Lyrics of Respekt - Tv-2

Respekt (original)

Han er manden på gaden, ingen ved hvor er
Men det er her det store flertal kommer fra
Han har betalt sin skat, sin gæld, sin bil
Altid gjort hvad der blev sagt, nu forlanger han pengene tilbage
Han har klaret sig selv, aldrig skyldt nogen noget
Nu er hans tid ved at være forbi
Han sidder foran fjernsynet og skælder ud
Der er ikke en kat der gider høre, hvad han har at sige
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Og hans datter og hendes ellers udmærkede mand
Diskuterer så det fløjter nu på 20. år
Om de største og mest betydningsfulde ting her i livet
Som for eksempel hvor nøjagtig at skabet det står
Men det står hvor de sidst forlod det sammen med
Opvasken og den tonstunge daglige pligt
Et sted i dyngen at tabte horisonter
Karriere, kompromisser og almindelig mangel på
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Hvad er det for noget med den der skide respekt
Som ingen at os åbenbart har
Er det noget man kan få tilskud til
Eller trække fra i skat, eller kræver man simpelthen bare
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Og børnene de vokser og forstår ingenting
De checker scenen efter noget der ligner klar besked
De ruster sig til kamp om de sidste pladser
De væbner sig til tænderne med rodløshed
Aflever knivene, siger bedstefar i stolen
Aflever knivene, siger lærerne i skolen
Aflever knivene, kom tilbage i folden
Her er 100.000 kr, tag så lige og stop volden
RESPEKT

(translation)

He is the man on the street, no one knows where
But this is where the vast majority come from
He has paid his taxes, his debts, his car
Always did what was said, now he demands the money back
He has fended for himself, never owed anything to anyone
Now his time is coming to an end
He sits in front of the television and scolds
There isn't a cat who wants to hear what he has to say
RESPECT
And his daughter and her otherwise excellent husband
Discussing so it whistles now in its 20th year
About the biggest and most important things in life
Like for example how exactly to the cabinet it says
But it says where they last left it with
The dishes and the ton-heavy daily duty
A place in the heap of lost horizons
Career, compromises and general lack of
RESPECT
What's the deal with that damn respect
Which apparently none of us have
Is it something you can get a subsidy for
Or deduct from tax, or simply claim
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And the children they grow and understand nothing
They check the scene for anything resembling a clear message
They are gearing up for battle for the last places
They arm themselves to the teeth with rootlessness
Hand over the knives, Grandpa says in the chair
Hand over the knives, say the teachers in the school
Drop the knives, get back in the fold
Here is DKK 100,000, take it and stop the violence
RESPECT