Take me from the volga Take me from this frozen waste Take me from the volga Help me get away From this oppresive state Can't speak a word Can't say anything Stasi's got its ears on everything Don't read the wrong press Or offend the red fist Your name will not be heard Except on gulag lists Take me from the volga Take me from this frozen waste Take me from the volga Help me get away From this oppresive state It's a red state Not a state of mind It's a red state Not a state that's kind It's a red state It's frozen in time It's a red state It's just not mine' One day soon The wall will come down So I will return to my hometown I'm not a hero of the mother state Just another slat miner With built up hate Take me from the volga Take me from this frozen waste Take me from the volga Help me get away From this oppresive state Take me from the volga Take me from this frozen waste Take me from the volga Help me get away From this oppresive state