Where Are the Poets and Thinkers

Verse 1: Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? The streets are empty, the minds are heavy, the sky is cold and gray, Never has an election been so boring and without hope, Candidates without fire, no one speaks of the shining light. Pre-Chorus: The future seems in fog, the goal is out of sight, But deep inside a spark is burning, calling for change, calling for the light. Chorus: Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Germany, I cry when I think of our future. Wake up, show the world what we can do, we are strong, When we stop sleeping, then it all will be clear. Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Europe must become strong, Europe first – we are ready, For freedom and progress, into the future, far and wide. Verse 2: Europe sleeps, and Germany wastes its time, The world spins fast, we are caught in the grind. Where are the visions to guide us to a brighter day? Why does no one listen, why does everything stay the same? Pre-Chorus: But in the streets, in our hearts, there burns a clear star, A call for change, for a land that knows who it really are. Chorus: Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Germany, I cry when I think of our future. Wake up, show the world what we can do, we are strong, When we stop sleeping, then it all will be clear. Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Europe must become strong, Europe first – we are ready, For freedom and progress, into the future, far and wide. Bridge: Think of the children, what remains for them? A world without hope – that cannot be. Let us fight for a tomorrow that shines, For a future that unites us all, it’s time. Chorus: Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Germany, I cry when I think of our future. Wake up, show the world what we can do, we are strong, When we stop sleeping, then it all will be clear. Where are the poets and thinkers, where are our inventors? Europe must become strong, Europe first – we are ready, For freedom and progress, into the future, far and wide. Outro: Where are the poets and thinkers? Where are the inventors? Wake up, we can do more, Let’s change the world, now and here!