
One does not show up with weapons
Man zeigt nich mit waffen auf
One does not show up with weapons
Auf niemand und nichts
On no one and nothing
Chorus 2
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
Anyone or anything
Anyone or anything
Yesterday's brothers are
Yesterday's brothers are
The adversaries of today
The adversaries of today
And every shot will someday
And every shot will someday
Someday come back
Someday come back
Peoples of the world
Peoples of the World
Go to the front line
Go to the front line
Protect your freedom
Protect your freedom
With your new artillery
With your new artillery
Fill your powder keg
Fill your powder keg
As full as our armory is
As full as our armory is
They've lost their minds
They've lost their minds
Peoples of the world
Peoples of the World
Because whoever has the longer barrel
Because whoever has the longer barrel
Has the upper hand
Has the upper hand
We're dancing on blades and razors
We're dancing on blades and razors
Just before the edge
Just before the edge
It's just a matter of time
It's just a matter of time
Before someone goes too far
Before someone goes too far
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
You don't go pointing your guns at
Anyone or anything
Anyone or anything
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ANDREAS JAN NOWAK, BERND WENDLANDT, INGO POLITZ, JOHANNES STOLLE, STEFANIE KLOSS, THOMAS STOLLE
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