Lyrics and translation Rio Reiser - Menschenfresser

Menschenfresser

Menschenfresser sind auch Menschen, doch nicht immer Männer
Menschenfressermenschen fressen Professoren und Penner
Menschenfressermenschen können Menschen gar nicht riechen
Menschenfressermenschen sehen Menschen gerne kriechen

Menschenfressermenschen haben auch ein Herz für Kinder
Menschenfressermenschen leben meistens viel gesünder
Menschenfressermenschen essen manchmal vegetarisch
Menschenfressermenschen sind nicht immer blond und arisch

Und wenn Menschenfresser weinen
Tut ihnen alles schrecklich leid
Doch sie können's ja nicht ändern
Es ist halt 'ne harte Zeit

Menschenfressermenschen sind normal und meist sehr fleißig
Menschenfressermenschen gibt's nicht erst seit '33
Menschenfressermenschen sind oft ganz ganz liebe Väter
Menschenfressermenschen sind meist Überzeugungstäter

Menschenfressermenschen fressen Menschen selten selber
Menschenfressermenschen haben ihre tausend Helfer
Menschenfressermenschen dürfen niemals ruh'n
Menschenfressermenschen haben schrecklich viel zu tun

Und wenn Menschenfresser weinen
Tut ihnen alles schrecklich leid
Doch sie können's ja nicht ändern
Es ist halt 'ne harte Zeit

Menschenfressermenschen können auch Tennis spielen und reiten
Menschenfressermenschen gibt's auf allen Seiten
Menschenfressermenschen kriegen Menschenfresserrenten
Menschenfressermenschen bringen's bis zum Präsidenten

Menschenfressermenschen geht's nicht immer nur um's Geld
Menschenfressermenschen gehört fast die ganze Welt
Menschenfressermenschen zeigen selten ihr Gesicht
Menschenfressermenschen wissen alles über dich

Menschenfressermenschen stehen neben dir am Tresen
Menschenfressermenschen sind es immer nicht gewesen
Menschenfressermenschen kriegen Menschenfresserrenten
Menschenfressermenschen bringen's bis zum Präsidenten

Menschenfresser sind auch Menschen, doch nicht immer Männer
Menschenfressermenschen fressen Professoren und Penner
Menschenfressermenschen können Menschen gar nicht riechen
Menschenfressermenschen sehen Menschen gerne kriechen
Menschenfressermenschen haben auch ein Herz für Kinder
Menschenfressermenschen fressen Menschenfressermenschen fressen
Menschenfressermenschen fressen Menschenfressermenschen fressen
Menschenfressermenschen fressen Menschenfressermenschen...

Man-Eaters

Man-eaters are people too, but not always men, you see
These man-eating people devour professors and the homeless, indeed
Man-eating people can't stand the smell of their own kind
Man-eating people enjoy watching others crawl and leave their pride behind

Man-eating people even have a heart for children, it's strange
Man-eating people often live a much healthier range
Man-eating people sometimes choose a vegetarian way
Man-eating people aren't always blonde and Aryan, come what may

And when man-eaters cry, oh honey,
They feel terrible, it's true
But they can't change their ways, you see
It's just these harsh times we're going through

Man-eating people are normal and usually quite the worker bees
Man-eating people haven't just existed since '33
Man-eating people are often very, very loving dads, believe me
Man-eating people are usually driven by their ideology

Man-eating people rarely eat others themselves, that's a fact
Man-eating people have their thousand helpers, always on the act
Man-eating people can never rest, not even for a minute
Man-eating people have an awful lot to do, always on the go, you get it?

And when man-eaters cry, darling,
They feel terrible, it's true
But they can't change their ways, you know
It's just these harsh times we're going through

Man-eating people can also play tennis and ride horses with grace
Man-eating people exist on all sides, in every place
Man-eating people receive man-eating pensions, it's a disgrace
Man-eating people make it all the way to president, winning the race

Man-eating people aren't always just about the money, that's not all
Man-eating people own almost the entire world, standing tall
Man-eating people rarely show their faces, hiding behind a wall
Man-eating people know everything about you, big and small

Man-eating people stand next to you at the bar, so beware
Man-eating people always claim innocence, with a deceitful air
Man-eating people receive man-eating pensions, beyond compare
Man-eating people make it all the way to president, sitting in the chair

Man-eaters are people too, but not always men, my dear
Man-eating people devour professors and the homeless, my dear
Man-eating people can't stand the smell of their own kind, it's clear
Man-eating people enjoy watching others crawl and disappear
Man-eating people even have a heart for children, it's quite weird
Man-eating people eat man-eating people, have you heard?
Man-eating people eat man-eating people, word on the street, my word
Man-eating people eat man-eating people... it's absurd