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Das Lied schrieb ich nach dem Tod meines Schwiegervaters.
favourite sunflowers illuminating,
glowing yellow in the gloom
white robe folding around your body
lying still in the room
no more tension,
no more panic
nothing left to fear
pale hands fixed in a folded state
resting calm at last
fingers stopped drumming, knotting and rubbing
all this belongs to the past
now you've found
what you've been missing
all those restless years:
silence, peace and calm, as time stands still just for you
darkness, all is said, nothing is left to do
outside: sunshine. people are flustered
standing and sweating in the glare
loosening collars when nobody's watching
peering around who is there
brother condoling behind the bushes
can't make up his mind
no more joking with grandchildren
the only soft spot you shared
memories and worries, rules and convictions
vanish into the air
i stand here bewildered as the final chapter ends
glowing yellow in the gloom
white robe folding around your body
lying still in the room
no more tension,
no more panic
nothing left to fear
pale hands fixed in a folded state
resting calm at last
fingers stopped drumming, knotting and rubbing
all this belongs to the past
now you've found
what you've been missing
all those restless years:
silence, peace and calm, as time stands still just for you
darkness, all is said, nothing is left to do
outside: sunshine. people are flustered
standing and sweating in the glare
loosening collars when nobody's watching
peering around who is there
brother condoling behind the bushes
can't make up his mind
no more joking with grandchildren
the only soft spot you shared
memories and worries, rules and convictions
vanish into the air
i stand here bewildered as the final chapter ends
