Die Ärzte - Let the people talk

Did you do something that normally no one does?
Are you wearing high heels or even a hat?
Or did you wear a skimpy dress
without asking your neighbors for permission first?

Of course, now you'll be treated with contempt.
You are a disgrace to the whole neighborhood.
You don't even know their names
and they are already running their mouths about you.

Let the people talk and don't listen to them.
Most people just don't have anything better to do.
Let them talk, day and night.
Let them talk - they always have, anyway.

You've certainly robbed a bank.
How else could you afford your rent?
And you've been denied entry to the United States,
because you're Osama bin Laden's lover.

Do you shave your women's-beard daily?
Or do you have a few corpses buried in your garden?
The neighbors have implied as much,
so don't be surprised when the detectives drop by.

Let the people talk and just don't listen.
Most people don't mean any harm.
It's their monotonous life that bothers them,
and the day becomes much more interesting when you tell fairytales.

And they probably don't feel ashamed.
They lack any kind of discretion.
Once again it shows:
they are petty and xenophobic.

Say, did you hear and did you already know?
That is to say, you earn your money through prostitution.
You work by the bus station.
The colleague of a brother-in-law saw you the other day.

Let the people talk and just laugh it off.
Most of these people get their information from tabloids,
which, as we all know, consist of
Fear, hatred, tits and the weather report.

Let the people talk, because it’s always the same.
As long as they talk, they will not do anything worse.
And you will survive a bit of hypocrisy.
Stay polite and say nothing.
That annoys them more than anything else.