Light to die

BY: ARABELLA MCCLENDON

an island of gallows humor 

ein Wunsch für glücklich sein                                                                             a wish to be happy 

but not so happy we are homesick 

for sadness 

say as much as you can 

with every answer 

speak in complete gallows songs 

du hast ein Heimatland geworden                                                     you have become a homeland 

du bist ein Garten                                                                                                  you are a garden 

you are too light to be hung 

and die 

könnst do ein Traumstadt vorstellen?                                              can you imagine a dream city? 

wann du bist hinein                                                                                           when you are inside 

der Traum?                                                                                                                     the dream? 

nein, zu leicht und                                                                                                   no, too light and 

the rope is weak with laughter 

nein,                                                                                                                                              no, 

zu fremd und                                                                                                             too strange and 

du bist                                                                                                                                    you are 

too light to die