Otto Dix - War

Look at me, listen attentively,
Consciously do what I say,
And obey me voluntarily
Even if it hurts you.
I know everything you dream of,
Everything you modestly forbid yourself.
It is useless to resist to me,
It’s easier and righter to surrender at once.

I am your reflection,
I am your lie and doubts,
I am your truth,
Insuperable wall.
You can’t conquer me
And can’t make me change my mind.
I will eternally be with you,
There’s no your power over me!

The War…
The War…
The War…
The War is inside your soul.

Look at me when I speak,
I’ll bend forward to you and repeat,
“You run to the place that I’ll indicate
And say what I’ll say to you.
You’ll weep if I offend,
You’ll hate those, who I hate,
You’ll smile if I smile,
And if you kill me I’ll return like a shadow.”

I am your reflection,
I am your lie and doubts,
I am your truth,
Insuperable wall.
You can’t conquer me
And can’t make me change my mind.
I will eternally be with you,
There’s no your power over me!