Ay, ever since the country was divided
The Eastside skies are always grey
The wall came down; we're reunited
Side by side but still not the same, no
It was tough growing up in East Germany
Run-down houses and few opportunities
Anything but living the dream
And we were watched by the state security
We set the world on fire
We set the world on fire
We set the world on fire
The system in flames was our desire
Huh, citizens attempting to defect to the golden west
Risked imprisonment and even death - what's left at best
Dictatorship and state police on your back
The system kept us numb with booze and cigarettes
Now welcome to insanity
And we were told the West is our enemy
Now tell me, why the f*ck is this supposed to be
Huh, yeah well, whatever
We set the world on fire
We set the world on fire
We set the world on fire
The system in flames was our desire