Perfekt (Live in Berlin) - Ben Zucker

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen This is Billy McKloski from Palm Springs reporting for NBC Sports of America Twenty seconds to the start of the thirty-first Formula race on a hot Sunny afternoon here in California Why? (Why?) I need this plate! Are you ever gonna push me, let me run and let me do I need it and I'm ready and I haven't got a clue Give me a brake! Any track is turning but The Race is in my head I'm attacking the illusion but the stopping drives me mad Another sun was shining and he knew he wasn't great He didn't ever talk about he knew he couldn't wait Give me a brake! Why? (Why?) Shout! (Shout!) Are you ever gonna push me, let me run and let me do I need it and I'm ready and I haven't got a clue Another sun was shining and he knew he wasn't great He didn't ever talk about he knew he couldn't wait Give me a brake! On the fast lane of the street I'm driving Sometimes, I'm arriving Every day and every night Give me a brake! Are you ever gonna push me, let me run and let me do I need it and I'm ready and I haven't got a clue Another sun was shining and he knew he wasn't great He didn't ever talk about he knew he couldn't wait

Here I go out to sea again The sunshine fills my hair And dreams hang in the air Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes You know it feels unfair There's magic everywhere Look at me standing Here on my own again Up straight in the sunshine No need to run and hide It's a wonderful wonderful life No need to laugh and cry It's a wonderful wonderful life The sun's in your eyes The heat is in your hair They seem to hate you because you're there And I need a friend Oh I need a friend to make me happy Not stand here on my own I need a friend Oh I need a friend To make me happy Not so alone

Hello, Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on now I hear you're feeling down Well, I can ease your pain And get you on your feet again Relax I'll need some information first Just the basic facts Can you show me where it hurts? There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons Now I've got that feeling once again I can't explain, you would not understand This is not how I am I have become comfortably numb I have become comfortably numb O.K. Just a little pin prick There'll be no more aaaaaaaah! But you may feel a little sick Can you stand up? I do believe it's working, good That'll keep you going through the show Come on, it's time to go There is no pain you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown The dream is gone I have become comfortably numb There is no pain you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown The dream is gone I have become comfortably numb

All the guys gas me up on the swim team All her friends, they don't know that I'm 16 I'm pretty psyched she's over every night I'm sorry if it ever pissed you off Well, she doesn't mind Driving home from campus for a younger guy I'm lying to my parents Said, "I'm out with my friends sleeping over again" But really it's just her and I alone Well she's 18, and she does what she likes Making out with strangers when she's bored with her life And she takes me to a whole 'nother high I wonder when she'll stop coming home I hope she doesn't leave me here alone She's out of class for the week on vacation I'm tryna take anatomy in her basement I'm stuck in math, she's drawing up a bath And sending videos to my phone And I kinda like Staying up 'til morning under candlelight And swimming with you naked So I blow off my friends just to see you again I wonder if your brother's catchin' on Well, she's 18, and she does what she likes Making out with strangers when she's bored with her life And she takes me to a whole 'nother high I wonder when she'll stop coming home She's 18, and she does what she likes Making out with strangers when she's bored with her life And she takes me to a whole 'nother high I wonder when she'll stop comin' home I hope she doesn't leave me here alone She is 18 She is 18 Ah-ah-ah-ah

What do I gotta do to make you all mine? And what do I gotta say to make it all smiles? You got other things to do than waste my time 'Cause I've been so selfish And I just can't help it, yeah Girl, just slow down There ain't nobody faster in this whole town But I just got caught up in all this phony Bullshit about how I should be lowkey When you won't even speak to me So what do I gotta do to make you all mine? And what do I gotta say to make it all smiles? You got other things to do than waste my time 'Cause I've been so selfish And I just can't help it, yeah I've been so selfish (All I want to know) I've been so selfish (I don't want to go) I've been so selfish (All I want to know) And I just can't (Really I don't find you) I just can't And I never thought that you stabbed my back But I should've known when you dance like that 'Cause even my friends could have told me twice And I should've followed my own advice I should've let you go eons ago To watch the world spin on my own But, isn't that selfish? This heart, this soul Unwilling to let go I swear, I care Just not when you're not here I know I don't have any self-control To let go and it feels so good Just like you said you would So what do I gotta do to make you all mine? And what do I gotta say to make it all smiles? You got other things to do than waste my time 'Cause I've been so selfish And I just can't help it I've been so selfish (All I want to know) I've been so selfish (I don't want to go) I've been so selfish (All I want to know) And I just can't (Really I don't find you)

You always keep one in your purse Just in case you get the urge So if you start to feel worse A couple hours I'm on a plane Feeling insane Probably traumatized, -ized So, you say, "Babe, what's with the face?" Maybe I'm drunk, maybe I'm wasted And you know I can't handle this Maybe I'm just a masochist Alright, fuck up my life Lie to my face, kiss me goodnight I swear you know I can't handle this Maybe you should call your therapist I do my best to stay away 'Cause I can't save you every day I'm waiting for the hurricane You're spinning out and I'm in the eye Dying inside Honestly terrified Yeah So, you say, "Babe, what's with the face?" Maybe I'm drunk, maybe I'm wasted And you know I can't handle this Maybe I'm just a masochist Alright, fuck up my life Lie to my face, kiss me goodnight I swear you know I can't handle this Maybe you should call your therapist You know I can't handle this Maybe you should call your therapist