I have been here
for to many years,
watched you complain,
but you never tried to gain
freedom, you're trapped
in a world of scraps.
I'll gather my socks
and blast off this rock!
Redemption and I
Are brothers in the Sky!
As we rush to the stars
with harpoon and loose parts.
This is perfection of a plan,
you'll never see me again,
unless you aim higher
and never turn back!
I gathered you here,
as I aim für Elysium,
to bear witness to my final flight.
So you can see,
as I aim for Elysium,
That you can pull yourself up into the light!
Garbage and litter, detritus and shards
The water is rusty, horizons smoke-dark.
Do you want to live in a wasteland of sharp-
edged debris and coal-blackened wrecking yards?
Look at this place and keep telling yourself it's the best
Thing to do to stay in this roach infested mess
Elysium, here I come,
Finally at home,
where the rivers a clear,
all the pain disappears.
Where the most gorgeous girls
sing songs out of this world,
the light is much brighter,
I'll never turn back!
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